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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMN-CSR
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)
Alexander Kymn
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: January 31
Registrant is making a filing for 8 of its series:
Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo NationalTax-Free Money Market Fund, and Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund.
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019
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ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS |
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Retail Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.
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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2019, 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.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED ◾ NO BANK GUARANTEE ◾ MAY LOSE VALUE
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2 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | 3 |
Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Wells Capital Management Singapore
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
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 (STGXX) | 7-1-1992 | – | – | – | 1.61 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.70 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C*,3 | 6-30-2010 | -0.16 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.84 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 1.45 | 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier Class (WMPXX)4 | 3-31-2016 | – | – | – | 2.03 | 0.70 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service Class (WMOXX)5 | 6-30-2010 | – | – | – | 1.72 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Class A | Class C* | Premier Class | Service Class | |||||||||||
7-day current yield | 2.09 | 1.34 | 2.49 | 2.19 | ||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 2.11 | 1.34 | 2.52 | 2.21 | ||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 2.09 | 1.34 | 2.49 | 2.19 | ||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 2.11 | 1.34 | 2.51 | 2.21 |
* | Class C shares are available only to shareholders making an exchange out of Class C shares of another mutual fund within the Wells Fargo family of funds. |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. 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.
Class A shares, Premier Class shares, and Service Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. 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.
For retail money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | 7 |
Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20196 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20196 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20197 |
19 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20198 |
55 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been 1.98%, 1.23%, 2.37%, and 2.08% for Class A, Class C, Premier Class, and Service Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for the Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Class B shares. Class B and Class C shares had the same expenses. |
4 | Historical performance shown for the Premier Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Premier Class shares would be higher. |
5 | Historical performance shown for Service Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Service Class shares would be higher. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
9 | Crane Data LLC is a money market and mutual fund information company that collects, tracks, and maintains data about money markets, money market mutual funds based on types of funds, bank savings, and cash investments. The data includes performance, statistics, and related information. Crane Data LLC distributes rankings, news, and indexes, including the Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, based on the data. Crane Data publishes Money Fund Intelligence, Money Fund Intelligence XLS, Money Fund Wisdom, the Crane Money Fund Indexes, and other products. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION
For most of the reporting period, continued economic improvement allowed the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to remove policy accommodation on a fairly predictable quarterly basis. The U.S. economy achieved above-trend growth, low unemployment, and moderating inflation at the same time as fiscal policy was proving to be an economic tailwind. The FOMC’s Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) through September reflected this scenario and provided the market with some clarity as to the path of future interest rate policy. However, the economic landscape changed in the fourth quarter as the U.S. engaged in various trade wars, the midterm elections disrupted the legislative composition, and financial conditions tightened. These factors began softening economic data and confidence, leading to increased volatility in risk assets. At the conclusion of the FOMC policy meeting on December 19, 2018, the federal funds target rate was raised to a target range of between 2.25% to 2.50% while the rate of interest on excess reserves (IOER) was increased by only 20 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) to 2.40%. That was the second time the IOER rate was increased 5 bps less than the increase in the target rate in an effort to keep the effective federal funds rate from drifting to the upper level of the target range.
In the accompanying SEP, the FOMC provided insight on its view of the economy, inflation, and the corresponding monetary policy expected over the next few years. And the December projections did not disappoint market observers, with the FOMC marginally decreasing its outlook on growth and inflation and correspondingly lowering the glide path for its target rate to 2.875% and decreasing its median outlook for the number of interest rate hikes in 2019 from three to two. Comparing the September and December target rate projections, the longer-term section points to an expectation of the eventual neutral rate being marginally lower at 2.75% and lowered 2020 and 2021 median interest rate expectations at 3.125%. On the growth front, the 2019 median gross domestic product projection edged down 0.2% to 2.3% while 2020 and 2021 growth projections remained unchanged at 2.0% and 1.8%, respectively. Core inflation in the 2019 to 2021 projections all declined 0.1% to 2.0%. The lower expectations for interest rates in the next three years show the FOMC members are less concerned regarding the potential for inflationary pressures and more focused on balancing a somewhat softer economy. In fact, the statement released at the conclusion of the January 2019 FOMC meeting removed the wording of “some further gradual increases,” citing increasing downside risk from abroad, weaker domestic data, and tighter financial conditions.
As the FOMC’s expectations for rate increases moved lower, the market expectations for federal funds rate increases, as measured by federal funds futures, moved even lower still. Market participants are barely pricing in any rate hike in 2019 and may even be starting to prepare for a possible rate cut toward the end of 2019 and into 2020. The U.S. Federal Reserve will have plenty of opportunities to adjust expectations starting in 2019 as Chair Jerome Powell will conduct a press conference after each FOMC meeting instead of only quarterly. On the heels of the FOMC lowering its economic and inflation projections, risk assets underperformed and U.S. equities are teetering near bear-market territory.
The rise in short rates has brought not only attention but perhaps also nontraditional money market investors (those who typically invest in longer-term debt or equities) into the short end of the market. The Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, maintained by Crane Data LLC9, was up over $61 billion during the period, with all prime assets up over $152 billion. Investors reexamining this product may be realizing that the changes implemented from the 2010 money market reform have made a material difference in the construction of prime money market fund portfolios. The added liquidity requirements and maturity restrictions have had a beneficial impact on dampening net asset value (NAV) volatility even as the FOMC continued to raise rates and credit spreads widened. In addition, added transparency of holdings can provide a daily view of the portfolio construction process and allow shareholders to assess portfolio risks.
Strategic outlook
The FOMC has pivoted from a gradually removing accommodation outlook to a data-dependent stance requiring what it terms as “patience.” Going forward, money market investors should continue to look toward the FOMC and other market indicators for future rate guidance. As we get more clarity as to the end of the tightening cycle, money market participants may look to extend weighted average maturities (WAMs) to capture higher yields. Our strategy of emphasizing highly liquid portfolios, relatively short WAMs, and a position in securities that reset frequently allows us to capture elevated London Interbank Offered Rate levels with minimal NAV pricing pressures and afford the flexibility to add longer-dated securities as opportunities arise.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including 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 August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.25 | $ | 3.04 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,005.43 | $ | 6.82 | 1.35 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.40 | $ | 6.87 | 1.35 | % | ||||||||
Premier Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.27 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.74 | $ | 2.53 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.69 | $ | 2.55 | 0.50 | % |
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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10 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Certificates of Deposit: 19.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.66 | % | 3-12-2019 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | |||||||||
Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.73 | 10-4-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal (3 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.99 | 12-10-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 8-14-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.89 | 9-16-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.74 | 5-1-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,001,869 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.94 | 1-30-2020 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,598 | ||||||||||||
China Construction Bank Corporation NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.76 | 7-19-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 3.06 | 4-3-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
First Abu Dhabi Bank | 2.38 | 2-1-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA | 2.42 | 2-1-2019 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ± | 2.73 | 8-9-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ± | 2.80 | 5-10-2019 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.71 | 4-10-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 3.04 | 4-30-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,817 | ||||||||||||
MUFG Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.82 | 5-1-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
National Bank of Kuwait | 2.37 | 2-1-2019 | 5,450,000 | 5,450,000 | ||||||||||||
Nordea Bank AB (1 Month LIBOR +0.17%) ± | 2.68 | 6-13-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Norinchukin Bank | 2.75 | 4-8-2019 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Oversea Chinese Banking (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ± | 2.65 | 3-13-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Oversea Chinese Banking (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 9-19-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 7-26-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,001,535 | ||||||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 2.78 | 5-15-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.69 | 3-27-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.70 | 3-28-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ± | 2.69 | 2-6-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,002 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.81 | 5-21-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.12%) ± | 2.92 | 7-8-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.93 | 4-18-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 10-21-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,002,345 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.95 | 10-2-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
US Bank NA (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ± | 2.77 | 7-23-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $154,956,166) |
| 154,956,166 | ||||||||||||||
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Commercial Paper: 48.22% | ||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 25.02% | ||||||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.68 | 4-1-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,142 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-6-2019 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,109 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 6-28-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-8-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-15-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A%% | 2.71 | 7-31-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-20-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corporation 144A(z) | 2.84 | 3-4-2019 | 2,238,000 | 2,232,565 | ||||||||||||
Bennington Stark Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | 4-8-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,974,058 | ||||||||||||
Cedar Spring Capital Corporation 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-6-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,997,900 | ||||||||||||
Chesham Finance Limited 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 3.06 | 12-31-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 3.07 | % | 1-8-2020 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | |||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-8-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,998,513 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.66 | 2-11-2019 | 4,500,000 | 4,496,688 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.83 | 4-2-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,985,950 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | 2-27-2019 | 1,300,000 | 1,297,343 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.87 | 4-9-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,968,175 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 3-11-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.23%) ±144A | 2.74 | 5-15-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-21-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,992,500 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.77 | 2-5-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,998,466 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Secured Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 17,000,000 | 17,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Kells Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-6-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,998,875 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.49 | 2-7-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,999,170 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,992,361 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-19-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,993,750 | ||||||||||||
Legacy Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.77 | 2-21-2019 | 9,334,000 | 9,319,688 | ||||||||||||
Lexington Parker Capital Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-6-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,998,611 | ||||||||||||
Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.72 | 4-18-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,960,100 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.86 | 2-27-2019 | 2,550,000 | 2,544,770 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 2-26-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,996,042 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 3-5-2019 | 1,000,000 | 997,467 | ||||||||||||
Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.56 | 2-15-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,997,025 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 8-30-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-13-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ±144A | 2.74 | 8-1-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Victory Receivables Corporation 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 2.95 | 4-16-2019 | 4,974,000 | 4,944,043 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 3.02 | 3-5-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,994,667 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 3.02 | 4-9-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,977,667 | ||||||||||||
197,656,645 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper: 16.88% | ||||||||||||||||
Banco Santander Chile 144A(z) | 2.96 | 3-5-2019 | 3,500,000 | 3,490,822 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.70 | 7-2-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-6-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.69 | 5-20-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ±144A | 2.90 | 4-26-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,992,361 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-5-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,998,040 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A | 2.68 | 5-3-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-16-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±144A | 3.40 | 12-19-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,011,614 | ||||||||||||
DBS Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.64 | 3-21-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 2.78 | 2-11-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ±144A | 2.81 | 5-22-2019 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ±144A | 2.81 | 6-25-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +0.42%) ±144A | 2.93 | 5-7-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ING Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.77 | % | 2-11-2019 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,001 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.65 | 2-28-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Macquarie Bank Limited 144A(z) | 2.54 | 2-25-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,993,253 | ||||||||||||
Macquarie Bank Limited 144A(z) | 2.65 | 2-14-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,995,215 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 8-2-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-21-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-10-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-8-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A(z) | 2.72 | 4-4-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,953,500 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-2-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ± | 2.71 | 8-16-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (1 Month LIBOR +0.37%) ±144A | 2.88 | 11-7-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.98 | 12-6-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
UBS AG London (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ±144A | 2.67 | 2-7-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
United Overseas Bank Limited 144A(z) | 2.61 | 3-21-2019 | 9,000,000 | 8,968,800 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.07%) ±144A | 2.63 | 8-2-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-19-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,838 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A | 2.81 | 5-31-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
133,403,444 | ||||||||||||||||
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Other Commercial Paper: 6.32% |
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CNPC Finance Limited 144A(z) | 2.80 | 2-6-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,997,278 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.48 | 2-22-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,992,767 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.49 | 2-5-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,999,170 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-4-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,998,540 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,997,708 | ||||||||||||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (z) | 2.59 | 2-19-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,987,100 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Credit Canada Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.70 | 7-5-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ± | 2.73 | 2-15-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.09%) ± | 2.91 | 3-22-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Finance (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.68 | 4-30-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Finance (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ± | 2.87 | 6-4-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
49,972,563 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Commercial Paper (Cost $381,032,652) |
| 381,032,652 | ||||||||||||||
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Municipal Obligations: 16.67% | ||||||||||||||||
California: 2.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 2.28% | ||||||||||||||||
California Imperial Irrigation District Series B (Utilities Revenue) | 2.60 | 2-20-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
California Series B-5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.55 | 2-6-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Orange County CA Water District Series B (Water Utilities) | 2.58 | 2-14-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
18,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Colorado: 2.64% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.64% | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado HFA MFHR Class II Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB SPA) | 2.55 | 5-1-2052 | 3,895,000 | 3,895,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Southern Ute Indian Tribe Reservation Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.55 | 1-1-2027 | 5,450,000 | 5,450,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-TPG007 (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 3.01 | 10-29-2027 | 11,500,000 | 11,500,000 | ||||||||||||
20,845,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Georgia: 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.25% | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (Utilities Revenue) | 2.57 | % | 2-19-2019 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | |||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.75% | ||||||||||||||||
Columbus GA Housing Development Authority Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TN-024 (Housing Revenue, ACA Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 2.72 | 10-1-2039 | 4,595,000 | 4,595,000 | ||||||||||||
Georgia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-TPG010 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 2.79 | 7-1-2020 | 20,040,000 | 20,040,000 | ||||||||||||
Macon-Bibb County GA Industrial Authority Development Kumho Tire Georgia Incorporated Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Korea Development Bank LOC) | 2.66 | 12-1-2022 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
29,635,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky: 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Kentucky Housing Corporation Series O (Housing Revenue, Kentucky Housing Corporation SPA) | 2.51 | 1-1-2036 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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New Hampshire: 0.63% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.63% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire National Business Finance Authority CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Kookmin Bank LOC) 144A | 2.66 | 10-1-2028 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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New Jersey: 0.88% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.88% | ||||||||||||||||
Jets Stadium Development Series A-4B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC) 144A## | 2.50 | 4-1-2047 | 6,970,000 | 6,970,000 | ||||||||||||
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New York: 2.41% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.64% | ||||||||||||||||
Long Island Power Authority Series 2015 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.65 | 3-12-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.77% | ||||||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Project Series B-2 (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.60 | 11-1-2049 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series E-51 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | 12-1-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
14,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Oregon: 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.25% | ||||||||||||||||
Port of Portland Oregon International Airport Revenue Series C (Transportation Revenue) | 2.83 | 4-3-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.89% | ||||||||||||||||
Oregon Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series ZF2515 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 2.61 | 5-1-2035 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Other: 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||
SSAB AB Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, DNB Banking ASA LOC) | 2.49 | % | 6-1-2035 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series A (Health Revenue, American AgCredit LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 4,240,000 | 4,240,000 | ||||||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
8,240,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Pennsylvania: 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.89% | ||||||||||||||||
University of Pittsburgh (Education Revenue) | 2.72 | 2-1-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.25% | ||||||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series E-52 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | 12-1-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $131,690,000) |
| 131,690,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Other Instruments: 0.88% | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund Series W-7 § | 2.56 | 6-1-2028 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banking Limited 144A | 2.05 | 3-6-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,998,834 | ||||||||||||
Total Other Instruments (Cost $6,998,834) |
| 6,998,834 | ||||||||||||||
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Other Notes: 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Cellmark Incorporated Secured øø§ | 2.49 | 6-1-2038 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Other Notes (Cost $4,000,000) |
| 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Repurchase Agreements ^^: 14.18% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of America Corporation, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $35,002,499 (1) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $35,002,499 (2) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $8,000,578 (3) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
GX Clarke & Company, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $34,002,456 (4) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 34,000,000 | 34,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $112,000,000) |
| 112,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $790,677,652) | 100.07 | % | 790,677,652 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (0.07 | ) | (562,751 | ) | ||||
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Total net assets | 100.00 | % | $ | 790,114,901 | ||||
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± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
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 on a when-issued basis. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
§ | The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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øø | The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer periodically depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
^^ | Collateralized by: |
(1) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 3.50%, 8-20-2042 to 10-20-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $36,050,000. |
(2) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 7.00%, 12-1-2023 to 1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $36,048,726. |
(3) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 7.00%, 2-28-2019 to 12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $8,232,524. |
(4) | U.S. government securities, 1.38% to 10.00%, 2-15-2019 to 2-1-2057, fair value including accrued interest is $34,984,992. |
Abbreviations:
ACA | ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
MFHR | Multifamily housing revenue |
SPA | Standby purchase agreement |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost | $ | 678,677,652 | ||
Investments in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost | 112,000,000 | |||
Cash | 12,308 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 3,610,101 | |||
Receivable for interest | 1,164,226 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 59,336 | |||
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Total assets | 795,523,623 | |||
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Payable for investments purchased | 4,000,000 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,021,831 | |||
Administration fees payable | 108,637 | |||
Management fee payable | 53,929 | |||
Dividends payable | 40,508 | |||
Distribution fee payable | 6,555 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 2,076 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 175,186 | |||
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Total liabilities | 5,408,722 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 790,114,901 | ||
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Paid-in capital | $ | 790,449,841 | ||
Total distributable loss | (334,940 | ) | ||
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Total net assets | $ | 790,114,901 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Class A | $ | 474,039,960 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | 473,834,763 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class A | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Class C | $ | 8,228,757 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | 8,224,999 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class C | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Premier Class | $ | 295,962,073 | ||
Shares outstanding – Premier Class1 | 295,836,904 | |||
Net asset value per share – Premier Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 11,884,111 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 11,878,963 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.00 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 13,092,960 | ||
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Management fee | 1,403,356 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Class A | 1,028,372 | |||
Class C | 16,194 | |||
Premier Class | 75,603 | |||
Service Class | 14,413 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Class A | 1,168,604 | |||
Class C | 18,402 | |||
Service Class | 30,026 | |||
Distribution fee | ||||
Class C | 55,206 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 26,200 | |||
Professional fees | 50,877 | |||
Registration fees | 147,231 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 548 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 23,744 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 15,071 | |||
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Total expenses | 4,073,847 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (842,755 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 3,231,092 | |||
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Net investment income | 9,861,868 | |||
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Net realized gains on investments | 10,335 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 9,872,203 | ||
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18 | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 2018¹ | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | $ | 9,861,868 | $ | 3,274,201 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 10,335 | 33,646 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 9,872,203 | 3,307,847 | ||||||||||||||
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (7,460,070 | ) | (3,150,526 | ) | ||||||||||||
Class B | N/A | (4 | )2 | |||||||||||||
Class C | (63,691 | ) | (3,401 | ) | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | (2,133,009 | ) | (1,098 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (205,098 | ) | (119,172 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (9,861,868 | ) | (3,274,201 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 189,447,415 | 189,447,415 | 106,393,075 | 106,393,075 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 10,651,512 | 10,651,512 | 3,338,043 | 3,338,043 | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | 422,176,563 | 422,176,563 | 6,501 | 6,501 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 2,334,760 | 2,334,760 | 4,295,757 | 4,295,757 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 7,366,361 | 7,366,361 | 3,062,652 | 3,062,652 | ||||||||||||
Class B | N/A | N/A | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
Class C | 62,701 | 62,701 | 3,322 | 3,322 | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | 2,040,299 | 2,040,299 | 564 | 564 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 198,869 | 198,869 | 110,385 | 110,385 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | (185,079,647 | ) | (185,079,647 | ) | (187,066,557 | ) | (187,066,557 | ) | ||||||||
Class B | N/A | N/A | (195,599 | )2 | (195,599 | )2 | ||||||||||
Class C | (10,246,505 | ) | (10,246,505 | ) | (8,870,153 | ) | (8,870,153 | ) | ||||||||
Premier Class | (128,480,875 | ) | (128,480,875 | ) | (6,507 | ) | (6,507 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (2,556,663 | ) | (2,556,663 | ) | (14,094,565 | ) | (14,094,565 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 307,914,790 | (93,023,078 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 307,925,125 | (92,989,432 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Beginning of period | 482,189,776 | 575,179,208 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 790,114,901 | $ | 482,189,776 | ||||||||||||
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¹ | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $355,511. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
² | For the period from February 1, 2017 to July 5, 2017. Effective at the close of business on July 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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CLASS A | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.61 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.76 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.83 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.62 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.60 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $474,040 | $462,416 | $539,989 | $1,205,785 | $876,562 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CLASS C | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return2 | 0.84 | % | 0.04 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 1.51 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.58 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.37 | % | 1.23 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.87 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $8,229 | $7,763 | $13,293 | $16,617 | $13,628 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PREMIER CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017¹ | |||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||
Total return3 | 2.03 | % | 1.09 | % | 0.36 | % | ||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.33 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | ||||||
Net investment income | 2.26 | % | 1.08 | % | 0.43 | % | ||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $295,962 | $101 | $100 |
1 | For the period from March 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2017 |
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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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.72 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.66 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.73 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.71 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $11,884 | $11,910 | $21,602 | $274,245 | $281,157 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements | Wells Fargo Money Market Fund | 23 |
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 (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946,Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on July 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 July 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
As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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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Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, 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 January 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent difference causing such reclassification is due to expiration of capital loss carryforwards. At January 31, 2019, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Paid-in capital | Total distributable loss | |
$(385,874) | $385,874 |
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 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 January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
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Investments in: | ||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $ | 0 | $ | 154,956,166 | $ | 0 | $ | 154,956,166 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 0 | 381,032,652 | 0 | 381,032,652 | ||||||||||||
Municipal obligations | 0 | 131,690,000 | 0 | 131,690,000 | ||||||||||||
Other instruments | 0 | 6,998,834 | 0 | 6,998,834 | ||||||||||||
Other notes | 0 | 4,000,000 | 0 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 112,000,000 | 0 | 112,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 790,677,652 | $ | 0 | $ | 790,677,652 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.18% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Prior to June 1, 2018, Funds Management received a fee at an annual rate which started at 0.35% and declined to 0.23% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increased. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.24% 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. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Wells Capital Management Singapore, a separately identifiable department of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, an affiliate of Funds Management and 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 0.0025% and declining to 0.0005% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Class A, Class C | 0.22 | % | ||
Premier Class | 0.08 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 |
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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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.60% for Class A shares, 1.35% for Class C shares, 0.20% for Premier Class shares, and 0.50% for Service Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to June 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.65% for Class A shares and 1.40% 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 also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class C shares for the year ended January 31, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Service Class, of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid was $9,861,868 and $3,274,201 of ordinary income for the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018, respectively.
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | ||||
Class A | $3,150,526 | |||
Class B | 4¹ | |||
Class C | 3,401 | |||
Administrator Class | 1,098 | |||
Institutional Class | 119,172 |
1 | For the period from February 1, 2017 to July 5, 2017. |
6. 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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7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $6,362,731 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.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 atwellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 calling1-800-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 152 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
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Retail Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2019, 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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Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo NationalTax-Free Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
James Randazzo Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception Date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (NWMXX) | 7-28-2003 | 0.89 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.68 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WNTXX) | 4-8-2005 | 1.21 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.41 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Premier Class (WFNXX) | 11-8-1999 | 1.31 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (MMIXX) | 8-3-1993 | 1.06 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Class A | Administrator Class | Premier Class | Service Class | |||||||||||
7-day current yield | 0.83 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 0.98 | ||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 0.83 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 0.98 | ||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 0.90 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.05 | ||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 0.91 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.06 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wellsfargofunds.com.
Each class is sold without afront-end sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.
For retail money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | 7 |
Revenue source distribution as of January 31, 20193 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20193 |
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Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20194 | ||||
6 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20195 | ||||
6 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s7-day current yield would have been 0.76%, 1.03%, 1.15%, and 0.86% for Class A, Administrator Class, Premier Class, and Service Class, respectively. 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 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
4 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Weighted average life (WAL): An average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened but, unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest-rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA Index) is aseven-day high-grade market index composed oftax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations with certain characteristics. The index is calculated and published by Bloomberg. The index is overseen by SIFMA’s Municipal Swap Index Committee. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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8 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGER’S DISCUSSION
During the period, the municipal money markets continued to strengthen as rising interest rates and increasing asset levels gave both investors and market participants something to cheer about. With regulatory reform a distant memory, market participants refocused on traditional macroeconomic factors, market technicals, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA Index)6, which measuresseven-day variable-rate demand note (VRDN) yields, experienced several bouts of volatility throughout the period as seasonal technicals exacerbated supply and demand dynamics.Fixed-rate paper, on the other hand, experienced less dramatic swings and generally tracked taxable rates as the FOMC progressed with four rate hikes throughout the year.
The SIFMA Index began the period at 1.08% (73% of theone-week London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR]) as the advent of seasonal reinvestment cash in early January forced municipal money market yields to quickly normalize following a spike intax-exempt rates in December. The SIFMA Index had closed out 2017 at a multiyear high of 1.71% (115% of theone-week LIBOR). Yields on high-gradeone-year notes began the period at 1.40%, down from 1.46% at the prioryear-end.
The next big move in the municipal money market space occurred during the March through Apriltax-payment period. Yields rose across the curve as seasonal fund outflows exerted downward pressure on demand. With municipal money market funds losing roughly $4 billion in assets, the SIFMA Index spiked to 1.81% on April 18, 2018, up from 1.58% at the end of March, pushing the SIFMAIndex/one-week LIBOR ratio down to 104%.
Municipal money market assets usually languish until June and July, when coupons and maturities generate a new wave of reinvestment cash. However, fund assets staged an unexpected turnaround during the month of May as investors sought to take advantage of the sudden cheapness of the SIFMA Index, with municipal money market funds attracting almost $7 billion in assets during the month. This unexpected surge in demand forced the SIFMA Index lower for six straight weeks before closing out the month at 1.06%, or 61% of theone-week LIBOR.
June saw equally abnormal asset flows; this time, municipal money market funds experienced redemptions in the neighborhood of $2.8 billion. This surprising reversal in trend caused demand for overnight and weekly VRDNs and tender option bonds (TOBs) to evaporate, forcing dealers to rapidly ratchet rates higher in order to entice nontraditional buyers. The FOMC rate hike on June 13, 2018, provided additional impetus for thetax-exempt market to playcatch-up with taxable equivalents. The SIFMA Index rose from 1.05% (59% of theone-week LIBOR) on June 6 to 1.51% (76% of theone-week LIBOR) on June 27.
The dog days of summer brought some semblance of normalcy to the municipal money market space as the SIFMA Index settled into a narrower range while tracking taxable rates higher leading up to the next anticipated FOMC tightening in September 2018. The SIFMA Index rose slightly to 1.61% by the end of October, up from 1.56% at the end of September. Further out on the curve, yields on high-grade commercial paper and notes continued to rise as the market continued to cope with large secondary market balances.One-year high-grade notes finished out the month at approximately 2.07%, up from 1.94% the previous month.
Heading into the final two months of 2018, the municipal money markets continued to benefit as heightened equity and bond market volatility forced many investors to seek out safe havens in the short end. The municipal yield curve began to flatten as the SIFMA Index eventually drifted higher before closing out the year at 1.71%. Meanwhile, yields ontop-ratedone-year paper fell to roughly 1.90% as expectations for FOMC rate hikes were discounted. Ultimately, municipal money market funds would bring in roughly $6.5 billion in assets during the month of December, capping off a strong year in which assets increased by approximately $14 billion, or 10% for the year, according to Crane Data LLC.
In January 2019, seasonal technicals in the form of heavy maturities and coupons would drive demand fortax-exempt paper along the curve. The SIFMA Index fell sharply to a multi-month low of 1.43% (59% of theone-week LIBOR) by the end of the period as demand for VRDNs and TOBs outpaced supply. Holiday-shortened weeks also contributed to a lackluster primary market calendar, further suppressing rates. Further out on the curve, yields on high-gradeone-year paper fell to 1.74%, down from 1.90% the previous month.
Strategic outlook
Throughout the period, we continued to emphasize portfolio liquidity by targeting our purchases primarily in daily and weekly VRDNs and TOBs. This strategy allowed us to achieve our objectives for 100% weekly liquidity and principal preservation. Additionally, our strategy allowed us to quickly capture the benefits of rising interest rate levels due to FOMC rate hikes and periods of elevated SIFMA Index rates. Given the relative flatness of the municipal yield curve and uncertainty surrounding FOMC interest rate policy, we continue to feel that a conservative posture with respect to liquidity and duration targets is warranted in the near future.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 thesix-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,005.20 | $ | 3.03 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.72 | $ | 1.52 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.69 | $ | 1.53 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Premier Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,007.22 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,005.96 | $ | 2.28 | 0.45 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.94 | $ | 2.29 | 0.45 | % |
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 theone-half-year period). |
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10 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Municipal Obligations: 98.74% |
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Alabama: 0.56% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.56% |
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Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority Series2016-A Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2016-XF2373 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | % | 9-1-2024 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | |||||||||
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Alaska: 0.28% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.28% |
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Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB SPA) | 1.40 | 12-1-2041 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona: 1.49% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.49% |
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Arizona Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2018-XF2537 (Utilities Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 12-1-2037 | 3,215,000 | 3,215,000 | ||||||||||||
Mesa AZ Utility System ClipperTax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series2009-33 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LIQ) | 1.46 | 7-1-2024 | 10,055,000 | 10,055,000 | ||||||||||||
13,270,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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California: 10.44% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 10.44% |
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Bay Area CA Toll Authority Toll Bridge Series C1 (Transportation Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC) | 1.10 | 4-1-2045 | 900,000 | 900,000 | ||||||||||||
California HFFA Dignity Health Series A (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.55 | 3-1-2042 | 11,730,000 | 11,730,000 | ||||||||||||
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Saddleback Valley Christian Schools Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, East West Bank LOC) 144A | 1.46 | 12-1-2040 | 14,250,000 | 14,250,000 | ||||||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority High Desert Foundation Project Series 2012A (Education Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC) | 1.48 | 4-1-2042 | 1,180,000 | 1,180,000 | ||||||||||||
California State University Series A Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-XF2441 (Education Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.39 | 5-1-2024 | 7,670,000 | 7,670,000 | ||||||||||||
California Statewide Community Development Authority Uptown Newport Apartments Series 2017 AA & BB (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC) | 1.40 | 3-1-2057 | 6,975,000 | 6,975,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-XF0580 (GO Revenue, TD Bank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.43 | 11-1-2033 | 3,375,000 | 3,375,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF0669 (GO Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.44 | 2-1-2026 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF2630 (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.43 | 8-1-2045 | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0188 (GO Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.44 | 2-1-2026 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2017-BAML01 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.42 | 4-1-2047 | 23,445,000 | 23,445,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2018-ZP0159 (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 8-1-2022 | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Grossmont CA Union High School District Floater Series 2015 (GO Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-1-2019 | 7,525,000 | 7,525,000 | ||||||||||||
San Francisco City & County CA Public Utilities Commission Series 3153X (Water & Sewer Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 11-1-2039 | 2,190,000 | 2,190,000 | ||||||||||||
San Joaquin CA Delta Community College Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series ZF0180 (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-1-2022 | 2,415,000 | 2,415,000 | ||||||||||||
93,155,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Colorado: 2.62% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.62% |
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Colorado HFA Catholic Health Initiatives Series2008-D2 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.65 | % | 10-1-2037 | $ | 9,000,000 | $ | 9,000,000 | |||||||||
Colorado HFA Single Family Mortgage Bonds Class ll Series2018B-2 (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured, FHLB SPA) | 1.45 | 11-1-2041 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series 2018-E123 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 4-1-2020 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF0668 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 5-15-2026 | 1,875,000 | 1,875,000 | ||||||||||||
23,375,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Connecticut: 1.37% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.37% |
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Connecticut HEFAR Yale New Haven Health Series D (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) | 1.40 | 7-1-2048 | 4,640,000 | 4,640,000 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut Residual Interest Bond Floater Trust Series2017-016 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 6-1-2037 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2017-YX1077 (Tax Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.49 | 1-1-2036 | 4,550,000 | 4,550,000 | ||||||||||||
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District of Columbia: 1.37% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.37% |
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District of Columbia Community Connection Real Estate Foundation Issue Series2007-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Manufacturers & Traders LOC) | 1.34 | 7-1-2032 | 3,395,000 | 3,395,000 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF0621 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 4-1-2026 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2019-ZF2784 (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A%% | 1.00 | 9-1-2039 | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2019-ZF2785 (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A%% | 1.00 | 9-1-2039 | 2,070,000 | 2,070,000 | ||||||||||||
12,265,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Florida: 6.98% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 6.98% |
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Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZM0571 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-15-2047 | 4,730,000 | 4,730,000 | ||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF2523 (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.55 | 8-15-2047 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF2530 (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-15-2025 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0173 (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 10-1-2025 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2017-XF2517 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-15-2047 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Highlands County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health System Series A (Health Revenue) | 1.40 | 11-15-2037 | 5,090,000 | 5,090,000 | ||||||||||||
Highlands County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group Series 2012I-2 (Health Revenue, Adventist Health System) | 1.40 | 11-15-2032 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Highlands County FL HFA Adventist Health System Series I5 (Health Revenue) | 1.40 | % | 11-15-2035 | $ | 12,150,000 | $ | 12,150,000 | |||||||||
Miami-Dade County FL Seaport Series A (Airport Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) | 1.45 | 10-1-2050 | 430,000 | 430,000 | ||||||||||||
Orange County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 2009A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.56 | 8-1-2034 | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Orlando & Orange County FL Expressway Authority Series 2007 (Transportation Revenue, BHAC/AGM Insured, Citibank NA LIQ) | 1.46 | 7-1-2042 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Pinellas County FL IDA Neighborly Care Network Project Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC) | 1.42 | 8-1-2028 | 3,245,000 | 3,245,000 | ||||||||||||
Seminole County FL Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series ZF0444 (Tax Revenue, National Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 4-1-2027 | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia: 0.42% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.42% |
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Georgia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZF0589 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 6-1-2049 | 3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | ||||||||||||
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Illinois: 7.54% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 7.54% |
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Aurora IL Economic Development Aurora University Series 2004 (Education Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) | 1.42 | 3-1-2035 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Brookfield IL Brookfield Zoo Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC) | 1.43 | 6-1-2038 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Chicago IL Education Marine Project Series 1984 (Industrial Development Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 1.54 | 7-1-2023 | 4,200,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Aurora University (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC) | 1.42 | 3-1-2032 | 3,800,000 | 3,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers Series 2008A (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) | 1.46 | 8-15-2035 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority OFS Healthcare System Obligated Group Series C (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC) | 1.65 | 11-15-2037 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Health Facilities Authority Evanston Hospital Corporation Series 1995 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) | 1.00 | 6-1-2035 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Series 2018-XM0683 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.60 | 1-1-2048 | 7,340,000 | 7,340,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Series 2018-XF0722 (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 7-1-2026 | 7,900,000 | 7,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series XF2202 (Transportation Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 7-1-2023 | 1,140,000 | 1,140,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series ZM0120 (Transportation Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.48 | 7-1-2023 | 3,100,000 | 3,100,000 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 5021 (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A## | 1.72 | 3-29-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2018-XF0603 (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 1-1-2026 | 3,615,000 | 3,615,000 | ||||||||||||
Quad Cities Regional EDA Augustana College Series 2005 (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC) | 1.44 | 10-1-2035 | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | ||||||||||||
67,295,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Indiana: 1.64% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.64% |
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Indiana Certificate of Participation ClipperTax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series2009-34 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LIQ) | 1.47 | % | 7-1-2023 | $ | 9,915,000 | $ | 9,915,000 | |||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority Duke Energy Indiana Incorporated Series2009A-4 (Industrial Development Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC) | 1.70 | 12-1-2039 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | ||||||||||||
14,615,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Iowa: 4.94% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.94% |
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Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Korea Development Bank LOC) | 1.81 | 4-1-2022 | 23,840,000 | 23,840,000 | ||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Mortgage Securities Program Series D (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured, FHLB SPA) | 1.43 | 1-1-2047 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds Series E (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) | 1.62 | 2-15-2041 | 3,795,000 | 3,795,000 | ||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Various Unity Point Health Series D (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) | 1.42 | 12-1-2041 | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
44,135,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana: 1.38% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.38% |
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Louisiana Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Series 2018-BAML7002 (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 9-1-2057 | 12,325,000 | 12,325,000 | ||||||||||||
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Maryland: 0.74% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.74% |
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Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority Occidental Petroleum Corporation Series 2010 (Industrial Development Revenue) | 1.54 | 3-1-2030 | 3,315,000 | 3,315,000 | ||||||||||||
Maryland Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF0605 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.48 | 5-1-2047 | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | ||||||||||||
6,615,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michigan: 2.18% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.18% |
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Michigan Housing Development Authority Series D (Housing Revenue, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited SPA) | 1.49 | 6-1-2030 | 1,515,000 | 1,515,000 | ||||||||||||
Michigan State University Revenues Series A (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company SPA) | 1.48 | 2-15-2033 | 4,860,000 | 4,860,000 | ||||||||||||
Regents of the University of Michigan Series 2008B (Education Revenue) | 1.37 | 4-1-2028 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | ||||||||||||
St. Joseph MI Hospital Finance Authority Lakeland Hospital Niles & St. Joseph Obligated Group Series 2002 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) | 1.53 | 1-1-2032 | 9,460,000 | 9,460,000 | ||||||||||||
19,435,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Minnesota: 1.35% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.35% |
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Burnsville MN Bridgeway Apartments Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.51 | 10-15-2033 | 2,375,000 | 2,375,000 |
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Forest Lake MN Kilkenny Court Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.52 | % | 8-15-2038 | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 4,500,000 | |||||||||
Maple Grove MN MFHR Basswood Trails Apartment Project Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.51 | 3-1-2029 | 2,340,000 | 2,340,000 | ||||||||||||
Plymouth MN Lancaster Village Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.51 | 9-15-2031 | 2,865,000 | 2,865,000 | ||||||||||||
12,080,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Missouri: 2.04% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.04% |
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Missouri Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0176 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 5-15-2041 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Missouri Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series XF2198 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 5-1-2023 | 2,670,000 | 2,670,000 | ||||||||||||
St. Louis County MO Sewer District Wastewater System Series2013-B (Water & Sewer Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 5-1-2043 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | ||||||||||||
18,170,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Nebraska: 1.18% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.18% |
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Nebraska Investment Finance Authority MFHR Apple Creek Associates Project Series1985-A (Housing Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC) | 2.25 | 9-1-2031 | 10,500,000 | 10,500,000 | ||||||||||||
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Nevada: 0.41% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.41% |
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Clark County NV Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Series2010-F-2 (Airport Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC) | 1.49 | 7-1-2022 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||||||||
Nevada Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-ZM0639 (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 12-1-2025 | 3,240,000 | 3,240,000 | ||||||||||||
3,640,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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New Jersey: 2.98% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.98% |
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New Jersey Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0205 (Education Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 12-15-2034 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2016-XM0226 (Miscellaneous Revenue, BHAC/National Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.43 | 7-1-2026 | 3,790,000 | 3,790,000 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZF2476 (Education Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.44 | 11-1-2021 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZF2477 (Education Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.44 | 11-1-2021 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XX1093 (Education Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 6-15-2031 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates New Jersey EDA Series 2018-XF2538 (Education Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 6-15-2040 | 2,810,000 | 2,810,000 | ||||||||||||
26,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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New York: 10.02% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 10.02% |
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New York Battery Park City Authority Refunding Bond Series2013-C JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 5012 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.69 | % | 11-1-2019 | $ | 10,870,000 | $ | 10,870,000 | |||||||||
New York Dormitory Authority Series 12 ClipperTax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series2009-35 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 3-15-2022 | 3,770,000 | 3,770,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Series2015-A (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 1.45 | 11-1-2049 | 9,250,000 | 9,250,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 1.45 | 11-1-2049 | 5,470,000 | 5,470,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Fiscal Year 2006 Series I Subordinate Bond SeriesI-6 (GO Revenue, Bank of New York Mellon LOC) | 1.65 | 4-1-2036 | 5,780,000 | 5,780,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Fiscal Year 2017 Subordinate Bond Series2017A-6 (GO Revenue, LandesbankHessen-Thüringen SPA) | 1.64 | 8-1-2044 | 8,455,000 | 8,455,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Municipal Water Authority SeriesBB-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company SPA) | 1.65 | 6-15-2049 | 4,100,000 | 4,100,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd Generation Resolution Fiscal Year 2019 Series BB (Water & Sewer Revenue, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited SPA) | 1.46 | 6-15-2051 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Fiscal Year 2010 Series CC (Water & Sewer Revenue, Barclays Bank plc SPA) | 1.45 | 6-15-2041 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Mizuho Bank Limited SPA) | 1.62 | 6-15-2044 | 6,400,000 | 6,400,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax SecuredTax-Exempt Bond Fiscal Year 2015 Subordinate Bond Series A-3 (Tax Revenue, Mizuho Bank Limited SPA) | 1.66 | 8-1-2043 | 8,890,000 | 8,890,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-99 New York City (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 8-1-2021 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Series 2005B-3 (Transportation Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC) | 1.63 | 1-1-2032 | 4,980,000 | 4,980,000 | ||||||||||||
89,465,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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North Carolina: 2.54% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.54% |
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Series 2018F (Health Revenue) | 1.45 | 1-15-2048 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Charlotte NC Water & Sewer Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series2018-XG0170 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 1-1-2026 | 2,430,000 | 2,430,000 | ||||||||||||
Greensboro NC (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA SPA) | 1.38 | 4-1-2019 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||
Greensboro NC (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA SPA) | 1.38 | 2-1-2022 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2015-ZM0105 (Education Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 10-1-2055 | 2,250,500 | 2,250,500 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZF2490 (Airport Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 7-1-2042 | 3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | ||||||||||||
Raleigh Durham NC Airport Series C (Airport Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC) | 1.40 | 5-1-2036 | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | ||||||||||||
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Series 2009- A (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA SPA) | 1.43 | 2-1-2024 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||||||||
22,705,500 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ohio: 7.77% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 7.77% |
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Montgomery County OH Catholic Health Initiatives Series A (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.65 | % | 5-1-2034 | $ | 13,565,000 | $ | 13,565,000 | |||||||||
Ohio Capital Facilities Lease Adult Correctional Building Fund Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 1.65 | 10-1-2036 | 10,800,000 | 10,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Ohio Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Series 2018-BAML5002 (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC, National Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 4-1-2026 | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Ohio Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-XF2438 (Education Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 12-1-2024 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Ohio Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XL0074 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.63 | 8-1-2024 | 5,580,000 | 5,580,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-110 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 10-1-2020 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Northeast Regional Ohio Sewer District Wastewater Series 2015-XF0225 (Water & Sewer Revenue, TD Bank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 3-1-2021 | 9,375,000 | 9,375,000 | ||||||||||||
69,320,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Other: 1.82% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.82% |
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ClipperTax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series2009-54 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LIQ) | 1.48 | 2-15-2028 | 14,990,000 | 14,990,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC MFHR SeriesM-031 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.46 | 12-15-2045 | 980,000 | 980,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC MFHR SeriesM-033 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.46 | 3-15-2049 | 310,000 | 310,000 | ||||||||||||
16,280,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Pennsylvania: 1.76% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.76% |
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Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority Series E (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.70 | 4-1-2022 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Butler County PA Hospital Authority Series A (Health Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) | 1.46 | 10-1-2042 | 700,000 | 700,000 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2016 ZF0504 (Water & Sewer Revenue, TD Bank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 8-15-2042 | 4,875,000 | 4,875,000 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-YX1089 (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 3-1-2035 | 2,540,000 | 2,540,000 | ||||||||||||
Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority WellSpan Health Obliged Group Series 2014A Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2015-ZM0081 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 6-1-2044 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Westmoreland County PA Municipal Authority Service Series 2016 Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-ZF0539 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured, TD Bank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.58 | 8-15-2038 | 2,615,000 | 2,615,000 | ||||||||||||
15,730,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Rhode Island: 1.12% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.12% |
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Narragansett Bay RI Commission Wastewater System Series2013-A Tender Option Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2016-XM0140 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.48 | 9-1-2020 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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South Carolina: 2.41% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.41% |
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Columbia SC Waterworks Series 2009 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC) | 1.43 | % | 2-1-2038 | $ | 1,760,000 | $ | 1,760,000 | |||||||||
Greenville SC Health System Hospital Series2014-B Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2015-XF0145 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 5-30-2022 | 8,020,000 | 8,020,000 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority for PrivateNon-Profit Institutions Higher Learning Educational Facilities Spartanburg Methodist Series 2005 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC) | 1.44 | 8-1-2025 | 2,440,000 | 2,440,000 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina Jobs EDA Institutional Business & Home Safety Project Series 2009 (Industrial Development Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC) | 1.46 | 11-1-2034 | 1,265,000 | 1,265,000 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency Series 2018-XM0690 (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 10-1-2022 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
21,485,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tennessee: 1.65% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.65% |
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Sevier County TN Public Building Authority Local Government Public Improvement Series6-A1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust SPA) | 1.44 | 6-1-2029 | 3,560,000 | 3,560,000 | ||||||||||||
Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Methodist Le Bonheur Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA SPA) | 1.62 | 6-1-2042 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Shelby County TN HEFA Multifamily Housing Hedgerow Apartments SeriesA-1 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.43 | 12-15-2037 | 7,210,000 | 7,210,000 | ||||||||||||
14,770,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Texas: 7.72% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 7.72% |
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Bexar County TX Housing Finance Corporation Palisades Park Apartments Project Series 2009 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.51 | 9-1-2039 | 3,800,000 | 3,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Brazos Harbor TX Industrial Development Corporation BASF Corporation Project Series 2001 (Industrial Development Revenue, BASF SE) | 1.50 | 7-1-2022 | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Dickinson TX Independent School District Unlimited Tax School House Refunding Bond Series 2000 (GO Revenue, Societe Generale LIQ) | 1.69 | 2-15-2028 | 12,680,000 | 12,680,000 | ||||||||||||
Harris County TX Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corporation Children’s Hospital Project Series 2009 Citigroup ROC Series 11821 (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.49 | 5-1-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Harris County TX Series 3060X (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 8-15-2038 | 9,190,000 | 9,190,000 | ||||||||||||
Houston TX Adjustable Refunding Bond First LienB-3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC) | 1.43 | 5-15-2034 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Port Arthur TX Navigation District Industrial Development Corporation Total Petrochemicals USA Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Total SA) | 1.50 | 6-1-2041 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Port Corpus Christi TX Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series2002-B (Resource Recovery Revenue, Flint Hills Resources LLC) | 1.44 | 7-1-2029 | 4,200,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Tarrant County TX Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corporation Christus Health Series2008-C2 (Health Revenue, Bank of New York Mellon LOC) | 1.46 | 7-1-2047 | 6,405,000 | 6,405,000 | ||||||||||||
Texas Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0164 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 2-1-2048 | 2,795,000 | 2,795,000 | ||||||||||||
Texas Veterans Bonds Series 2018 (GO Revenue, FHLB LIQ) | 1.45 | 12-1-2049 | 14,985,000 | 14,985,000 | ||||||||||||
68,955,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Utah: 0.64% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.64% |
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Utah Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0171 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.49 | % | 11-15-2022 | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | |||||||||
Utah Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2017-ZF0540 (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.63 | 1-1-2025 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | ||||||||||||
5,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Vermont: 0.29% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.29% |
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Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Landmark College Project Series2008-A (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC) | 1.67 | 7-1-2033 | 2,630,000 | 2,630,000 | ||||||||||||
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Virginia: 0.55% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.55% |
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Virginia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-XG0143 (Transportation Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.45 | 5-1-2025 | 4,920,000 | 4,920,000 | ||||||||||||
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Washington: 1.92% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.92% |
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Washington Housing Finance Commission Kitts Corner Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 1.51 | 9-1-2049 | 7,150,000 | �� | 7,150,000 | |||||||||||
Washington Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series2018-XM0681 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 1.49 | 7-1-2026 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Wisconsin: 5.13% |
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Appleton WI Recovery Zone Facilities Foremost Farms Project Series 2010 (Industrial Development Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC) | 1.44 | 5-1-2037 | 20,200,000 | 20,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Milwaukee WI RDA Wisconsin Montessori Society (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 1.80 | 7-1-2021 | 275,000 | 275,000 | ||||||||||||
University Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority Revenue Various Refunding Bond Series 2018 C (Health Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA SPA) | 1.63 | 4-1-2048 | 2,285,000 | 2,285,000 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin PFA Midwestern Disaster Area Program Series 2011 (Industrial Development Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.44 | 9-1-2036 | 3,265,000 | 3,265,000 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin Residual Interest Bond Floater Trust Certificates Series2018-022 (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 5-1-2036 | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF2634 (Health Revenue, Credit Suisse LIQ) 144A | 1.48 | 8-15-2025 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Series 2015-XF0127 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.61 | 10-1-2020 | 3,815,000 | 3,815,000 | ||||||||||||
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Wyoming: 1.49% |
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Wyoming Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018 -XL0070 (Utilities Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 1-1-2025 | 13,330,000 | 13,330,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $881,490,500) |
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Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | 19 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Other: 1.12% |
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Nuveen AMT Free Quality Municipal Income Fund Variable Rate DemandSeries 4-4895 (Barclays Bank NA LIQ) ø | 1.52 | % | 9-11-2026 | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | |||||||||
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Total Other (Cost $10,000,000) |
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Repurchase Agreements: 1.12% |
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Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $10,000,708 ^^ | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $10,000,000) |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $901,490,500) | 100.98 | % | 901,490,500 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (0.98 | ) | (8,772,199 | ) | ||||
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Total net assets | 100.00 | % | $ | 892,718,301 | ||||
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ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
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 on a when-issued basis. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
^^ | Collateralized by U.S. government securities, 1.75% to 7.25% ,12-31-2020 to8-31-2025, fair value including accrued interest is $10,200,000. |
Abbreviations:
AGC | Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal |
AMT | Alternative minimum tax |
BHAC | Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
DRIVER | Derivative inversetax-exempt receipts |
EDA | Economic Development Authority |
FHA | Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GO | General obligation |
GNMA | Government National Mortgage Association |
HEFA | Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | Health Facilities Financing Authority |
IDA | Industrial Development Authority |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
MFHR | Multifamily housing revenue |
National | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PFA | Public Finance Authority |
PUTTER | Puttabletax-exempt receipts |
RDA | Redevelopment Authority |
ROC | Reset option certificates |
SPA | Standby purchase agreement |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost | $ | 901,490,500 | ||
Cash | 156,800 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 305,000 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 1,777,583 | |||
Receivable for interest | 2,506,278 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 99,819 | |||
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Total assets | 906,335,980 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 8,870,486 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 4,235,524 | |||
Dividends payable | 163,794 | |||
Administration fees payable | 78,883 | |||
Management fee payable | 57,142 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,881 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 209,969 | |||
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Total liabilities | 13,617,679 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 892,718,301 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 892,765,626 | ||
Total distributable loss | (47,325 | ) | ||
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Total net assets | $ | 892,718,301 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Class A | $ | 101,680,121 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | 101,664,955 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class A | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 131,395,140 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 131,377,563 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Premier Class | $ | 593,960,609 | ||
Shares outstanding – Premier Class1 | 593,902,863 | |||
Net asset value per share – Premier Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 65,682,431 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 65,673,809 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.00 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | 21 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 12,478,037 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 1,242,067 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Class A | 245,352 | |||
Administrator Class | 138,909 | |||
Premier Class | 410,280 | |||
Service Class | 77,715 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Class A | 278,809 | |||
Administrator Class | 138,909 | |||
Service Class | 161,906 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 59,374 | |||
Professional fees | 43,110 | |||
Registration fees | 168,795 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 37,193 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 22,112 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 23,566 | |||
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Total expenses | 3,048,097 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (629,493 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 2,418,604 | |||
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Net investment income | 10,059,433 | |||
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Net realized gains on investments | 38,078 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 10,097,511 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 10,059,433 | $ | 3,119,381 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 38,078 | 242,126 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,097,511 | 3,361,507 | ||||||||||||||
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (983,009 | ) | (437,260 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (1,676,616 | ) | (967,766 | ) | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | (6,724,447 | ) | (1,593,967 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (680,815 | ) | (362,319 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (10,064,887 | ) | (3,361,312 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 35,451,170 | 35,451,170 | 31,603,673 | 31,603,673 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 66,742,195 | 66,742,195 | 34,823,759 | 34,823,759 | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | 1,042,791,893 | 1,042,791,893 | 535,069,869 | 535,069,869 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 9,248,032 | 9,248,032 | 5,485,972 | 5,485,972 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 958,425 | 958,425 | 427,597 | 427,597 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 1,643,597 | 1,643,597 | 947,752 | 947,752 | ||||||||||||
Premier Class | 5,170,672 | 5,170,672 | 1,256,482 | 1,256,482 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 226,056 | 226,056 | 126,990 | 126,990 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | (54,253,118 | ) | (54,253,118 | ) | (48,207,213 | ) | (48,207,213 | ) | ||||||||
Administrator Class | (69,954,513 | ) | (69,954,513 | ) | (58,251,726 | ) | (58,251,726 | ) | ||||||||
Premier Class | (793,365,730 | ) | (793,365,730 | ) | (302,887,004 | ) | (302,887,004 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (10,252,475 | ) | (10,252,475 | ) | (12,622,551 | ) | (12,622,551 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 234,406,204 | 187,773,600 | ||||||||||||||
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Total increase in net assets | 234,438,828 | 187,773,795 | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 658,279,473 | 470,505,678 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 892,718,301 | $ | 658,279,473 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $80,187. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CLASS A | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 0.89 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.66 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.61 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.88 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $101,680 | $119,524 | $135,704 | $172,725 | $123,525 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.21 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.39 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.36 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.21 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $131,395 | $132,964 | $155,448 | $179,171 | $191,766 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PREMIER CLASS1 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.31 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.27 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.31 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $593,961 | $339,331 | $105,881 | $1,677,748 | $2,269,187 |
1 | Effective April 1, 2016, Institutional Class was renamed Premier Class. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.06 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.56 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.05 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $65,682 | $66,460 | $73,472 | $162,593 | $139,915 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements | Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | 27 |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is anopen-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 (“FASB”)Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo NationalTax-Free Money Market 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
As permitted under Rule2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments which are not valued using the method discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Funds. 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that aremarked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under atri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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 onnon-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 fromnon-accrual status.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on theex-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 andtax-exempt 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 January 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in shareholder servicing and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in: | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal obligations | $ | 0 | $ | 881,490,500 | $ | 0 | $ | 881,490,500 | ||||||||
Other | 0 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 901,490,500 | $ | 0 | $ | 901,490,500 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement.
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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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Class A | 0.22 | % | ||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | |||
Premier Class | 0.08 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 |
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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.60% for Class A shares, 0.30% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Premier Class shares, and 0.45% for Service Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to June 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.64% for Class A shares.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A and Service Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.
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 Rule17a-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 $691,025,000 and $498,260,000 in interfund purchases and sales, respectively, during the year ended January 31, 2019.
5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Year ended January 31 | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 722,557 | $ | 284,906 | ||||
Tax-exempt income | 9,342,088 | 2,909,850 | ||||||
Long-term capital gain | 242 | 166,556 |
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As of January 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | Undistributed tax-exempt income | Undistributed long-term gain | ||
$18,353 | $159,558 | $14,513 |
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Class A | $382,804 | $54,456 | ||||||
Administrator Class | 905,450 | 62,316 | ||||||
Premier Class | 1,498,368 | 95,599 | ||||||
Service Class | 332,806 | 29,513 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $242 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $704,002 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $5,212 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 92.87% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website atwellsfargofunds.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 FormN-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s FormN-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 calling1-800-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 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and fourclosed-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
Name and year of birth | Position held and length of service* | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | Current other public company or | |||
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment(non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden(non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship(non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3(Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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 | |||
Olivia S. Mitchell (Born 1953) | Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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, anon-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., anon-profit organization, since 2007. | N/A | |||
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, anon-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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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January 31, 2019
Institutional Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund |
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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2019, 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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Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Ratesfor 10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | 3 |
Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Wells Capital Management Singapore
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WFAXX) | 7-31-2003 | 1.91 | 0.65 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (WFIXX) | 10-14-1987 | 2.04 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Select Class (WFQXX) | 6-29-2007 | 2.11 | 0.81 | 0.51 | 0.22 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (NWIXX) | 10-14-1987 | 1.73 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Select Class | Service Class | |||||||||||
7-day current yield | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.18 | ||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.20 | ||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.17 | ||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 2.37 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.20 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wellsfargofunds.com.
Each class is sold without a front end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
For floating NAV money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | 7 |
Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20193 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20193 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20194 |
18 Days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20195 |
53 Days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst®are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s7-day current yield would have been 2.31%, 2.43%, 2.47%, and 2.14% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Select Class, and Service Class, respectively. 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 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
4 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Crane Data LLC is a money market and mutual fund information company that collects, tracks, and maintains data about money markets, money market mutual funds based on types of funds, bank savings, and cash investments. The data includes performance, statistics, and related information. Crane Data LLC distributes rankings, news, and indexes, including the Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, based on the data. Crane Data publishes Money Fund Intelligence, Money Fund Intelligence XLS, Money Fund Wisdom, the Crane Money Fund Indexes, and other products. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION
For most of the reporting period, continued economic improvement allowed the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to remove policy accommodation on a fairly predictable quarterly basis. The U.S. economy achieved above-trend growth, low unemployment, and moderating inflation at the same time as fiscal policy was proving to be an economic tailwind. The FOMC’s Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) through September reflected this scenario and provided the market with some clarity as to the path of future interest rate policy. However, the economic landscape changed in the fourth quarter as the U.S. engaged in various trade wars, the midterm elections disrupted the legislative composition, and financial conditions tightened. These factors began softening economic data and confidence, leading to increased volatility in risk assets. At the conclusion of the FOMC policy meeting on December 19, 2018, the federal funds target rate was raised to a target range of between 2.25% to 2.50% while the rate of interest on excess reserves (IOER) was increased by only 20 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) to 2.40%. That was the second time the IOER rate was increased 5 bps less than the increase in the target rate in an effort to keep the effective federal funds rate from drifting to the upper level of the target range.
In the accompanying SEP, the FOMC provided insight on its view of the economy, inflation, and the corresponding monetary policy expected over the next few years. And the December projections did not disappoint market observers, with the FOMC marginally decreasing its outlook on growth and inflation and correspondingly lowering the glide path for its target rate, decreasing its median outlook for interest rate hikes in 2019 from three to two (2.875%). Comparing the September and December target rate projections, the longer-term section points to an expectation of the eventual neutral rate being marginally lower at 2.75% and lowered 2020 and 2021 median interest rate expectations at 3.125%. On the growth front, the 2019 median gross domestic product projection edged down 0.2% to 2.3% while 2020 and 2021 growth projections remained unchanged at 2.0% and 1.8%, respectively. Core inflation in the 2019 to 2021 projections all declined 0.1% to 2.0%. The lower expectations for interest rates in the next three years show the FOMC members are less concerned regarding the potential for inflationary pressures and more focused on balancing a somewhat softer economy. In fact, the statement released at the conclusion of the January 2019 FOMC meeting removed the wording of “some further gradual increases,” citing increasing downside risk from abroad, weaker domestic data, and tighter financial conditions.
As the FOMC’s expectations for rate increases moved lower, the market expectations for federal funds rate increases, as measured by federal funds futures, moved even lower still. Market participants are barely pricing in any rate hike in 2019 and may even be starting to prepare for a possible rate cut toward the end of 2019 and into 2020. The U.S. Federal Reserve will have plenty of opportunities to adjust expectations starting in 2019 as Chair Jerome Powell will conduct a press conference after each FOMC meeting instead of only quarterly. On the heels of the FOMC lowering its economic and inflation projections, risk assets underperformed and U.S. equities are teetering near bear-market territory.
The rise in short rates has brought not only attention but perhaps also nontraditional money market investors (those who typically invest in longer-term debt or equities) into the short end of the market. The Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, maintained by Crane Data LLC6, was up over $61 billion during the period, with all prime assets up over $152 billion. Investors reexamining this product are realizing that the changes implemented from the 2010 money market reform have made a material difference in the construction of prime money market fund portfolios. The added liquidity requirements and maturity restrictions have had a beneficial impact on dampening net asset value (NAV) volatility even as the FOMC continued to raise rates and credit spreads widened. In addition, added transparency of holdings can provide a daily view of the portfolio construction process and allow shareholders to assess portfolio risks.
Strategic outlook
The FOMC has pivoted from a gradually removing accommodation outlook to a data-dependent stance requiring what it terms as “patience.” Going forward, money market investors should continue to look toward the FOMC and other market indicators for future rate guidance. As we get more clarity as to the end of the tightening cycle, money market participants may look to extend weighted average maturities (WAMs) to capture higher yields. Our strategy of emphasizing highly liquid portfolios, relatively short WAMs, and a position in securities that reset frequently allows us to capture elevated London Interbank Offered Rate levels with minimal NAV pricing pressures and afford the flexibility to add longer-dated securities as opportunities arise.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 thesix-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.67 | $ | 1.67 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | $ | 1.68 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.33 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Select Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.68 | $ | 0.66 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.55 | $ | 0.66 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.80 | $ | 2.53 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.68 | $ | 2.55 | 0.50 | % |
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 theone-half-year period). |
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10 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Certificates of Deposit: 18.57% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.66 | % | 3-12-2019 | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 10,001,850 | |||||||||
Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.73 | 10-4-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,917 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal (3 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.99 | 12-10-2019 | 9,000,000 | 9,008,951 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 8-14-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,230 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.89 | 9-16-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,001,078 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.74 | 5-1-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,003,781 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.94 | 1-30-2020 | 10,000,000 | 10,007,744 | ||||||||||||
China Construction Bank Corporation NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.76 | 7-19-2019 | 15,000,000 | 14,999,997 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 3.06 | 4-3-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,002,471 | ||||||||||||
First Abu Dhabi Bank | 2.38 | 2-1-2019 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA | 2.42 | 2-1-2019 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ± | 2.73 | 8-9-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,001,228 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ± | 2.80 | 5-10-2019 | 7,500,000 | 7,503,528 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.71 | 4-10-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,626 | ||||||||||||
MUFG Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.82 | 5-1-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,001,269 | ||||||||||||
National Bank of Kuwait | 2.37 | 2-1-2019 | 12,450,000 | 12,450,000 | ||||||||||||
Nordea Bank AB (1 Month LIBOR +0.17%) ± | 2.68 | 6-13-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,806 | ||||||||||||
Norinchukin Bank | 2.75 | 4-8-2019 | 20,000,000 | 20,006,464 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ± | 2.65 | 3-13-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,699 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 9-19-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,998,881 | ||||||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank AB (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 7-26-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,007,329 | ||||||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 2.78 | 5-15-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,001,363 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.69 | 3-27-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,001,786 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.70 | 3-28-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,001,656 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.80 | 5-28-2019 | 9,000,000 | 9,003,775 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.12%) ± | 2.92 | 7-8-2019 | 15,000,000 | 15,001,160 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.93 | 4-18-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,651 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 10-21-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,016,235 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.95 | 10-2-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,007,744 | ||||||||||||
US Bank NA (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ± | 2.77 | 7-23-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,668 | ||||||||||||
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $285,958,857) | 286,028,887 | |||||||||||||||
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Commercial Paper: 47.55% | ||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 24.89% | ||||||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.68 | 4-1-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,753 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-6-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,652 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 6-28-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,402 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.69 | 7-31-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-8-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,928 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-15-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,002,479 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-24-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,942 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-20-2019 | 14,000,000 | 13,999,494 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corporation 144A(z) | 2.84 | 3-4-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,988,511 | ||||||||||||
Bedford Row Funding Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.34%) ±144A | 2.86 | 6-10-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,002,971 | ||||||||||||
Bennington Stark Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | 4-8-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,951,444 | ||||||||||||
Cedar Spring Capital Corporation 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-6-2019 | 11,000,000 | 10,995,369 | ||||||||||||
Chesham Finance Limited 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 22,000,000 | 21,998,516 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 3.06 | 12-31-2019 | 11,000,000 | 11,010,694 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 3.07 | 1-8-2020 | 8,000,000 | 8,008,689 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Asset-Backed Commercial Paper(continued) |
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Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.55 | % | 2-8-2019 | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 5,996,728 | |||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.66 | 2-11-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,996,234 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.83 | 4-2-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,968,995 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | 2-27-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,996,244 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.87 | 4-9-2019 | 8,000,000 | 7,960,076 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 3-11-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,999,755 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company (1 Month LIBOR +0.23%) ±144A | 2.74 | 5-15-2019 | 18,000,000 | 18,005,154 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-21-2019 | 11,000,000 | 10,983,792 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.77 | 2-5-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,996,618 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Secured Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,997,978 | ||||||||||||
Kells Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-6-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,997,984 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.49 | 2-7-2019 | 8,000,000 | 7,996,267 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 18,000,000 | 17,985,414 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-19-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,986,943 | ||||||||||||
Lexington Parker Capital Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-6-2019 | 8,000,000 | 7,996,699 | ||||||||||||
Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.72 | 4-18-2019 | 13,000,000 | 12,926,176 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.86 | 2-27-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,994,366 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 2-26-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,990,965 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 3-5-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,990,760 | ||||||||||||
Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.56 | 2-15-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,994,833 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 18,000,000 | 17,998,786 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A## | 2.75 | 8-30-2019 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-7-2019 | 5,560,000 | 5,557,373 | ||||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-13-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,613 | ||||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ±144A | 2.74 | 8-1-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,807 | ||||||||||||
Victory Receivables Corporation 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,999,601 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 2.98 | 4-9-2019 | 13,083,000 | 13,011,186 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 3.02 | 3-5-2019 | 4,000,000 | 3,989,667 | ||||||||||||
383,278,858 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper: 17.53% |
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ASB Finance Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 3.00 | 4-11-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,001,034 | ||||||||||||
Banco Santander Chile 144A(z) | 2.96 | 3-5-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,982,508 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.70 | 7-2-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,999,667 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-6-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,001,069 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.69 | 5-20-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,978 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ±144A | 2.90 | 4-26-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,001,186 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 18,000,000 | 17,985,264 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-5-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,993,394 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A | 2.68 | 5-3-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,780 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-16-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,444 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±144A | 3.40 | 12-19-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,021,437 | ||||||||||||
DBS Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.64 | 3-21-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,001,248 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,676 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 2.78 | 2-11-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,834 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ±144A | 2.81 | 5-22-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,817 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ±144A | 2.81 | 6-25-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,003,582 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank plc (1 Month LIBOR +0.42%) ±144A | 2.93 | 5-7-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,006,547 | ||||||||||||
ING Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.77 | 2-11-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,821 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
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Macquarie Bank Limited 144A(z) | 2.54 | % | 2-25-2019 | $ | 28,000,000 | $ | 27,951,972 | |||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 8-2-2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,391 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-21-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,002,267 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-10-2019 | 6,000,000 | 5,999,835 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-8-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,001,475 | ||||||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A(z) | 2.72 | 4-4-2019 | 15,000,000 | 14,935,136 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-2-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,002,017 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (1 Month LIBOR +0.37%) ±144A | 2.88 | 11-7-2019 | 7,000,000 | 7,007,080 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.98 | 12-6-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,007,176 | ||||||||||||
UBS AG London (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ±144A | 2.67 | 2-7-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,999,984 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.07%) ±144A | 2.63 | 8-2-2019 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,617 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-19-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,998,771 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A%% | 2.81 | 5-31-2019 | 12,000,000 | 12,001,832 | ||||||||||||
269,906,839 | ||||||||||||||||
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Other Commercial Paper: 5.13% |
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CNPC Finance 144A(z) | 2.80 | 2-6-2019 | 13,000,000 | 12,994,490 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.48 | 2-22-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,992,511 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.49 | 2-5-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,996,713 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-4-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,997,377 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,991,963 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Credit Canada Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.70 | 7-5-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,999,926 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ± | 2.73 | 2-15-2019 | 9,000,000 | 9,000,172 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.09%) ± | 2.91 | 3-22-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,829 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Finance (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.68 | 4-30-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,001,408 | ||||||||||||
University of Pittsburgh | 2.72 | 2-1-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,015 | ||||||||||||
78,975,404 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Commercial Paper (Cost $732,083,128) | 732,161,101 | |||||||||||||||
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Municipal Obligations: 15.73% | ||||||||||||||||
California: 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
California Imperial Irrigation District Series B (Utilities Revenue) | 2.60 | 2-20-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,999,665 | ||||||||||||
Orange County CA Water District Series B (Water Utilities) | 2.58 | 2-14-2019 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,470 | ||||||||||||
State of California SeriesB-5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.55 | 2-6-2019 | 9,000,000 | 9,000,691 | ||||||||||||
27,000,826 | ||||||||||||||||
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Colorado: 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado HFA MFHR Class II Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB SPA) | 2.55 | 5-1-2052 | 29,505,000 | 29,505,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2017-TPG007 (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 3.01 | 10-29-2027 | 26,340,000 | 26,340,000 | ||||||||||||
55,845,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Georgia: 2.47% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.26% | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (Utilities Revenue) | 2.57 | 2-19-2019 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,037 | ||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 2.21% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-TPG010 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 2.79 | % | 7-1-2020 | $ | 34,000,000 | $ | 34,000,000 | |||||||||
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Illinois: 0.45% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.45% | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois Housing Development Authority SeriesA-2 (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured, FHLB SPA) | 2.45 | 7-1-2048 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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New Jersey: 1.17% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.17% | ||||||||||||||||
Jets Stadium Development SeriesA-4B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC) 144A## | 2.50 | 4-1-2047 | 18,020,000 | 18,020,000 | ||||||||||||
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New York: 1.95% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Long Island Power Authority Series 2015 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.65 | 3-12-2019 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,990 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.43% | ||||||||||||||||
New York HFA 222 East 44th Street Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.50 | 5-1-2050 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing ProjectSeries B-2 (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.58 | 11-1-2049 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-51 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | 12-1-2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
22,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Oregon: 0.78% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.19% | ||||||||||||||||
Port of Portland International Airport Revenue Series C (Transportation Revenue) | 2.83 | 4-3-2019 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,383 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.58% | ||||||||||||||||
Oregon Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series ZF2515 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144A | 2.61 | 5-1-2035 | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Other: 2.49% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.49% | ||||||||||||||||
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligation Series12-E (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 2.50 | 10-1-2042 | 9,890,000 | 9,890,000 | ||||||||||||
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligation Series 16-G (Health Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) | 2.49 | 10-1-2047 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
SSAB AB Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, DNB Banking ASA LOC) | 2.49 | 6-1-2035 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series A (Health Revenue, American AgCredit LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sunroad Centrum Apartments 5 LP Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.50 | 8-1-2056 | 4,400,000 | 4,400,000 | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 2.57 | 12-1-2027 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
38,290,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania: 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-52 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | % | 12-1-2019 | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | 16,000,000 | |||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $242,155,000) | 242,156,236 | |||||||||||||||
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Other: 1.95% | ||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series T0005 related to Blackrock Municipal Income Trust (JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A§øø | 2.50 | 7-2-2020 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Other (Cost $30,000,000) | 30,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Other Instruments: 1.23% | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund SeriesW-7 § | 2.56 | 6-1-2028 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ROC III California Crossings Chino Hills LLC Series A §øø | 2.50 | 1-1-2057 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banking Limited 144A§ | 2.05 | 3-6-2019 | 2,000,000 | 1,999,020 | ||||||||||||
Total Other Instruments (Cost $18,998,834) | 18,999,020 | |||||||||||||||
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Other Notes: 0.71% | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.71% | ||||||||||||||||
Cellmark Incorporated Secured § | 2.49 | 6-1-2038 | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Other Notes (Cost $11,000,000) | 11,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Repurchase Agreements ^^: 14.68% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of America Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $70,004,997 (1) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $75,005,354 (2) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $15,001,083 (3) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
GX Clarke & Company, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $66,004,767 (4) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 66,000,000 | 66,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $226,000,000) | 226,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $1,546,195,819) | 100.42 | % | 1,546,345,244 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (0.42 | ) | (6,435,775 | ) | ||||
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Total net assets | 100.00 | % | $ | 1,539,909,469 | ||||
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± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
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 on a when-issued basis. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
§ | The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. |
øø | The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer periodically depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
^^ | Collateralized by: |
(1) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 3.50%,8-20-2042 to10-20-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $72,100,000. |
(2) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 7.00%,12-15-2023 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $77,247,271. |
(3) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 7.00%,2-28-2019 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $15,435,982. |
(4) | U.S. government securities, 1.38% to 10.00%,2-15-2019 to2-1-2057, fair value including accrued interest is $67,912,043. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Abbreviations:
DRIVER | Derivative inversetax-exempt receipts |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority |
HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
MFHR | Multifamily housing revenue |
PUTTER | Puttabletax-exempt receipts |
ROC | Reset option certificates |
SPA | Standby purchase agreement |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $1,320,195,819) | $ | 1,320,345,244 | ||
Investments in repurchase agreements, at value (cost $226,000,000) | 226,000,000 | |||
Cash | 23,319 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 120,050 | |||
Receivable for interest | 2,162,995 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 58,475 | |||
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Total assets | 1,548,710,083 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 8,000,000 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 215,684 | |||
Management fee payable | 114,637 | |||
Administration fees payable | 83,041 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,866 | |||
Dividends payable | 1,811 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 383,575 | |||
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Total liabilities | 8,800,614 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 1,539,909,469 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,539,736,063 | ||
Total distributable earnings | 173,406 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 1,539,909,469 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE | ||||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 136,125,557 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 136,059,474 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.0005 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 517,980,615 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 517,726,300 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.0005 | |||
Net assets – Select Class | $ | 735,331,988 | ||
Shares outstanding – Select Class1 | 734,943,658 | |||
Net asset value per share – Select Class | $1.0005 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 150,471,309 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 150,383,538 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.0006 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | 17 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 31,717,113 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 2,152,302 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Administrator Class | 129,512 | |||
Institutional Class | 389,711 | |||
Select Class | 267,257 | |||
Service Class | 180,090 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Administrator Class | 129,512 | |||
Service Class | 375,188 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 128,529 | |||
Professional fees | 42,001 | |||
Registration fees | 36,580 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 34,795 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 11,724 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 52,585 | |||
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Total expenses | 3,929,786 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (909,158 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 3,020,628 | |||
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Net investment income | 28,696,485 | |||
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gains on investments | 18,043 | |||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | (7,945 | ) | ||
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 10,098 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 28,706,583 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations |
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Net investment income | $ | 28,696,485 | $ | 19,365,262 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 18,043 | 158,568 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | (7,945 | ) | (28,138 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 28,706,583 | 19,495,692 | ||||||||||||||
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (2,465,614 | ) | (1,125,792 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (9,770,370 | ) | (6,993,029 | ) | ||||||||||||
Select Class | (13,889,010 | ) | (9,764,841 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (2,571,492 | ) | (1,481,600 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (28,696,486 | ) | (19,365,262 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | 208,831,612 | 208,924,052 | 195,185,039 | 195,282,601 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,335,820,742 | 1,336,437,928 | 1,908,490,605 | 1,909,455,936 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 3,101,735,175 | 3,103,165,040 | 3,039,441,713 | 3,040,958,595 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 1,098,229,467 | 1,098,801,000 | 1,296,529,040 | 1,297,284,224 | ||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | 2,416,281 | 2,417,344 | 1,103,656 | 1,104,204 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 9,639,093 | 9,643,341 | 6,770,934 | 6,774,391 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 13,800,113 | 13,806,425 | 9,369,322 | 9,374,001 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 2,523,025 | 2,524,353 | 1,443,685 | 1,444,535 | ||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | (184,686,866 | ) | (184,768,170 | ) | (205,288,879 | ) | (205,391,015 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class | (1,467,240,930 | ) | (1,467,914,637 | ) | (2,031,635,674 | ) | (2,032,680,970 | ) | ||||||||
Select Class | (3,097,745,586 | ) | (3,099,164,118 | ) | (3,204,452,986 | ) | (3,206,048,194 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (1,137,900,078 | ) | (1,138,490,122 | ) | (1,299,975,132 | ) | (1,300,735,721 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (114,617,564 | ) | (283,177,413 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total decrease in net assets | (114,607,467 | ) | (283,046,983 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Beginning of period | 1,654,516,936 | 1,937,563,919 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,539,909,469 | $ | 1,654,516,936 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $5,939. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0189 | 0.0096 | 0.0029 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0189 | 0.0097 | 0.0033 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0189 | ) | (0.0096 | ) | (0.0029 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0005 | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.91 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.37 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.33 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.90 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $136,126 | $109,551 | $118,548 | $297,396 | $396,339 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0202 | 0.0109 | 0.0043 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0202 | 0.0110 | 0.0046 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0202 | ) | (0.0109 | ) | (0.0042 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0005 | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 2.04 | % | 1.10 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.25 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.01 | % | 1.08 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $517,981 | $639,823 | $756,218 | $5,027,125 | $4,320,392 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELECT CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0209 | 0.0116 | 0.0049 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0209 | 0.0117 | 0.0053 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0209 | ) | (0.0116 | ) | (0.0049 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0005 | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 2.11 | % | 1.17 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.21 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.08 | % | 1.14 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $735,332 | $717,508 | $873,167 | $5,595,704 | $5,889,779 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0006 | $1.0005 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0171 | 0.0079 | 0.0011 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0172 | 0.0080 | 0.0017 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0172 | ) | (0.0079 | ) | (0.0012 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0006 | $1.0006 | $1.0005 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.73 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.54 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.71 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $150,471 | $187,635 | $189,632 | $1,237,014 | $1,438,336 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
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 anopen-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 (“FASB”)Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund operates as an institutional non-government money market fund. As an institutional non-government money market fund, shareholders will transact at a floating net asset value (NAV) rounded to four decimal-places in accordance with the valuation policies below.
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
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that aremarked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under atri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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 aremarked-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 onnon-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest
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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 fromnon-accrual status.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on theex-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 January 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,546,195,819 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
Gross unrealized gains | $ | 171,796 | ||
Gross unrealized losses | (22,371 | ) | ||
Net unrealized gains | $ | 149,425 |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in 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 January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
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Certificates of deposit | $ | 0 | $ | 286,028,887 | $ | 0 | $ | 286,028,887 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 0 | 732,161,101 | 0 | 732,161,101 | ||||||||||||
Municipal obligations | 0 | 242,156,236 | 0 | 242,156,236 | ||||||||||||
Other | 0 | 30,000,000 | 0 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Other instruments | 0 | 18,999,020 | 0 | 18,999,020 | ||||||||||||
Other notes | 0 | 11,000,000 | 0 | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 226,000,000 | 0 | 226,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 1,546,345,244 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,546,345,244 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.15% 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. Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Wells Capital Management Singapore, a separately identifiable department of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an affiliate of Funds Management and wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is also a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from WellsCap at an annual rate starting at 0.0025% and declining to 0.0005% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | % | ||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Select Class | 0.04 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 |
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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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.35% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, 0.13% for Select Class shares and 0.50% for Service Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Administrator Class and Service Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% and 0.25%, respectively, of their average daily net assets.
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 toRule 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid was $28,696,486 and $19,365,262 of ordinary income for the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018, respectively.
As of January 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | Unrealized gains | |
$25,792 | $149,425 |
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | ||||
Administrator Class | $1,125,792 | |||
Institutional Class | 6,993,029 | |||
Select Class | 9,764,841 | |||
Service Class | 1,481,600 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $17,995,298 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website atwellsfargofunds.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 FormN-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s FormN-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 calling1-800-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 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and fourclosed-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
Name and year of birth | Position held and length of service* | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | Current other public company or | |||
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment(non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden(non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship(non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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 | |||
Olivia S. Mitchell (Born 1953) | Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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, anon-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., anon-profit organization, since 2007. | N/A | |||
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, anon-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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Institutional Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund |
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2 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Wells Capital Management Singapore
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (SHMXX) | 6-29-1995 | 1.91 | 0.64 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (SHIXX) | 3-31-2000 | 2.04 | 0.73 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Select Class (WFJXX) | 6-29-2007 | 2.11 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (WHTXX)3 | 6-30-2010 | 1.81 | 0.58 | 0.32 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Select Class | Service Class | |||||||||||
7-day current yield | 2.36 | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.26 | ||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 2.39 | 2.52 | 2.59 | 2.29 | ||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.25 | ||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.28 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wellsfargofunds.com.
Each class is sold without afront-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
For floating NAV money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20194 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20194 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20195 |
19 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20196 |
65 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst®are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s7-day current yield would have been 2.34%, 2.46%, 2.50%, and 2.17% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Select Class, and Service Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for Service Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Administrator Class shares and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Service Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns for Service Class shares would be lower. |
4 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Crane Data LLC is a money market and mutual fund information company that collects, tracks, and maintains data about money markets, money market mutual funds based on types of funds, bank savings, and cash investments. The data includes performance, statistics, and related information. Crane Data LLC distributes rankings, news, and indexes, including the Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, based on the data. Crane Data publishes Money Fund Intelligence, Money Fund Intelligence XLS, Money Fund Wisdom, the Crane Money Fund Indexes, and other products. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION
For most of the reporting period, continued economic improvement allowed the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to remove policy accommodation on a fairly predictable quarterly basis. The U.S. economy achieved above-trend growth, low unemployment, and moderating inflation at the same time as fiscal policy was proving to be an economic tailwind. The FOMC’s Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) through September reflected this scenario and provided the market with some clarity as to the path of future interest rate policy. However, the economic landscape changed in the fourth quarter as the U.S. engaged in various trade wars, the midterm elections disrupted the legislative composition, and financial conditions tightened. These factors began softening economic data and confidence, leading to increased volatility in risk assets. At the conclusion of the FOMC policy meeting on December 19, 2018, the federal funds target rate was raised to a target range of between 2.25% to 2.50% while the rate of interest on excess reserves (IOER) was increased by only 20 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) to 2.40%. That was the second time the IOER rate was increased 5 bps less than the increase in the target rate in an effort to keep the effective federal funds rate from drifting to the upper level of the target range.
In the accompanying SEP, the FOMC provided insight on its view of the economy, inflation, and the corresponding monetary policy expected over the next few years. And the December projections did not disappoint market observers, with the FOMC marginally decreasing its outlook on growth and inflation and correspondingly lowering the glide path for its target rate, decreasing its median outlook for interest rate hikes in 2019 from three to two (2.875%). Comparing the September and December target rate projections, the longer-term section points to an expectation of the eventual neutral rate being marginally lower at 2.75% and lowered 2020 and 2021 median interest rate expectations at 3.125%. On the growth front, the 2019 median gross domestic product projection edged down 0.2% to 2.3% while 2020 and 2021 growth projections remained unchanged at 2.0% and 1.8%, respectively. Core inflation in the 2019 to 2021 projections all declined 0.1% to 2.0%. The lower expectations for interest rates in the next three years show the FOMC members are less concerned regarding the potential for inflationary pressures and more focused on balancing a somewhat softer economy. In fact, the statement released at the conclusion of the January 2019 FOMC meeting removed the wording of “some further gradual increases,” citing increasing downside risk from abroad, weaker domestic data, and tighter financial conditions.
As the FOMC’s expectations for rate increases moved lower, the market expectations for federal funds rate increases, as measured by federal funds futures, moved even lower still. Market participants are barely pricing in any rate hike in 2019 and may even be starting to prepare for a possible rate cut toward the end of 2019 and into 2020. The U.S. Federal Reserve will have plenty of opportunities to adjust expectations starting in 2019 as Chair Jerome Powell will conduct a press conference after each FOMC meeting instead of only quarterly. On the heels of the FOMC lowering its economic and inflation projections, risk assets underperformed and U.S. equities are teetering near bear-market territory.
The rise in short rates has brought not only attention but perhaps also nontraditional money market investors (those who typically invest in longer-term debt or equities) into the short end of the market. The Crane Prime Institutional Money Market Index, maintained by Crane Data LLC7, was up over $61 billion period over period, with all prime assets up over $152 billion. Investors reexamining this product are realizing that the changes implemented from the 2010 money market reform have made a material difference in the construction of prime money market fund portfolios. The added liquidity requirements and maturity restrictions have had a beneficial impact on dampening net asset value (NAV) volatility even as the FOMC continued to raise rates and credit spreads widened. In addition, added transparency of holdings can provide a daily view of the portfolio construction process and allow shareholders to assess portfolio risks.
Strategic outlook
The FOMC has pivoted from a gradually removing accommodation outlook to a data-dependent stance requiring what it terms as “patience.” Going forward, money market investors should continue to look toward the FOMC and other market indicators for future rate guidance. As we get more clarity as to the end of the tightening cycle, money market participants may look to extend weighted average maturities (WAMs) to capture higher yields. Our strategy of emphasizing highly liquid portfolios, relatively short WAMs, and a position in securities that resets frequently allows us to capture elevated London Interbank Offered Rate levels with minimal NAV pricing pressures and afford the flexibility to add longer-dated securities as opportunities arise.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 thesix-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.60 | $ | 1.67 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.54 | $ | 1.68 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.37 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Select Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.72 | $ | 0.66 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.55 | $ | 0.66 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.20 | $ | 2.18 | 0.43 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.04 | $ | 2.19 | 0.43 | % |
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 theone-half-year period). |
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10 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Certificates of Deposit: 22.74% |
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Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.66 | % | 3-12-2019 | $ | 85,000,000 | $ | 85,015,722 | |||||||||
Bank of Montreal (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.73 | 10-4-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,005,242 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal (3 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ± | 2.99 | 12-10-2019 | 61,000,000 | 61,060,671 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 8-14-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,995,602 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.89 | 9-16-2019 | 20,000,000 | 20,007,185 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.74 | 5-1-2019 | 83,000,000 | 83,031,381 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.94 | 1-30-2020 | 60,000,000 | 60,046,463 | ||||||||||||
China Construction Bank Corporation NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.75 | 7-19-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,999,980 | ||||||||||||
China Construction Bank Corporation NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.76 | 7-19-2019 | 3,000,000 | 2,999,999 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 3.06 | 4-3-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,012,356 | ||||||||||||
First Abu Dhabi Bank | 2.38 | 2-1-2019 | 110,000,000 | 110,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA | 2.42 | 2-1-2019 | 155,000,000 | 155,000,000 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ± | 2.73 | 8-9-2019 | 25,000,000 | 25,010,230 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA NA (3 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ± | 2.80 | 5-10-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,018,817 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.71 | 4-10-2019 | 90,000,000 | 89,993,276 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 3.04 | 4-30-2019 | 18,000,000 | 18,009,671 | ||||||||||||
MUFG Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.82 | 5-1-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,008,460 | ||||||||||||
National Bank of Kuwait | 2.37 | 2-1-2019 | 69,125,000 | 69,125,000 | ||||||||||||
Nordea Bank AB (1 Month LIBOR +0.17%) ± | 2.68 | 6-13-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,998,612 | ||||||||||||
Norinchukin Bank | 2.75 | 4-8-2019 | 65,000,000 | 65,021,007 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ± | 2.65 | 3-13-2019 | 42,000,000 | 42,007,342 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.71 | 9-19-2019 | 32,000,000 | 31,994,034 | ||||||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 2.78 | 5-15-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,007,790 | ||||||||||||
Stockholms Enskilda Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 7-26-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,048,861 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.69 | 3-27-2019 | 88,000,000 | 88,019,644 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ± | 2.70 | 3-28-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,009,462 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ± | 2.69 | 2-6-2019 | 15,935,000 | 15,935,717 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.80 | 5-28-2019 | 41,000,000 | 41,017,195 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ± | 2.81 | 5-21-2019 | 55,000,000 | 55,021,282 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.12%) ± | 2.92 | 7-8-2019 | 55,000,000 | 55,004,253 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust NY (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.93 | 4-18-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,003,720 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ± | 3.03 | 10-21-2019 | 35,000,000 | 35,056,821 | ||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.95 | 10-2-2019 | 58,000,000 | 58,044,915 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ± | 2.71 | 8-16-2019 | 47,000,000 | 47,009,853 | ||||||||||||
US Bank NA (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ± | 2.77 | 7-23-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,998,106 | ||||||||||||
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $1,863,116,459) |
| 1,863,538,669 | ||||||||||||||
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Commercial Paper: 48.86% |
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Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 26.55% |
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Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.68 | 4-1-2019 | 14,000,000 | 14,003,511 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-6-2019 | 13,000,000 | 13,002,827 | ||||||||||||
Alpine Securitization LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 6-28-2019 | 60,000,000 | 60,002,411 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-8-2019 | 83,000,000 | 82,998,802 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.71 | 3-15-2019 | 59,000,000 | 59,014,626 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A%% | 2.71 | 7-31-2019 | 78,000,000 | 78,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-24-2019 | 22,000,000 | 22,006,908 | ||||||||||||
Anglesea Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-20-2019 | 38,000,000 | 37,998,627 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corporation 144A(z) | 2.84 | 3-4-2019 | 45,000,000 | 44,896,600 | ||||||||||||
Barton Capital Corporation 144A(z) | 2.81 | 2-12-2019 | 14,660,000 | 14,647,788 | ||||||||||||
Bedford Row Funding Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.34%) ±144A | 2.86 | 6-10-2019 | 35,000,000 | 35,020,799 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper(continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Bennington Stark Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | % | 4-8-2019 | $ | 55,000,000 | $ | 54,732,940 | |||||||||
Cedar Spring Capital Corporation 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-6-2019 | 58,000,000 | 57,975,582 | ||||||||||||
Chesham Finance Limited 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 120,000,000 | 119,991,910 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 3.06 | 12-31-2019 | 61,000,000 | 61,059,304 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 3.07 | 1-8-2020 | 62,000,000 | 62,067,343 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 20,279,000 | 20,277,633 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-8-2019 | 34,278,000 | 34,259,307 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.66 | 2-11-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,996,234 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.83 | 4-2-2019 | 16,000,000 | 15,929,132 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.85 | 2-27-2019 | 18,000,000 | 17,966,196 | ||||||||||||
Concord Minutemen Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.87 | 4-9-2019 | 45,455,000 | 45,228,160 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 3-11-2019 | 75,000,000 | 74,998,161 | ||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Company (1 Month LIBOR +0.23%) ±144A | 2.74 | 5-15-2019 | 104,000,000 | 104,029,776 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-21-2019 | 59,000,000 | 58,913,064 | ||||||||||||
Great Bridge Capital Company 144A(z) | 2.78 | 2-5-2019 | 53,000,000 | 52,982,076 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Secured Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 218,000,000 | 217,985,303 | ||||||||||||
Kells Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.71 | 2-6-2019 | 42,000,000 | 41,983,067 | ||||||||||||
Komatsu Finance America Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 62,500,000 | 62,449,354 | ||||||||||||
Lexington Parker Capital Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-6-2019 | 39,972,000 | 39,955,505 | ||||||||||||
Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.72 | 4-18-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,971,606 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.86 | 2-27-2019 | 18,000,000 | 17,966,196 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 2-26-2019 | 37,000,000 | 36,933,141 | ||||||||||||
LMA Americas LLC 144A(z) | 2.87 | 3-5-2019 | 45,000,000 | 44,896,050 | ||||||||||||
Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.56 | 2-15-2019 | 27,000,000 | 26,972,100 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 125,000,000 | 124,991,573 | ||||||||||||
Mountcliff Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A## | 2.75 | 8-30-2019 | 80,000,000 | 80,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-7-2019 | �� | 40,000,000 | 39,981,100 | |||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-13-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,997,789 | ||||||||||||
Old Line Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ±144A | 2.74 | 8-1-2019 | 24,000,000 | 23,998,841 | ||||||||||||
Ridgefield Funding Company LLC 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-4-2019 | 8,300,000 | 8,297,751 | ||||||||||||
Victory Receivables Corporation 144A(z) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 31,000,000 | 30,997,940 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 3.02 | 3-5-2019 | 49,000,000 | 48,873,425 | ||||||||||||
White Plains Capital 144A(z) | 3.02 | 4-9-2019 | 38,000,000 | 37,791,414 | ||||||||||||
2,176,041,872 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper: 17.56% |
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ASB Finance Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 3.00 | 4-11-2019 | 34,000,000 | 34,005,857 | ||||||||||||
Banco Santander Chile 144A(z) | 2.96 | 3-4-2019 | 25,000,000 | 24,939,622 | ||||||||||||
Banco Santander Chile 144A(z) | 2.96 | 3-5-2019 | 14,500,000 | 14,463,767 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±144A | 2.70 | 7-2-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,997,778 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-6-2019 | 43,000,000 | 43,009,193 | ||||||||||||
Bedford Row Funding Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.22%) ±144A | 3.02 | 1-3-2020 | 50,000,000 | 49,999,786 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ±144A | 2.69 | 5-20-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,005,588 | ||||||||||||
BNZ International Funding Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ±144A | 2.90 | 4-26-2019 | 32,000,000 | 32,006,327 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 32,000,000 | 31,973,803 | ||||||||||||
CME Group Incorporated 144A(z) | 2.52 | 2-5-2019 | 75,500,000 | 75,475,063 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A | 2.68 | 5-3-2019 | 38,000,000 | 38,003,707 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-16-2019 | 43,000,000 | 42,995,218 | ||||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±144A | 3.40 | 12-19-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,142,912 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Financial Company Commercial Paper(continued) | ||||||||||||||||
DBS Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.64 | % | 3-21-2019 | $ | 65,000,000 | $ | 65,011,590 | |||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.26%) ±144A | 2.78 | 2-11-2019 | 39,000,000 | 39,004,068 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ±144A | 2.81 | 5-22-2019 | 20,000,000 | 20,004,086 | ||||||||||||
Federation des Caisses (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) ±144A | 2.81 | 6-25-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,017,908 | ||||||||||||
ING Funding LLC (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ± | 2.77 | 2-11-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,004,104 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Securities (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.65 | 2-28-2019 | 47,000,000 | 47,006,689 | ||||||||||||
Macquarie Bank Limited 144A(z) | 2.54 | 2-25-2019 | 70,700,000 | 70,578,730 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.20%) ±144A | 2.72 | 8-2-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,996,521 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (1 Month LIBOR +0.27%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-21-2019 | 41,000,000 | 41,015,493 | ||||||||||||
National Australia Bank Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.24%) ±144A | 3.01 | 7-25-2019 | 30,200,000 | 30,209,891 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.75 | 5-10-2019 | 42,000,000 | 41,998,845 | ||||||||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.25%) ±144A | 2.77 | 5-8-2019 | 44,000,000 | 44,016,221 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.14%) ±144A | 2.70 | 5-2-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,011,523 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (1 Month LIBOR +0.37%) ±144A | 2.88 | 11-7-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,040,459 | ||||||||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank (3 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.98 | 12-6-2019 | 87,000,000 | 87,078,036 | ||||||||||||
UBS AG London (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ±144A | 2.67 | 2-7-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,999,885 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.07%) ±144A | 2.63 | 8-2-2019 | 63,000,000 | 62,996,979 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +0.21%) ±144A | 2.72 | 9-19-2019 | 55,000,000 | 54,993,239 | ||||||||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±144A | 2.81 | 5-31-2019 | 58,000,000 | 58,008,854 | ||||||||||||
1,439,011,742 | ||||||||||||||||
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Other Commercial Paper: 4.75% |
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CNPC Finance 144A(z) | 2.80 | 2-6-2019 | 55,000,000 | 54,976,689 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.49 | 2-5-2019 | 37,000,000 | 36,987,836 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-4-2019 | 63,000,000 | 62,983,473 | ||||||||||||
Koch Industries Incorporated (z) | 2.50 | 2-12-2019 | 32,000,000 | 31,974,283 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Credit Canada Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +0.19%) ± | 2.70 | 7-5-2019 | 37,000,000 | 36,999,454 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.08%) ± | 2.73 | 2-15-2019 | 38,000,000 | 38,000,727 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Finance Australia Limited (3 Month LIBOR +0.09%) ± | 2.91 | 3-22-2019 | 40,000,000 | 40,004,146 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Finance (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ± | 2.68 | 4-30-2019 | 41,000,000 | 41,009,618 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Finance (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ± | 2.87 | 6-4-2019 | 46,000,000 | 46,017,724 | ||||||||||||
388,953,950 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Commercial Paper (Cost $4,003,497,671) |
| 4,004,007,564 | ||||||||||||||
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Municipal Obligations: 12.40% |
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California: 1.45% |
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Other Municipal Debt: 1.45% |
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California Imperial Irrigation District Series B (Utilities Revenue) | 2.60 | 2-20-2019 | 65,500,000 | 65,497,806 | ||||||||||||
State of California SeriesB-5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.55 | 2-6-2019 | 52,990,000 | 52,994,070 | ||||||||||||
118,491,876 | ||||||||||||||||
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Colorado: 1.79% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.79% |
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Colorado HFA MFHR Class I Series AA (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA SPA) | 2.44 | 5-1-2041 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado HFA MFHR Class II Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB SPA) | 2.55 | 5-1-2052 | 90,915,000 | 90,915,000 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Southern Ute Indian Tribe Reservation Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.55 | 1-1-2027 | 41,040,000 | 41,040,000 | ||||||||||||
146,955,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Florida: 0.07% |
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Other Municipal Debt: 0.07% |
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Hillsborough County of Florida (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.83 | % | 3-28-2019 | $ | 5,507,000 | $ | 5,507,804 | |||||||||
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Georgia: 0.13% |
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Other Municipal Debt: 0.07% |
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Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (Utilities Revenue) | 2.57 | 2-19-2019 | 6,007,000 | 6,007,056 | ||||||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.06% |
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Macon-Bibb County GA Industrial Authority Development Kumho Tire Georgia Incorporated Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Korea Development) | 2.66 | 12-1-2022 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Illinois: 0.22% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.22% |
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Illinois Housing Development Authority SeriesA-2 (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured, FHLB SPA) | 2.45 | 7-1-2048 | 17,700,000 | 17,700,000 | ||||||||||||
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Kentucky: 0.19% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.19% | ||||||||||||||||
Kentucky Housing Corporation Series O (Housing Revenue, Kentucky Housing Corporation SPA) | 2.51 | 1-1-2036 | 10,395,000 | 10,395,000 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky Housing Corporation Series T (Housing Revenue, Kentucky Housing Corporation SPA) | 2.51 | 7-1-2037 | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 | ||||||||||||
15,645,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana: 0.20% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.20% | ||||||||||||||||
East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sewerage Commission Revenue Series 2016-XFT904 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 2.54 | 2-1-2045 | 16,280,000 | 16,280,000 | ||||||||||||
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Missouri: 0.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Bridgeton MO IDA Stolze Printing (Industrial Development Revenue, Carrollton Bank LOC) | 2.50 | 12-1-2047 | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | ||||||||||||
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New Hampshire: 0.79% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.79% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire National Business Finance Authority CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Kookmin Bank LOC) 144A | 2.66 | 10-1-2028 | 65,000,000 | 65,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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New Jersey: 0.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Jets Stadium Development SeriesA-4B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC) 144A | 2.50 | 4-1-2047 | 42,810,000 | 42,810,000 | ||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
New York: 3.08% | ||||||||||||||||
Other Municipal Debt: 0.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Long Island Power Authority Series 2015 (Miscellaneous Revenue) | 2.65 | % | 3-12-2019 | $ | 42,000,000 | $ | 41,999,945 | |||||||||
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.57% | ||||||||||||||||
New York Dormitory Authority Personal Income Taxable Floaters Series XFT910 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 2.52 | 3-15-2040 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York Dormitory Authority Secondary Issues SeriesB-4 (Tax Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 2.54 | 3-15-2040 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA 222 East 44th Street Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.50 | 5-1-2050 | 31,355,000 | 31,355,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA 572 11th Avenue Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.57 | 11-1-2049 | 18,650,000 | 18,650,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Project SeriesB-1 (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.57 | 11-1-2049 | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Project SeriesB-2 (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.58 | 11-1-2049 | 37,250,000 | 37,250,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Manhattan West Residential Housing Project SeriesB-2 (Housing Revenue, Bank of China LOC) | 2.60 | 11-1-2049 | 12,475,000 | 12,475,000 | ||||||||||||
New York Municipal Water Finance Authority SeriesT-30001-I (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 2.52 | 6-15-2044 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-51 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | 12-1-2019 | 44,000,000 | 44,000,000 | ||||||||||||
210,730,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Oregon: 0.22% |
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Other Municipal Debt: 0.22% |
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Port of Portland International Airport Revenue Series C (Transportation Revenue) | 2.83 | 4-3-2019 | 17,700,000 | 17,702,260 | ||||||||||||
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Other: 3.66% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.66% |
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FHLMC MFHR Series M004 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 2.60 | 1-15-2042 | 39,792,281 | 39,792,281 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC MFHR Series M011 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 2.60 | 8-15-2021 | 255,000 | 255,000 | ||||||||||||
Fortenbery Children 2017 Irrevocable Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.49 | 5-1-2037 | 12,275,000 | 12,275,000 | ||||||||||||
Hallmark 75 Ontario LLC (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.50 | 12-1-2056 | 10,100,000 | 10,100,000 | ||||||||||||
Providence St. Joseph Health & Services (Health Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) | 2.49 | 10-1-2047 | 53,000,000 | 53,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligation Series12-E (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 2.50 | 10-1-2042 | 68,260,000 | 68,260,000 | ||||||||||||
SSAB AB Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, DNB Banking ASA LOC) | 2.49 | 6-1-2035 | 13,000,000 | 13,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series A (Health Revenue, American AgCredit LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 33,320,000 | 33,320,000 | ||||||||||||
Steadfast Crestvilla LLC Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 2.50 | 2-1-2056 | 22,040,000 | 22,040,000 | ||||||||||||
Sunroad Centrum Apartments 5 LP Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.50 | 8-1-2056 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sunroad Centrum Apartments 5 LP Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.50 | 8-1-2056 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144A | 2.57 | 12-1-2027 | 32,000,000 | 32,000,000 | ||||||||||||
299,642,281 | ||||||||||||||||
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania: 0.02% |
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Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.02% |
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RBC Municipal Products Incorporated Trust SeriesE-52 Invesco Van Kampen Trust (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A | 2.81 | % | 12-1-2019 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | |||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $1,016,266,281) |
| 1,016,271,222 | ||||||||||||||
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Other Instruments: 5.13% |
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Altoona Blair County Development Corporation 144A§øø | 2.47 | 9-1-2038 | 17,850,000 | 17,850,000 | ||||||||||||
Altoona Blair County Development Corporation 144A§øø | 2.47 | 9-1-2038 | 32,000,000 | 32,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ASC Mercer Island LLC §øø | 2.50 | 6-1-2057 | 33,000,000 | 33,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Cellmark Incorporated Secured §øø | 2.49 | 6-1-2038 | 60,000,000 | 60,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Gerald J Rubin Special Trust Secured §øø | 2.52 | 12-1-2048 | 14,215,000 | 14,215,000 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund SeriesW-7 § | 2.56 | 6-1-2028 | 55,000,000 | 55,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Jefferson Stadium Park L Series A Secured §øø | 2.50 | 2-1-2057 | 45,766,000 | 45,766,000 | ||||||||||||
Jefferson Stadium Park L Series B Secured §øø | 2.50 | 2-1-2057 | 15,100,000 | 15,100,000 | ||||||||||||
Keep Memory Alive §øø | 2.51 | 5-1-2037 | 18,900,000 | 18,900,000 | ||||||||||||
La Mesa Senior Living LP Secured § | 2.50 | 8-1-2057 | 24,255,000 | 24,255,000 | ||||||||||||
La Mesa Senior Living LP Secured § | 2.74 | 8-1-2057 | 1,670,000 | 1,670,000 | ||||||||||||
Opus Group AB §øø | 2.49 | 10-1-2032 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Opus Inspection Incorporated §øø | 2.49 | 1-1-2034 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ROC III CA Crossings Chino Hills LLC Series A §øø | 2.50 | 1-1-2057 | 34,000,000 | 34,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ROC III CA Crossings Chino Hills LLC Series B §øø | 2.50 | 1-1-2057 | 24,000,000 | 24,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banking Limited 144A§ | 2.05 | 3-6-2019 | 4,980,000 | 4,977,560 | ||||||||||||
Total Other Instruments (Cost $420,733,098) |
| 420,733,560 | ||||||||||||||
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Repurchase Agreements ^^: 11.65% |
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Bank of America Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $405,028,913 (1) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 405,000,000 | 405,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $398,078,416 (2) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 398,050,000 | 398,050,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $77,005,561 (3) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 77,000,000 | 77,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $75,005,333 (4) | 2.56 | 2-1-2019 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $955,050,000) |
| 955,050,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $8,258,663,509) | 100.78 | % | 8,259,601,015 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (0.78 | ) | (63,824,284 | ) | ||||
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Total net assets | 100.00 | % | $ | 8,195,776,731 | ||||
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16 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
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 on a when-issued basis. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
§ | The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. |
øø | The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer periodically depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
^^ | Collateralized by: |
(1) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 3.50%,8-20-2042 to10-20-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $417,150,000. |
(2) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 7.00%,12-1-2023 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $409,977,016. |
(3) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 7.00%,2-28-2019 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $79,238,042. |
(4) | U.S. government securities, 6.25%,5-15-2030, fair value including accrued interest is $76,505,381. |
Abbreviations:
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | Government National Mortgage Association |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority |
HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | Industrial Development Authority |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
MFHR | Multifamily housing revenue |
ROC | Reset option certificates |
SPA | Standby purchase agreement |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | 17 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $7,303,613,509) | $ | 7,304,551,015 | ||
Investments in repurchase agreements, at value (cost $955,050,000) | 955,050,000 | |||
Cash | 19,916 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 10,000,175 | |||
Receivable for interest | 12,745,168 | |||
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Total assets | 8,282,366,274 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 79,670,000 | |||
Dividends payable | 2,481,797 | |||
Management fee payable | 658,505 | |||
Administration fees payable | 342,818 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 200,000 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,673 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 3,234,750 | |||
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Total liabilities | 86,589,543 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 8,195,776,731 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 8,195,134,902 | ||
Total distributable earnings | 641,829 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 8,195,776,731 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 92,671,363 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 92,634,270 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.0004 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 1,573,458,447 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 1,572,882,168 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.0004 | |||
Net assets – Select Class | $ | 6,459,319,681 | ||
Shares outstanding – Select Class1 | 6,456,332,298 | |||
Net asset value per share – Select Class | $1.0005 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 70,327,240 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 70,300,710 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.0004 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 171,185,697 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 11,251,814 | |||
Administration fees |
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Administrator Class | 101,116 | |||
Institutional Class | 1,110,630 | |||
Select Class | 2,451,421 | |||
Service Class | 74,295 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees |
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Administrator Class | 101,116 | |||
Service Class | 146,499 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 320,084 | |||
Professional fees | 63,222 | |||
Registration fees | 154,809 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 36,893 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 21,775 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 156,710 | |||
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Total expenses | 15,990,384 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (4,656,679 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 11,333,705 | |||
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Net investment income | 159,851,992 | |||
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gains on investments | 56,876 | |||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 431,979 | |||
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 488,855 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 160,340,847 | ||
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Statement of changes in net assets | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | 19 |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 159,851,992 | $ | 64,014,600 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 56,876 | 63,872 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 431,979 | 116,211 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 160,340,847 | 64,194,683 | ||||||||||||||
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (1,895,476 | ) | (809,604 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (28,249,539 | ) | (11,159,961 | ) | ||||||||||||
Select Class | (128,601,249 | ) | (51,608,329 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (1,105,728 | ) | (496,333 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (159,851,992 | ) | (64,074,227 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 211,434,343 | 211,501,197 | 248,099,059 | 248,174,749 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 9,160,087,234 | 9,162,659,933 | 5,717,291,116 | 5,719,078,095 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 35,980,466,135 | 35,993,622,643 | 23,211,492,748 | 23,220,593,461 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 239,534,792 | 239,602,726 | 187,716,630 | 187,774,196 | ||||||||||||
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Reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 1,713,630 | 1,714,172 | 754,773 | 755,005 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 23,610,733 | 23,617,570 | 8,776,998 | 8,779,616 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 104,456,935 | 104,496,372 | 42,194,536 | 42,211,113 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 835,422 | 835,654 | 394,767 | 394,887 | ||||||||||||
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Payment for shares redeemed | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (213,025,903 | ) | (213,088,180 | ) | (238,910,906 | ) | (238,984,011 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class | (8,715,286,298 | ) | (8,717,706,523 | ) | (5,370,441,259 | ) | (5,372,100,379 | ) | ||||||||
Select Class | (35,343,945,454 | ) | (35,356,866,490 | ) | (20,923,225,004 | ) | (20,931,345,992 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (231,465,196 | ) | (231,531,059 | ) | (194,136,471 | ) | (194,197,088 | ) | ||||||||
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(44,519,192,252 | ) | (26,736,627,470 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 1,218,858,015 | 2,691,133,652 | ||||||||||||||
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Total increase in net assets | 1,219,346,870 | 2,691,254,108 | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 6,976,429,861 | 4,285,175,753 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 8,195,776,731 | $ | 6,976,429,861 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $352,553. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund | Financial highlights |
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0188 | 0.0096 | 0.0028 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0003 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0189 | 0.0096 | 0.0031 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.0188 | ) | (0.0096 | ) | (0.0028 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | 0.0000 | (0.0000 | )3 | 0.0000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0188 | ) | (0.0096 | ) | (0.0028 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0004 | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.91 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.36 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.33 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.87 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $92,671 | $92,542 | $82,591 | $258,152 | $312,748 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0202 | 0.0108 | 0.0039 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0005 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0202 | 0.0108 | 0.0044 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0201 | ) | (0.0108 | ) | (0.0041 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | 0.0000 | (0.0000 | )3 | 0.0000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0201 | ) | (0.0108 | ) | (0.0041 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0004 | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 2.04 | % | 1.09 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.24 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.22 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.03 | % | 1.11 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $1,573,458 | $1,104,814 | $749,052 | $8,252,614 | $9,397,113 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELECT CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0004 | $1.0004 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0208 | 0.0116 | 0.0048 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0004 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0209 | 0.0116 | 0.0052 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0208 | ) | (0.0116 | ) | (0.0048 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | 0.0000 | (0.0000 | )3 | 0.0000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0208 | ) | (0.0116 | ) | (0.0048 | ) | 0.00 | 2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0005 | $1.0004 | $1.0004 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 2.11 | % | 1.16 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.13 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.10 | % | 1.19 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $6,459,320 | $5,717,659 | $3,386,093 | $37,219,390 | $35,247,440 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0177 | 0.0085 | 0.0016 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0002 | 0.0000 | 3 | 0.0005 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0178 | ) | (0.0085 | ) | (0.0018 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | 0.0000 | (0.0000 | )3 | 0.0000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0178 | ) | (0.0085 | ) | (0.0018 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0004 | $1.0003 | $1.0003 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.81 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.51 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.43 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.79 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $70,327 | $61,415 | $67,439 | $898,288 | $1,124,475 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
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 anopen-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 (“FASB”)Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund operates as an institutional non-government money market fund. As an institutional non-government money market fund, shareholders will transact at a floating net asset value (NAV) rounded to four decimal-places in accordance with the valuation policies below.
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
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that aremarked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under atri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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 aremarked-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 onnon-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest
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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 fromnon-accrual status.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on theex-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 January 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $8,258,663,512 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
Gross unrealized gains | $ | 1,056,778 | ||
Gross unrealized losses | (119,275 | ) | ||
Net unrealized gains | $ | 937,503 |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in 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 January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
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Certificates of deposit | $ | 0 | $ | 1,863,538,669 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,863,538,669 | ||||||||
Asset-backed commercial paper | 0 | 2,176,041,872 | 0 | 2,176,041,872 | ||||||||||||
Financial company commercial paper | 0 | 1,439,011,742 | 0 | 1,439,011,742 | ||||||||||||
Other commercial paper | 0 | 388,953,950 | 0 | 388,953,950 | ||||||||||||
Other municipal debt | 0 | 189,708,941 | 0 | 189,708,941 | ||||||||||||
Variable rate demand notes | 0 | 826,562,281 | 0 | 826,562,281 | ||||||||||||
Other instruments | 0 | 420,733,560 | 0 | 420,733,560 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 955,050,000 | 0 | 955,050,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 8,259,601,015 | $ | 0 | $ | 8,259,601,015 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.15% 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. Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Wells Capital Management Singapore, a separately identifiable department of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, an affiliate of Funds Management and wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is also a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from WellsCap at an annual rate starting at 0.0025% and declining to 0.0005% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | % | ||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Select Class | 0.04 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 |
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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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.35% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, 0.13% for Select Class shares, and 0.43% for Service Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Administrator Class and Service Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% and 0.25%, respectively, of their average daily net assets.
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 toRule 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid was $159,851,992 and $64,074,227 of ordinary income for the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018, respectively.
As of January 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | Unrealized gains | |
$2,478,914 | $937,503 |
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Administrator Class | $ | 808,895 | $ | 709 | ||||
Institutional Class | 11,149,920 | 10,041 | ||||||
Select Class | 51,559,917 | 48,412 | ||||||
Service Class | 495,868 | 465 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Heritage Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $93,783,311 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.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 atwellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 FormN-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s FormN-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 calling1-800-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 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and fourclosed-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
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment(non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden(non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship(non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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, anon-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., anon-profit organization, since 2007. | N/A | |||
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, anon-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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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January 31, 2019
Institutional Money Market Funds
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2 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | 3 |
Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
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6 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
James Randazzo
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019*
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WUCXX)3 | 7-9-2010 | 1.25 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (EMMXX) | 11-20-1996 | 1.35 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (EISXX) | 11-25-1996 | 1.11 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Service Class | ||||||||
7-day current yield | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.05 | |||||||
7-day compound yield | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.06 | |||||||
30-day simple yield | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.05 | |||||||
30-day compound yield | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.05 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. 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.
Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.
For floating NAV money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Revenue source as of January 31, 20194 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20194 |
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Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20195 | ||||
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Weighted average life as of January 31, 20196 | ||||
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‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
* | 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 Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been 1.04%, 1.15%, and 0.86% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class, and Service Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had been included, returns for Administrator Class shares would be lower. |
4 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA Index) is a seven-day high-grade market index composed of tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations with certain characteristics. The index is calculated and published by Bloomberg. The index is overseen by SIFMA’s Municipal Swap Index Committee. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGER’S DISCUSSION
During the period, the municipal money markets continued to strengthen as rising interest rates and increasing asset levels gave both investors and market participants something to cheer about. With regulatory reform a distant memory, market participants refocused on traditional macroeconomic factors, market technicals, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA Index)7, which measures seven-day variable-rate demand note (VRDN) yields, experienced several bouts of volatility throughout the period as seasonal technicals exacerbated supply and demand dynamics. Fixed-rate paper, on the other hand, experienced less dramatic swings and generally tracked taxable rates as the FOMC progressed with four rate hikes throughout the year.
The SIFMA Index began the period at 1.08% (73% of the one-week London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR]) as the advent of seasonal reinvestment cash in early January forced municipal money market yields to quickly normalize following a spike in tax-exempt rates in December. The SIFMA Index had closed out 2017 at a multiyear high of 1.71% (115% of the one-week LIBOR). Yields on high-grade one-year notes began the period at 1.40%, down from 1.46% at the prior year-end.
The next big move in the municipal money market space occurred during the March through April tax-payment period. Yields rose across the curve as seasonal fund outflows exerted downward pressure on demand. With municipal money market funds losing roughly $4 billion in assets, the SIFMA Index spiked to 1.81% on April 18, 2018, up from 1.58% at the end of March, pushing the SIFMA Index/one-week LIBOR ratio down to 104%.
Municipal money market assets usually languish until June and July, when coupons and maturities generate a new wave of reinvestment cash. However, fund assets staged an unexpected turnaround during the month of May as investors sought to take advantage of the sudden cheapness of the SIFMA Index, with municipal money market funds attracting almost $7 billion in assets during the month. This unexpected surge in demand forced the SIFMA Index lower for six straight weeks before closing out the month at 1.06%, or 61% of one-week LIBOR.
June saw equally abnormal asset flows; this time, municipal money market funds experienced redemptions in the neighborhood of $2.8 billion. This surprising reversal in trend caused demand for overnight and weekly VRDNs and tender option bonds (TOBs) to evaporate, forcing dealers to rapidly ratchet rates higher in order to entice nontraditional buyers. The FOMC rate hike on June 13, 2018, provided additional impetus for the tax-exempt market to play catch-up with taxable equivalents. The SIFMA Index rose from 1.05% (59% of the one-week LIBOR) on June 6 to 1.51% (76% of the one-week LIBOR) on June 27.
The dog days of summer brought some semblance of normalcy to the municipal money market space as the SIFMA Index settled into a narrower range while tracking taxable rates higher leading up to the next anticipated FOMC tightening in September 2018. The SIFMA Index rose slightly to 1.61% by the end of October, up from 1.56% at the end of September. Further out on the curve, yields on high-grade commercial paper and notes continued to rise as the market continued to cope with large secondary market balances. One-year high-grade notes finished out the month at approximately 2.07%, up from 1.94% the previous month.
Heading into the final two months of 2018, the municipal money markets continued to benefit as heightened equity and bond market volatility forced many investors to seek out safe havens in the short end. The municipal yield curve began to flatten as the SIFMA Index eventually drifted higher before closing out the year at 1.71%. Meanwhile, yields on top-rated one-year paper fell to roughly 1.90% as expectations for FOMC rate hikes were discounted. Ultimately, municipal money market funds would bring in roughly $6.5 billion in assets during the month of December, capping off a strong year in which assets increased by approximately $14 billion, or 10% for the year, according to Crane Data LLC.
In January 2019, seasonal technicals in the form of heavy maturities and coupons would drive demand for tax-exempt paper along the curve. The SIFMA Index fell sharply to a multi-month low of 1.43% (59% of the one-week LIBOR) by the end of the period as demand for VRDNs and TOBs outpaced supply. Holiday-shortened weeks also contributed to a lackluster primary market calendar, further suppressing rates. Further out on the curve, yields on high-grade one-year paper fell to 1.74%, down from 1.90% the previous month.
Strategic outlook
Throughout the period, we continued to emphasize portfolio liquidity by targeting our purchases primarily in daily and weekly VRDNs and TOBs. This strategy allowed us to achieve our objectives for 100% weekly liquidity and principal preservation. Additionally, our strategy allowed us to quickly capture the benefits of rising interest rate levels due to FOMC rate hikes and periods of elevated SIFMA Index rates. Given the relative flatness of the municipal yield curve and uncertainty surrounding FOMC interest rate policy, we continue to feel that a conservative posture with respect to liquidity and duration targets is warranted in the near future.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.89 | $ | 1.52 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.69 | $ | 1.53 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,007.39 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.23 | $ | 2.28 | 0.45 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.94 | $ | 2.29 | 0.45 | % |
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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10 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Municipal Obligations: 82.34% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama: 2.35% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 2.35% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/CertificatesSeries 2018-XL0098 (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.52 | % | 12-1-2022 | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 4,500,000 | |||||||||
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Arizona: 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue Various Banner Health Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) | 1.60 | 1-1-2046 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||||||||
Maricopa County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.52 | 8-1-2026 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Pinal County AZ IDA Shamrock Farms Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.54 | 8-1-2022 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Pinal County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Feenstra Investments LLC Project Series 2002 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.54 | 8-1-2027 | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | ||||||||||||
8,850,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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California: 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
California PCFA Solid Waste Milk Time Dairy Farms Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, Rabobank LOC) | 1.54 | 11-1-2027 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||||||||
California Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-ZM0642 (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.68 | 5-1-2024 | 4,360,000 | 4,360,000 | ||||||||||||
Modesto CA MFHR Live Oak Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured, FNMA LIQ) | 1.29 | 9-15-2024 | 275,000 | 275,000 | ||||||||||||
6,035,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Colorado: 0.48% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.48% | ||||||||||||||||
Arapahoe County CO Cottrell Printing Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 1.58 | 10-1-2019 | 330,000 | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
Town of Hudson CO Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 1.64 | 11-1-2020 | 580,000 | 580,000 | ||||||||||||
910,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Florida: 2.09% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.09% | ||||||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/CertificatesSeries 2017-ZM0571 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-15-2047 | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||
Florida Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater CertificatesSeries 2017-XF2517 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 8-15-2047 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | ||||||||||||
4,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Georgia: 2.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 2.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Monroe County GA Power & Light Company Project Series 2017 (Utilities Revenue) | 1.80 | 11-1-2047 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Illinois: 11.86% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 11.86% | ||||||||||||||||
Chicago IL Enterprise Zone Gardner Gibson Project (Industrial Development Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) | 1.54 | % | 7-1-2033 | $ | 1,780,000 | $ | 1,780,000 | |||||||||
Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport 3rd Lien Series C (Airport Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) | 1.41 | 1-1-2035 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare Series B (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) | 1.60 | 11-15-2037 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | ||||||||||||
JP Morgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 5021 (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144A | 1.72 | 3-29-2019 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Lake County IL MFHR (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.55 | 11-1-2034 | 4,920,000 | 4,920,000 | ||||||||||||
Peoria County IL Caterpillar Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Caterpillar Incorporated LOC) | 1.60 | 2-1-2030 | 4,300,000 | 4,300,000 | ||||||||||||
22,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Indiana: 3.49% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.49% | ||||||||||||||||
Indiana Certificate of Participation Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-34 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LIQ) | 1.47 | 7-1-2023 | 1,380,000 | 1,380,000 | ||||||||||||
Jeffersonville IN Economic Development Eagle Steel Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) | 1.48 | 12-1-2027 | 2,785,000 | 2,785,000 | ||||||||||||
Noblesville IN Greystone Apartments Project Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 1.52 | 3-1-2041 | 1,375,000 | 1,375,000 | ||||||||||||
St. Joseph County IN Midcorr Land Development LLC Project (Industrial Development Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC) | 1.47 | 10-1-2023 | 1,130,000 | 1,130,000 | ||||||||||||
6,670,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Iowa: 5.79% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 5.79% | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority John Maassen & Sons Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.49 | 11-1-2035 | 2,075,000 | 2,075,000 | ||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Korea Development Bank LOC) | 1.81 | 4-1-2022 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Various Unity Point Health Series D (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) | 1.42 | 12-1-2041 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
11,075,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kansas: 2.84% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.84% | ||||||||||||||||
Nemaha County KS Midwest AG Services LLC Project (Industrial Development Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC) | 1.59 | 11-1-2020 | 610,000 | 610,000 | ||||||||||||
University of Kansas Hospital Authority Health System (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 1.64 | 9-1-2034 | 4,820,000 | 4,820,000 | ||||||||||||
5,430,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky: 0.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Jefferson County KY Industrial Building Dant Growth LLC Project Series 2002 (Industrial Development Revenue, Stock Yards Bank & Trust LOC) | 1.47 | 9-1-2022 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Louisiana: 4.81% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.81% | ||||||||||||||||
East Baton Rouge Parish LA ExxonMobil Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) | 1.60 | % | 12-1-2040 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | |||||||||
East Baton Rouge Parish LA Industrial Development Board ExxonMobil Project Series 2010A (Industrial Development Revenue, Exxon Capital Ventures LIQ) | 1.60 | 8-1-2035 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities CDA Honeywell International Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Honeywell International Incorporated LOC) | 1.57 | 12-1-2036 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
9,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michigan: 4.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Series 1982 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services America LOC) | 1.49 | 6-1-2024 | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Michigan Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-ZM0614 (Education Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.61 | 11-1-2028 | 5,835,000 | 5,835,000 | ||||||||||||
8,635,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Minnesota: 4.12% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.12% | ||||||||||||||||
Forest Lake MN Kilkenny Court Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.52 | 8-15-2038 | 750,000 | 750,000 | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XF2760 (Education Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 11-1-2037 | 7,140,000 | 7,140,000 | ||||||||||||
7,890,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Missouri: 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
Missouri Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-XG0176 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.53 | 5-15-2041 | 1,395,000 | 1,395,000 | ||||||||||||
St. Charles County MO IDA Kuenz Heating & Sheet Metal Series 2001 (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) | 1.68 | 4-1-2026 | 1,290,000 | 1,290,000 | ||||||||||||
2,685,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Nevada: 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Series 2018-ZM0634 (GO Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 12-1-2025 | 3,330,000 | 3,330,000 | ||||||||||||
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New York: 4.68% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.68% | ||||||||||||||||
New York Homeowner Mortgage Agency Series 210 (Housing Revenue, Barclays Bank plc SPA) | 1.53 | 10-1-2039 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC) | 1.45 | 6-1-2037 | 350,000 | 350,000 | ||||||||||||
New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Mizuho Bank Limited SPA) | 1.63 | 6-15-2044 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | ||||||||||||
8,950,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
North Carolina: 0.76% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.76% | ||||||||||||||||
Rockingham County NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA Innofa USA Project Series 2007 (Industrial Development Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC) | 1.47 | % | 1-1-2027 | $ | 1,450,000 | $ | 1,450,000 | |||||||||
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North Dakota: 0.43% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.43% | ||||||||||||||||
Mandan ND IDA Cloverdale Foods Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue, BNC National Bank LOC) | 1.65 | 12-1-2022 | 825,000 | 825,000 | ||||||||||||
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Other: 1.64% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.64% | ||||||||||||||||
FHLMC MFHR Series M-031 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.46 | 12-15-2045 | 2,125,000 | 2,125,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC MFHR Series M-033 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LIQ) | 1.46 | 3-15-2049 | 1,005,000 | 1,005,000 | ||||||||||||
3,130,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Pennsylvania: 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 3.30% | ||||||||||||||||
Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority Series E (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.70 | 4-1-2022 | 5,820,000 | 5,820,000 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania EDFA Series D-7 (Industrial Development Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC) | 1.47 | 8-1-2022 | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||
6,320,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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South Carolina: 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||
South Carolina Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Floater Certificates Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency Series 2018-XM0690 (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144A | 1.47 | 10-1-2022 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Tennessee: 2.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 2.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Methodist Le Bonheur Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA SPA) | 1.62 | 6-1-2042 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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Texas: 4.93% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 4.93% | ||||||||||||||||
Brazos Harbor TX Industrial Development Corporation (Industrial Development Revenue, BASF SE LOC) | 1.55 | 10-1-2036 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Dallam County TX Industrial Development Corporation Dalhart Jersey Ranch Incorporated Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC) | 1.49 | 8-1-2039 | 1,430,000 | 1,430,000 | ||||||||||||
Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Total Petrochemicals USA Incorporated Project Series 2003-C (Industrial Development Revenue, Total SA LOC) | 1.50 | 4-1-2027 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
9,430,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Virginia: 0.60% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 0.60% | ||||||||||||||||
Chesterfield County VA IDA Super Radiator Coils Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Marshall & Ilsley Bank LOC) | 1.48 | % | 4-1-2026 | $ | 1,150,000 | $ | 1,150,000 | |||||||||
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Washington: 2.62% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 2.62% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington Finance Authority Smith Brothers Farms Incorporated Series 2001 (Industrial Development Revenue, Northwest Farm Credit LOC) | 1.49 | 9-1-2021 | 2,520,000 | 2,520,000 | ||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission Whisperwood Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 1.52 | 5-15-2035 | 1,590,000 | 1,590,000 | ||||||||||||
Yakima County WA Solid Waste Disposal George Deruyter & Son Project Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Northwest Farm Credit LOC) | 1.49 | 8-1-2026 | 900,000 | 900,000 | ||||||||||||
5,010,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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West Virginia: 1.41% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Note ø: 1.41% | ||||||||||||||||
West Virginia EDA Collins Hardwood Company LLC (Industrial Development Revenue, American AgCredit LOC) | 1.54 | 10-1-2031 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | ||||||||||||
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Wisconsin: 1.92% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 1.92% | ||||||||||||||||
Manitowoc WI CDA Regency House Project (Housing Revenue, Bank First National LOC) | 1.68 | 11-1-2020 | 955,000 | 955,000 | ||||||||||||
Sheboygan WI Vortex Liquid Color Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Bank First National LOC) | 1.68 | 11-1-2020 | 550,000 | 550,000 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin RIB Floater Trust Certificates Series 2018-022 (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144A | 1.46 | 5-1-2036 | 2,170,000 | 2,170,000 | ||||||||||||
3,675,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $157,550,000) | 157,550,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Other: 11.87% | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Incorporated Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (Citibank NA LOC) ø | 1.58 | 6-1-2041 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares Series 3 (Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144A ø | 1.52 | 3-1-2040 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares Series 1-2118 (Barclays Bank LIQ) 144A ø | 1.58 | 5-1-2041 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Western Asset Intermediate Municipal Fund Incorporated Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares Series 1 (Citibank NA LIQ) 144A ø | 1.58 | 2-25-2045 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Western Asset Municipal Partners Incorporated Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares Series 1 (Citibank NA LIQ) 144A ø | 1.58 | 3-11-2045 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Other (Cost $22,700,000) | 22,700,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Repurchase Agreements: 2.56% | ||||||||||||||||
Barclay’s Capital Incorporated, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $4,900,347 ^^ | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $4,900,000) | 4,900,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $185,150,000) | 96.77 | % | 185,150,000 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | 3.23 | 6,188,843 | ||||||
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Total net assets | 100.00 | % | $ | 191,338,843 | ||||
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ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
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. |
^^ | Collateralized by U.S. government securities, 1.75% to 7.25%, 12-31-2020 to 8-31-2025, fair value including accrued interest is $4,998,000. |
Abbreviations:
AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal |
CDA | Community Development Authority |
DRIVER | Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
EDA | Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | Economic Development Finance Authority |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GO | General obligation |
IDA | Industrial Development Authority |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
MFHR | Multifamily housing revenue |
PCFA | Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PUTTER | Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
RIB | Residual Interest Bond |
SPA | Standby purchase agreement |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $185,150,000) | $ | 185,150,000 | ||
Cash | 149,575 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 5,787,559 | |||
Receivable for interest | 401,871 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 27,605 | |||
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Total assets | 191,516,610 | |||
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Shareholder report expenses payable | 81,575 | |||
Professional fees payable | 27,680 | |||
Administration fees payable | 16,020 | |||
Custodian and accounting fees payable | 11,375 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 8,482 | |||
Dividends payable | 5,565 | |||
Management fee payable | 3,866 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,860 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 21,344 | |||
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Total liabilities | 177,767 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 191,338,843 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 191,412,246 | ||
Total distributable loss | (73,403 | ) | ||
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Total net assets | $ | 191,338,843 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 6,313,170 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 6,311,071 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.0003 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 166,024,212 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 165,958,949 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.0004 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 19,001,461 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 18,994,738 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.0004 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | 17 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 3,828,839 | ||
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Management fee | 376,176 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Administrator Class | 5,409 | |||
Institutional Class | 180,643 | |||
Service Class | 23,486 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Administrator Class | 5,409 | |||
Service Class | 48,929 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 32,386 | |||
Professional fees | 39,117 | |||
Registration fees | 79,304 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 14,107 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 23,250 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 22,932 | |||
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Total expenses | 851,148 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (295,243 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 555,905 | |||
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Net investment income | 3,272,934 | |||
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Net realized gains on investments | 1,837 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,274,771 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | $ | 3,272,934 | $ | 2,669,470 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 1,837 | 200,819 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0 | (175 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,274,771 | 2,870,114 | ||||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | (72,091 | ) | (22,154 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (3,175,949 | ) | (2,534,518 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (225,713 | ) | (114,035 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (3,473,753 | ) | (2,670,707 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | 2,997,003 | 3,000,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 4,687,583,592 | 4,692,370,298 | 6,592,288,860 | 6,598,075,845 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 11,577,879 | 11,587,521 | 5,397,387 | 5,401,673 | ||||||||||||
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Administrator Class | 70,709 | 70,768 | 21,782 | 21,800 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 3,163,888 | 3,166,888 | 2,498,994 | 2,501,356 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 161,224 | 161,362 | 79,884 | 79,954 | ||||||||||||
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Institutional Class | (4,860,642,244 | ) | (4,865,545,794 | ) | (6,521,302,596 | ) | (6,527,059,643 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (12,079,625 | ) | (12,089,936 | ) | (10,091,953 | ) | (10,099,803 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (167,278,893 | ) | 68,921,182 | |||||||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (167,477,875 | ) | 69,120,589 | |||||||||||||
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Beginning of period | 358,816,718 | 289,696,129 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 191,338,843 | $ | 358,816,718 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $75,241. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0010 | $1.0005 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0125 | 0.0069 | 0.0031 | 0.00 | 2 | 0. 00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | (0.0001 | ) | 0.0005 | 0.0008 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0124 | 0.0074 | 0.0039 | 0.00 | 2 | 0. 00 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0124 | ) | (0.0069 | ) | (0.0030 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.0007 | ) | (0.0000 | )3 | (0.0004 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0131 | ) | (0.0069 | ) | (0.0034 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0003 | $1.0010 | $1.0005 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.25 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.44 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.37 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.11 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.25 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $6,313 | $3,247 | $3,223 | $3,537 | $3,536 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0011 | $1.0005 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0133 | 2 | 0.0080 | 0.0035 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0001 | 0.0005 | 0.0012 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0134 | 0.0085 | 0.0047 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0134 | ) | (0.0079 | ) | (0.0038 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.0007 | ) | (0.0000 | )4 | (0.0004 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0141 | ) | (0.0079 | ) | (0.0042 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0004 | $1.0011 | $1.0005 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.35 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.31 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.11 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.32 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $166,024 | $336,215 | $262,511 | $953,036 | $1,008,667 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.0010 | $1.0005 | $1.0000 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.0109 | 2 | 0.0059 | 0.0037 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | 4 | (0.0010 | ) | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.0110 | 0.0059 | 0.0027 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.0109 | ) | (0.0054 | ) | (0.0018 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.0007 | ) | (0.0000 | )4 | (0.0004 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.0116 | ) | (0.0054 | ) | (0.0022 | ) | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.0004 | $1.0010 | $1.0005 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.11 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.61 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.11 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.09 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $19,001 | $19,355 | $23,962 | $108,484 | $140,465 |
1 | Amounts reflect the Fund transacting shares at a fixed NAV rounded to two decimal places. Beginning October 11, 2016, the Fund began selling and redeeming shares of the Fund at a floating NAV rounded to the fourth decimal place. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Amount is less than $0.00005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Notes to financial statements |
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 (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946,Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund operates as an institutional non-government money market fund. As an institutional non-government money market fund, shareholders will transact at a floating net asset value (NAV) rounded to four decimal places in accordance with the valuation policies below.
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
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, 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.
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Notes to financial statements | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | 23 |
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 tax-exempt 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 January 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $185,150,000 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
Gross unrealized gains | $ | 0 | ||
Gross unrealized losses | 0 | |||
Net unrealized gains | $ | 0 |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
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Municipal obligations | $ | 0 | $ | 157,550,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 157,550,000 | ||||||||
Other | 0 | 22,700,000 | 0 | 22,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 4,900,000 | 0 | 4,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 185,150,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 185,150,000 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement.
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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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.15% 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 Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | % | ||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 |
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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.30% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, and 0.45% for Service Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents. Administrator Class and Service Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% and 0.25%, respectively, of their average daily net assets.
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 toRule 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 $493,940,000 and $519,565,000 in interfund purchases and sales, respectively, during the year ended January 31, 2019.
5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018 were as follows:
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Ordinary income | $ | 473,017 | $ | 261,220 | ||||
Tax-exempt income | 2,857,604 | 2,409,487 | ||||||
Long-term capital gain | 143,132 | 0 |
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As of January 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | Undistributed tax-exempt income | |
$1,837 | $62,757 |
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Administrator Class | $ | 22,145 | $ | 9 | ||||
Institutional Class | 2,533,504 | 1,014 | ||||||
Service Class | 113,982 | 53 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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26 | Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund | Report of independent registered public accounting firm |
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $143,132 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $415,330 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $57,687 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 87.31% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.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 atwellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 152 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
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Government Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund |
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2 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (WFGXX) | 11-8-1999 | 1.38 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.61 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WGAXX) | 7-31-2003 | 1.65 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (GVIXX) | 7-28-2003 | 1.79 | 0.57 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Select Class (WFFXX)3 | 6-30-2015 | 1.85 | 0.61 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (NWGXX) | 11-16-1987 | 1.48 | 0.40 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweep Class4 | 6-30-2010 | 1.21 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Class A | Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Select Class | Service Class | Sweep Class | |||||||||||||||||
7-day current yield | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 1.97 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 1.88 | 2.15 | 2.29 | 2.35 | 1.99 | 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 1.97 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 1.89 | 2.15 | 2.29 | 2.35 | 1.99 | 1.72 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wellsfargofunds.com.
Each class is sold without afront-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
For government money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20195 |
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Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20195 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20196 |
22 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20197 |
99 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst®are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 0.60% for Class A, 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.14% for Select Class, 0.50% for Service Class, and 0.77% for the Sweep Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s7-day current yield would have been 1.86%, 2.13%, 2.25%, 2.29%, 1.96%, and 1.70% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Select Class, Service Class, and Sweep Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for the Select Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Select Class shares would be higher. |
4 | Historical performance shown for Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been included, returns for Sweep Class shares would be lower. |
5 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGER’S DISCUSSION
The Fund’s fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019, was characterized by steadily rising interest rates. The fiscal year began with the target range on the federal funds rate set by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) at 1.25% to 1.50%. The Fed raised the target range by 0.25% four times during the year—in March, June, September, and December—with the resulting federal funds target rate set at 2.25% to 2.50% at the end of the period. In addition to raising interest rates, the Fed also continued to shrink its balance sheet by systematically allowing a portion of the U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities it acquired during its quantitative easing programs to mature without being reinvested. Both the interest rate and balance sheet actions represent steps by the Fed to normalize monetary policy, effectively unwinding the policies it used to assist the economy’s recovery from the financial crisis.
The U.S. economy grew strongly throughout the year. Gross domestic product grew at an average rate of approximately 3.1% on an annualized basis, compared with a solid 2.5% rate for the prior year. The unemployment rate was largely unchanged, ending the fiscal year at 4.0%, down from 4.1% a year earlier. In addition, the underemployment rate, which includes workers marginally attached to the labor force and those working part time for economic reasons, also fell slightly, from 8.2% to 8.1% over the same period. Both measures were at or below their lows in the years preceding the financial crisis. These measures, among others, likely gave the Fed the confidence it displayed in moving to normalize interest rates and its balance sheet.
Interest rates on all categories of government money market securities moved gradually higher throughout the year, consistent with the Fed’s moves. The3-month Treasury bill(T-bill) yields averaged 1.58% during February 2018, the first month of the fiscal year; 2.40% during January 2019, the last month of the fiscal year; and 2.04% on average for the entire fiscal year. This compares with an average of 1.01% for the year that ended January 31, 2018. Similarly, average6-monthT-bill yields were 1.77% in February 2018; 2.50% in January 2019; and 2.21% over the whole fiscal year, up from an average of 1.14% in the previous fiscal year. The higher yields onT-bills were due not only to the Fed’s interest rate hikes but also to an increased supply ofT-bills from the U.S. Treasury, which needed to finance the growing U.S. federal deficit. The total amount ofT-bills outstanding grew from $1.964 trillion at the beginning of the fiscal year to $2.289 trillion at the end.
The yields on repurchase agreements (repos) generally followed the same path and were also heavily influenced by the Fed’s decisions. Overnight Treasury repo rates, as measured by the Fed’sTri-Party General Collateral Rate, averaged 1.31% in February 2018, the fiscal year’s first month, and 2.44% in January 2019, the fiscal year’s last month. For the entire fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019 the average Treasury repo yield was 1.92%, up from 0.94% for the previous fiscal year.
Similarly, yields on government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) discount notes moved higher in lockstep with other government securities throughout the year. Average GSE discount note yields for3-,6-, and12-month tenors were 1.00%, 1.09%, and 1.24%, respectively, in the prior reporting period. The yields moved to averages of 2.01%, 2.13%, and 2.32%, respectively, for the fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019.
Our portfolio strategy continued to emphasize maintaining both a stable $1.00 net asset value and adequate liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions. Accordingly, we invested inT-bills; U.S. Treasury notes; GSE discount notes; and other securities, including floating-rate notes and repos collateralized by Treasury securities and GSE obligations.
Strategic outlook
The economy has continued its solid performance, with a consistently strong labor market and gradually rising—but still below target—inflation. At the end of the fiscal year, the Fed signaled that it will proceed more cautiously, weighing incoming economic data and other factors and modifying its interest rate path accordingly. As the Fed is no longer projecting further gradual increases in interest rates and is instead espousing patience, the interest rate outlook as the fiscal year begins is for steady rates, and the direction of the next move in interest rates will depend on the evolution of the economy. The fiscal impulse from the federal tax cut that helped boost the economy over the past year may fade somewhat, potentially leading to slower economic growth over the following year. These factors suggest that interest rates on U.S. government money market securities may be little changed for at least the early part of the fiscal year. The risks to this outlook appear to be roughly balanced, as a still-strong economy could eventually call for higher rates, while rates could fall if the economy weakens due to a variety of factors, such as political developments in both the U.S. and abroad; a pullback in risk asset valuations; and a turn in the economic cycle, as the current expansion is well aged by historical standards. In the face of this uncertainty, we believe that our investment strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and liquidity, should enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur 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 thesix-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.21 | $ | 3.03 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.54 | $ | 1.71 | 0.34 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.51 | $ | 1.72 | 0.34 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.24 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Select Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.54 | $ | 0.71 | 0.14 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.50 | $ | 0.72 | 0.14 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.72 | $ | 2.53 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.69 | $ | 2.55 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Sweep Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,007.36 | $ | 3.88 | 0.77 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.34 | $ | 3.90 | 0.77 | % |
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 theone-half-year period). |
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10 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Government Agency Debt: 33.53% |
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FFCB (z) | 2.23 | % | 2-4-2019 | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 14,997,238 | |||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.26 | 2-26-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,968,889 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.27 | 2-27-2019 | 80,000,000 | 79,870,109 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.28 | 3-4-2019 | 25,000,000 | 24,951,563 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.29 | 3-18-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,971,750 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.32 | 2-19-2019 | 15,000,000 | 14,982,750 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.14%) ± | 2.38 | 6-13-2019 | 88,000,000 | 87,963,295 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.21%) ± | 2.39 | 8-6-2020 | 16,500,000 | 16,481,813 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.11%) ± | 2.40 | 10-28-2019 | 75,000,000 | 74,988,957 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.41 | 7-19-2019 | 145,000,000 | 144,996,593 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.41 | 8-15-2019 | 118,000,000 | 117,995,239 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.09%) ± | 2.41 | 8-19-2019 | 200,000,000 | 199,994,458 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.42 | 7-25-2019 | 295,500,000 | 295,490,594 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.42 | 8-1-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.42 | 12-2-2019 | 37,000,000 | 36,991,435 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.42 | 10-8-2019 | 116,500,000 | 116,481,371 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.42 | 11-20-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,975,610 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 4-29-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,999,026 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.43 | 5-5-2020 | 50,000,000 | 49,997,311 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 1-30-2020 | 75,000,000 | 74,994,101 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 7-15-2019 | 200,000,000 | 199,995,492 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 10-25-2019 | 208,000,000 | 207,997,627 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 9-23-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,999,574 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 11-12-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,129 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.43 | 3-23-2020 | 200,000,000 | 199,990,926 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.43 | 6-18-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,993,807 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.21%) ± | 2.43 | 5-20-2020 | 125,000,000 | 124,881,914 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.44 | 6-10-2019 | 200,000,000 | 199,993,056 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.44 | 6-5-2019 | 35,000,000 | 34,999,411 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.44 | 5-11-2020 | 189,295,000 | 189,170,556 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.44 | 4-16-2020 | 350,000,000 | 349,983,228 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.44 | 10-21-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,991,501 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.44 | 7-10-2019 | 147,200,000 | 147,200,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.44 | 4-18-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,003,423 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 7-22-2020 | 300,000,000 | 299,982,529 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 8-6-2020 | 150,000,000 | 149,996,629 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 9-4-2020 | 150,000,000 | 149,989,270 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.45 | 4-5-2019 | 25,000,000 | 24,894,125 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.45 | 7-9-2020 | 137,000,000 | 136,902,497 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.45 | 2-27-2020 | 48,500,000 | 48,497,927 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.45 | 9-12-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,996,939 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.45 | 10-15-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,991,581 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 8-27-2020 | 25,000,000 | 24,985,969 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.07%) ± | 2.45 | 5-15-2020 | 225,000,000 | 225,004,499 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.07%) ± | 2.45 | 7-24-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,995,602 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.46 | 1-22-2020 | 200,000,000 | 199,991,962 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.46 | 2-7-2020 | 26,530,000 | 26,524,810 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.47 | 3-12-2020 | 250,000,000 | 249,991,704 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.47 | 5-14-2020 | 300,000,000 | 299,984,712 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.09%) ± | 2.47 | 3-26-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,996,584 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Government Agency Debt(continued) |
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FFCB (z) | 2.48 | % | 4-22-2019 | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 14,918,333 | |||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.03%) ± | 2.48 | 4-9-2020 | 250,000,000 | 249,985,251 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.49 | 8-14-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,997,874 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.49 | 5-9-2019 | 106,000,000 | 105,299,175 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR-0.02%) ± | 2.49 | 8-5-2020 | 90,000,000 | 89,961,395 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.50 | 11-16-2020 | 130,000,000 | 129,986,974 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.11%) ± | 2.50 | 12-28-2020 | 84,000,000 | 83,968,072 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.01%) ± | 2.51 | 5-26-2020 | 250,000,000 | 249,986,909 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.01%) ± | 2.51 | 11-27-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,995,497 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.00%) ± | 2.51 | 6-25-2020 | 5,000,000 | 5,002,688 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.01%) ± | 2.51 | 8-19-2020 | 250,000,000 | 249,972,204 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.19%) ± | 2.52 | 2-28-2020 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.52 | 5-21-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,849,822 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.53 | 5-28-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,919,444 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.03%) ± | 2.54 | 12-14-2020 | 50,000,000 | 49,996,193 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.04%) ± | 2.54 | 1-28-2021 | 207,500,000 | 207,500,292 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.20%) ± | 2.54 | 3-6-2020 | 75,000,000 | 74,996,745 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.05%) ± | 2.55 | 1-27-2020 | 158,500,000 | 158,671,552 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.56 | 6-11-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,090,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.07%) ± | 2.57 | 12-28-2020 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.14%) ± | 2.57 | 8-28-2019 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.57 | 7-11-2019 | 60,000,000 | 59,328,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.20%) ± | 2.58 | 4-16-2019 | 25,000,000 | 24,999,518 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.59 | 11-30-2020 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.07%) ± | 2.59 | 1-8-2021 | 300,000,000 | 299,919,744 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.15%) ± | 2.59 | 3-2-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,997,849 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.19%) ± | 2.59 | 6-13-2019 | 125,000,000 | 125,000,723 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.60 | 7-1-2019 | 5,000,000 | 4,946,875 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.61 | 9-4-2020 | 115,000,000 | 115,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.61 | 7-10-2019 | 100,000,000 | 98,869,333 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.62 | 7-16-2019 | 15,000,000 | 14,823,313 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.17%) ± | 2.63 | 4-9-2020 | 100,000,000 | 99,995,303 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.64 | 1-27-2020 | 10,000,000 | 10,009,685 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.65 | 9-12-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,997,556 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ± | 2.65 | 4-3-2019 | 14,330,000 | 14,336,111 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (1 Month LIBOR +0.16%) ± | 2.68 | 12-2-2019 | 25,000,000 | 25,049,088 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.71 | 10-25-2019 | 42,400,000 | 42,442,792 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.71 | 12-28-2020 | 235,000,000 | 234,982,416 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (z) | 2.75 | 11-4-2019 | 67,000,000 | 65,623,373 | ||||||||||||
FFCB (3 Month LIBOR-0.01%) ± | 2.81 | 9-23-2019 | 20,000,000 | 20,023,547 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.28%) ± | 2.26 | 2-1-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB | 2.28 | 9-20-2019 | 395,350,000 | 395,350,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.28%) ± | 2.30 | 2-4-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.35 | 2-6-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,983,750 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.36 | 3-1-2019 | 144,000,000 | 143,737,749 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.36 | 3-4-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,899,250 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.14%) ± | 2.37 | 2-28-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.37 | 2-22-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,931,458 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.37 | 2-8-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,977,085 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.37 | 3-22-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.38 | 4-15-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Government Agency Debt(continued) |
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FHLB (z) | 2.38 | % | 2-13-2019 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 99,921,100 | |||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.38 | 2-15-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,907,912 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.38 | 2-6-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.38 | 2-22-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.38 | 2-22-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.39 | 7-16-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.13%) ± | 2.39 | 6-7-2019 | 205,000,000 | 204,999,141 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.39 | 2-20-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,874,706 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.39 | 2-15-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.11%) ± | 2.39 | 2-22-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.39 | 4-18-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.11%) ± | 2.40 | 7-19-2019 | 19,995,000 | 19,993,877 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.40 | 2-27-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,827,750 | ||||||||||||
FHLB | 2.40 | 10-11-2019 | 367,750,000 | 367,750,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB | 2.40 | 10-15-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.41 | 2-1-2019 | 192,550,000 | 192,550,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.41 | 10-21-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.09%) ± | 2.41 | 7-22-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,021 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.42 | 3-6-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,779,083 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.09%) ± | 2.42 | 7-17-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,037 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.09%) ± | 2.42 | 7-16-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.42 | 3-8-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.42 | 3-19-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.42 | 3-20-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 2-4-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.43 | 3-8-2019 | 270,000,000 | 269,366,452 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 3-15-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.43 | 5-28-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.08%) ± | 2.43 | 2-7-2020 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.44 | 7-17-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.44 | 4-4-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,583,222 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 4-26-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 10-28-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 2-20-2020 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.44 | 2-21-2020 | 125,000,000 | 125,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (U.S. SOFR +0.06%) ± | 2.45 | 9-10-2019 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.45 | 8-7-2019 | 35,000,000 | 35,005,497 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.07%) ± | 2.45 | 4-24-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.06%) ± | 2.46 | 12-16-2019 | 114,100,000 | 114,135,825 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.19%) ± | 2.46 | 2-20-2020 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.46 | 10-9-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR-0.05%) ± | 2.46 | 12-13-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.47 | 4-8-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,775,875 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.48 | 4-17-2019 | 200,000,000 | 198,977,084 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.20%) ± | 2.48 | 11-26-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.48 | 4-16-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,495,361 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.48 | 4-22-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,179,444 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.49 | 4-23-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,722,688 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.50 | 5-1-2019 | 46,050,000 | 45,768,801 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (1 Month LIBOR +0.00%) ± | 2.50 | 10-26-2020 | 230,000,000 | 230,000,323 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
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FHLB (z) | 2.52 | % | 5-16-2019 | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 49,641,056 | |||||||||
FHLB (z) | 2.52 | 5-15-2019 | 67,300,000 | 66,821,402 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.52 | 5-24-2019 | 142,000,000 | 142,009,071 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.52 | 5-24-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,008,695 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.19%) ± | 2.52 | 8-28-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.07%) ± | 2.52 | 1-30-2020 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.26%) ± | 2.54 | 10-7-2019 | 75,000,000 | 74,945,510 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.26%) ± | 2.54 | 10-11-2019 | 312,400,000 | 312,170,504 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.55 | 5-28-2019 | 550,000,000 | 550,043,097 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.55 | 5-28-2019 | 27,500,000 | 27,501,229 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.20%) ± | 2.58 | 2-18-2020 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.21%) ± | 2.59 | 7-6-2020 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.59 | 6-5-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,001,311 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.21%) ± | 2.59 | 6-19-2020 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.62 | 6-12-2019 | 466,855,000 | 466,856,442 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.62 | 10-22-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.16%) ± | 2.63 | 6-20-2019 | 59,680,000 | 59,687,060 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.15%) ± | 2.65 | 1-2-2020 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.14%) ± | 2.65 | 12-20-2019 | 250,000,000 | 249,973,366 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.12%) ± | 2.66 | 12-13-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.11%) ± | 2.67 | 1-25-2021 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,769 | ||||||||||||
FHLB (3 Month LIBOR-0.14%) ± | 2.68 | 12-26-2019 | 225,000,000 | 225,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLB | 2.75 | 10-24-2019 | 9,775,000 | 9,775,518 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC | 1.25 | 8-1-2019 | 63,648,000 | 63,205,751 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC | 1.25 | 10-2-2019 | 144,295,000 | 142,899,297 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC (U.S. SOFR +0.03%) ± | 2.42 | 6-19-2019 | 120,000,000 | 120,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC (1 Month LIBOR-0.10%) ± | 2.42 | 8-8-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC | 2.53 | 9-20-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC (3 Month LIBOR-0.22%) ± | 2.55 | 6-10-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.75 | 3-27-2019 | 20,997,000 | 21,040,575 | ||||||||||||
FNMA | 0.88 | 8-2-2019 | 383,635,000 | 380,284,072 | ||||||||||||
FNMA | 1.00 | 8-28-2019 | 41,983,000 | 41,584,341 | ||||||||||||
FNMA | 1.00 | 10-24-2019 | 51,029,000 | 50,395,743 | ||||||||||||
FNMA | 1.75 | 9-12-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,703,012 | ||||||||||||
FNMA (U.S. SOFR +0.04%) ± | 2.43 | 4-30-2019 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FNMA (U.S. SOFR +0.07%) ± | 2.46 | 10-30-2019 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FNMA (U.S. SOFR +0.10%) ± | 2.49 | 4-30-2020 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
FNMA (1 Month LIBOR +0.00%) ± | 2.50 | 2-28-2019 | 15,000,000 | 15,001,231 | ||||||||||||
National Credit Union Administration Guaranteed Note Series A4 | 3.00 | 6-12-2019 | 20,900,000 | 20,929,314 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.40 | 11-15-2025 | 6,600,000 | 6,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.40 | 10-15-2032 | 22,705,128 | 22,705,128 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.40 | 6-15-2034 | 18,420,940 | 18,420,940 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 8-15-2019 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 11-15-2022 | 21,700,000 | 21,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 11-15-2023 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2027 | 68,000,000 | 68,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-19-2027 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-20-2027 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-2-2031 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Government Agency Debt(continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | % | 9-2-2031 | $ | 11,755,000 | $ | 11,755,000 | |||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-2-2031 | 8,830,000 | 8,830,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-2-2031 | 6,730,000 | 6,730,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-2-2031 | 5,875,000 | 5,875,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 11,647,170 | 11,647,170 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 6-28-2032 | 31,051,405 | 31,051,405 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 5-15-2033 | 3,773,401 | 3,773,401 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 10,400,000 | 10,400,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 9,900,000 | 9,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 4-20-2035 | 17,500,000 | 17,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 4-20-2035 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 4-20-2035 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 10-15-2039 | 14,965,000 | 14,965,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 10-15-2039 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-15-2040 | 3,976,000 | 3,976,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-15-2040 | 11,928,000 | 11,928,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-7-2040 | 19,995,900 | 19,995,900 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-7-2040 | 8,598,237 | 8,598,237 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-7-2040 | 8,498,258 | 8,498,258 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-7-2040 | 10,997,745 | 10,997,745 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-15-2040 | 9,840,600 | 9,840,600 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 10-15-2040 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.42 | 12-15-2019 | 11,088,000 | 11,088,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.42 | 7-9-2026 | 70,451,250 | 70,451,250 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.42 | 1-15-2030 | 16,603,774 | 16,603,774 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 1 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 8-15-2026 | 15,447,168 | 15,447,168 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 1 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 4,585,500 | 4,585,500 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 1 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-15-2040 | 9,940,000 | 9,940,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 2 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 10-10-2025 | 6,591,600 | 6,591,600 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 2 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 10,730,070 | 10,730,070 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 2 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-20-2038 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series2-2 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-15-2040 | 3,479,000 | 3,479,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 3 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 10-10-2025 | 8,569,080 | 8,569,080 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 3 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-15-2026 | 5,284,620 | 5,284,620 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 4 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.40 | 11-15-2033 | 24,341,881 | 24,341,881 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 4 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-2-2031 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 4 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | % | 9-30-2031 | $ | 6,236,280 | $ | 6,236,280 | |||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 4 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 5 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 6,419,700 | 6,419,700 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 6 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 6,419,700 | 6,419,700 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 6 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 4-20-2035 | 8,900,000 | 8,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 6 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 7-7-2040 | 4,898,996 | 4,898,996 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 7 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 3,668,400 | 3,668,400 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 7 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 1-20-2035 | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 8 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 13,756,500 | 13,756,500 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 9 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.40 | 5-15-2030 | 25,296,000 | 25,296,000 | ||||||||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Series 9 (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill +0.00%) ±§ | 2.41 | 9-30-2031 | 4,310,370 | 4,310,370 | ||||||||||||
Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $25,454,541,261) |
| 25,454,541,261 | ||||||||||||||
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Municipal Obligations: 0.07% |
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New York: 0.02% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.02% |
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New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Taxable-90 West | 2.45 | 3-15-2036 | 5,650,000 | 5,650,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA 11th Avenue Housing Series B (Housing Revenue, | 2.45 | 5-15-2041 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||||
New York HFA Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 2.45 | 5-15-2033 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | ||||||||||||
13,750,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Washington: 0.03% | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.03% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission Ballard Landmark Inn Project Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.39 | 12-15-2041 | 12,900,000 | 12,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission Eagles Landing Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA LIQ) | 2.45 | 12-15-2036 | 1,520,000 | 1,520,000 | ||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission Fairwinds Project Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.43 | 7-1-2041 | 2,945,000 | 2,945,000 | ||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission Fairwinds Redmond Project (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.43 | 7-1-2041 | 4,600,000 | 4,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Washington Housing Finance Commission The Lodge at Eagle Ridge Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.43 | 8-1-2041 | 3,425,000 | 3,425,000 | ||||||||||||
25,390,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Wisconsin: 0.02% |
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Variable Rate Demand Notes ø: 0.02% |
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Wisconsin PFA Assisted Living Facilities Brannan Park Project (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC) | 2.39 | % | 1-1-2048 | $ | 12,320,000 | $ | 12,320,000 | |||||||||
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $51,460,000) |
| 51,460,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Repurchase Agreements ^^: 60.64% |
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Bank of America Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,455,103,871 (1) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 1,455,000,000 | 1,455,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal, dated1-17-2019, maturity value $400,894,667 (2)§ | 2.44 | 2-19-2019 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $700,049,972 (3) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 700,000,000 | 700,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,405,100,301 (4) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 1,405,000,000 | 1,405,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated1-10-2019, maturity value $400,792,667 (5) | 2.46 | 2-8-2019 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $100,007,194 (6) | 2.59 | 2-1-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $200,435,556 (7) | 2.45 | 3-4-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $640,046,222 (8) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 640,000,000 | 640,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated12-3-2018, maturity value $301,850,333 (9) | 2.44 | 2-6-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated12-6-2018, maturity value $301,260,667 (10) | 2.44 | 3-4-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Citibank NA, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $250,017,847 (11) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Citibank NA, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $250,118,611 (12) | 2.44 | 2-7-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated, dated1-29-2019, maturity value $250,117,153 (13) | 2.41 | 2-5-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $2,000,142,778 (14) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 2,000,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, dated1-25-2019, maturity value $400,187,444 (15) | 2.41 | 2-1-2019 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,250,089,236 (16) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 1,250,000,000 | 1,250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $850,055,486 (17) | 2.35 | 2-1-2019 | 850,000,000 | 850,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $200,014,333 (18) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $500,034,722 (19) | 2.50 | 2-1-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $500,036,111 (20) | 2.60 | 2-1-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $6,890,489,956 (21) | 2.56 | 2-1-2019 | 6,890,000,000 | 6,890,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Company, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $145,010,231 (22) | 2.54 | 2-1-2019 | 145,000,000 | 145,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-15-2019, maturity value $201,374,167 (23) | 2.55 | 4-22-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-25-2019, maturity value $300,140,583 (24) | 2.41 | 2-1-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-29-2019, maturity value $251,568,750 (25) | 2.51 | 4-29-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-30-2019, maturity value $500,234,306 (26) | 2.41 | 2-6-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,100,078,604 (27) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 1,100,000,076 | 1,100,000,076 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-4-2019, maturity value $503,185,000 (28) | 2.52 | 4-5-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated1-7-2019, maturity value $200,868,000 (29) | 2.48 | 3-11-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated11-19-2018, maturity value $176,048,056 (30) | 2.45 | 2-15-2019 | 175,000,000 | 175,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated11-30-2018, maturity value $301,331,000 (31) | 2.42 | 2-4-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated11-5-2018, maturity value $101,294,222 (32) | 2.56 | 5-6-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated12-10-2018, maturity value $150,940,333 (33) | 2.48 | 3-11-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
ING Financial Markets LLC, dated12-19-2018, maturity value $150,945,000 (34) | 2.52 | 3-19-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ING Financial Markets LLC, dated12-28-2018, maturity value $350,843,889 (35) | 2.48 | % | 2-1-2019 | $ | 350,000,000 | $ | 350,000,000 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $3,100,221,306 (36) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 3,100,000,000 | 3,100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $615,043,563 (37) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 615,000,000 | 615,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $100,007,139 (38) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
MetLife Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $350,026,549 (39) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 350,001,563 | 350,001,563 | ||||||||||||
Mitsubishi Bank, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $250,017,917 (40) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $650,046,403 (41) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 650,000,000 | 650,000,000 | ||||||||||||
MUFG Securities Canada Limited, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,470,104,125 (42) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 1,470,000,000 | 1,470,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nomura Securities International Incorporated, dated1-29-2019, maturity value $1,200,562,333 (43) | 2.41 | 2-5-2019 | 1,200,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Nomura Securities International Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,000,071,667 (44) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Prudential Insurance Company of America, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $109,436,623 (45) | 2.59 | 2-1-2019 | 109,428,750 | 109,428,750 | ||||||||||||
Prudential Insurance Company of America, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $676,058,635 (46) | 2.59 | 2-1-2019 | 676,010,000 | 676,010,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Capital Markets, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,700,120,417 (47) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 1,700,000,000 | 1,700,000,000 | ||||||||||||
RBC Capital Markets, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $2,750,196,319 (48) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 2,750,000,000 | 2,750,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated1-11-2019, maturity value $300,632,917 (49) § | 2.45 | 2-11-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated1-14-2019, maturity value $601,265,833 (50) § | 2.45 | 2-14-2019 | 600,000,000 | 600,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated1-16-2019, maturity value $250,457,500 (51) § | 2.44 | 2-12-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated1-17-2019, maturity value $300,691,333 (52) § | 2.44 | 2-20-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $1,000,071,389 (53) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated11-29-2018, maturity value $502,133,333 (54) § | 2.40 | 2-1-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, dated12-20-2018, maturity value $301,245,417 (55) § | 2.45 | 2-19-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $900,064,500 (56) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 900,000,000 | 900,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Societe Generale, dated1-25-2019, maturity value $500,234,306 (57) | 2.41 | 2-1-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated1-18-2019, maturity value $619,732,216 (58) § | 2.47 | 2-1-2019 | 619,137,500 | 619,137,500 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated1-22-2019, maturity value $179,609,860 (59) § | 2.47 | 2-5-2019 | 179,437,500 | 179,437,500 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated1-24-2019, maturity value $619,599,589 (60) § | 2.47 | 2-7-2019 | 619,005,000 | 619,005,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated1-25-2019, maturity value $619,946,171 (61) § | 2.47 | 2-8-2019 | 619,351,250 | 619,351,250 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $619,394,392 (62) § | 2.47 | 2-14-2019 | 618,800,000 | 618,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated2-1-2019, maturity value $619,799,781 (63) | 2.47 | 2-15-2019 | 619,205,000 | 619,205,000 | ||||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, dated2-5-2019, maturity value $180,172,900 (64) | 2.47 | 2-19-2019 | 180,000,000 | 180,000,000 | ||||||||||||
TD Securities, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $300,021,417 (65) | 2.57 | 2-1-2019 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $46,035,376,639) |
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Treasury Debt: 7.01% |
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U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.20 | 2-7-2019 | 370,000,000 | 369,865,732 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.22 | 2-14-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,881,099 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.23 | 2-21-2019 | 230,000,000 | 229,718,500 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.23 | 2-28-2019 | 180,000,000 | 179,702,326 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Treasury Debt(continued) |
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U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.27 | % | 3-7-2019 | $ | 250,000,000 | $ | 249,469,576 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.30 | 3-14-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,612,208 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.42 | 4-11-2019 | 60,000,000 | 59,725,437 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.46 | 4-4-2019 | 220,000,000 | 219,074,306 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.47 | 4-25-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,717,569 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 2-15-2019 | 220,000,000 | 219,876,422 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 7-15-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,422,067 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 8-15-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,304,593 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.88 | 7-31-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,831,633 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.00 | 3-15-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,783,432 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 3-31-2019 | 200,000,000 | 199,607,536 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 4-30-2019 | 513,500,000 | 511,985,885 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 5-31-2019 | 95,000,000 | 94,647,949 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 6-30-2019 | 130,000,000 | 129,288,344 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 2-28-2019 | 220,000,000 | 219,858,198 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 7-31-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,885,327 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 2-28-2019 | 208,000,000 | 207,883,928 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 5-31-2019 | 130,000,000 | 129,624,748 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | 3-31-2019 | 75,000,000 | 74,919,595 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | 4-30-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,948,438 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | 7-31-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,267,435 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 10-31-2020 | 500,000,000 | 499,262,600 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield +0.12%) ± | 2.52 | 1-31-2021 | 310,000,000 | 310,016,258 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 2.75 | 2-15-2019 | 113,000,000 | 113,021,168 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.13 | 5-15-2019 | 420,000,000 | 420,756,918 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.63 | 8-15-2019 | 30,000,000 | 30,161,949 | ||||||||||||
Total Treasury Debt (Cost $5,325,121,176) |
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Other assets and liabilities, net | (1.25 | ) | (950,912,538 | ) | ||||
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± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
§ | The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. |
ø | Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
^^ | Collateralized by: |
(1) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 3.50%,8-20-2042 to10-20-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $1,498,650,000. |
(2) | U.S. government securities, 2.50% to 6.00%,5-15-2021 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $411,816,202. |
(3) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 8.00%,5-31-2019 to11-15-2053, fair value including accrued interest is $719,094,113. |
(4) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 7.00%,12-1-2023 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $1,447,098,875. |
(5) | U.S. government securities, 2.63% to 3.38%,1-31-2026 to11-15-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $408,000,014. |
(6) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.25%,2-1-2019 to11-15-2039, fair value including accrued interest is $102,000,057. |
(7) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.50%,7-1-2021 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $205,999,993. |
(8) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 7.00%,2-28-2019 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $658,601,906. |
(9) | U.S. government securities, 1.88% to 7.50%,6-1-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $308,999,999. |
(10) | U.S. government securities, 0.63% to 7.00%,3-1-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $308,982,714. |
(11) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 10.00%,2-13-2019 to9-15-2060, fair value including accrued interest is $255,181,325. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(12) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 8.88%,3-18-2019 to10-20-2067, fair value including accrued interest is $255,336,632. |
(13) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 9.00%,9-12-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $256,112,483. |
(14) | U.S. government securities, 0.13% to 5.63%,9-30-2019 to5-15-2045, fair value including accrued interest is $2,040,017,168. |
(15) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 6.50%,1-1-2027 to11-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $412,000,000. |
(16) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 4.00%,1-5-2022 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $1,286,532,166. |
(17) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 2.25%,1-30-2025 to7-15-2026, fair value including accrued interest is $867,000,040. |
(18) | U.S. government securities, 0.00%,5-15-2019 to11-15-2027, fair value is $204,000,000. |
(19) | U.S. government securities, 0.00%,2-15-2019 to2-15-2028, fair value is $510,000,000. |
(20) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.50%,6-1-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $513,787,691. |
(21) | U.S. government securities, 0.13% to 6.50%,2-28-2021 to8-15-2043, fair value including accrued interest is $7,027,813,244. |
(22) | U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 6.00%,1-1-2020 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $149,349,993. |
(23) | U.S. government securities, 2.25% to 6.00%,8-1-2024 to11-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $206,000,000. |
(24) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.50%,12-5-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $308,706,297. |
(25) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.00%,12-5-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $257,411,027. |
(26) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.00%,2-15-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $514,599,881. |
(27) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 7.00%,2-5-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $1,128,930,717. |
(28) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.00%,6-30-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $514,930,983. |
(29) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.50%,2-5-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $205,747,120. |
(30) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.00%,2-5-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $180,202,010. |
(31) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.50%,6-30-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $308,980,540. |
(32) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.14%,1-30-2020 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $102,884,343. |
(33) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 7.00%,12-5-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $154,306,144. |
(34) | U.S. government securities, 2.50% to 4.50%,11-1-2027 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $154,500,000. |
(35) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 7.50%,12-5-2019 to2-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $360,356,661. |
(36) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 9.38%,4-15-2020 to12-15-2058, fair value including accrued interest is $3,189,646,463. |
(37) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.88%,2-19-2019 to8-15-2026, fair value including accrued interest is $627,300,064. |
(38) | U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.00%,3-1-2048 to6-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $103,000,000. |
(39) | U.S. government securities, 2.50% to 4.00%,5-1-2027 to9-1-2042, fair value including accrued interest is $355,904,770. |
(40) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.50%,10-15-2020 to7-20-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $256,300,871. |
(41) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.00%,7-1-2032 to9-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $669,500,001. |
(42) | U.S. government securities, 0.13% to 3.50%,4-15-2019 to2-15-2047, fair value including accrued interest is $1,499,400,001. |
(43) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 7.13%,6-6-2019 to11-20-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $1,234,390,021. |
(44) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 7.50%,2-1-2019 to1-1-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $1,028,913,528. |
(45) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 3.00%,5-15-2020 to5-15-2045, fair value including accrued interest is $111,617,325. |
(46) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 2.38%,11-15-2021 to11-15-2028, fair value including accrued interest is $689,530,200. |
(47) | U.S. government securities, 0.0% to 4.63%,2-28-2019 to8-15-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $1,734,000,018. |
(48) | U.S. government securities, 1.00% to 5.00%,5-30-2019 to11-20-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $2,831,061,218. |
(49) | U.S. government securities, 2.52% to 4.50%,10-1-2028 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $309,000,000. |
(50) | U.S. government securities, 2.63% to 6.00%,11-1-2025 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $618,000,000. |
(51) | U.S. government securities, 2.84% to 4.60%,7-1-2027 to12-15-2056, fair value including accrued interest is $257,500,000. |
(52) | U.S. government securities, 2.09% to 5.00%,11-1-2025 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $309,000,000. |
(53) | U.S. government securities, 2.56% to 4.53%,6-1-2038 to6-1-2056, fair value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,000. |
(54) | U.S. government securities, 2.93% to 6.00%,3-1-2021 to8-15-2058, fair value including accrued interest is $515,000,000. |
(55) | U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 5.00%,10-1-2028 to12-15-2056, fair value including accrued interest is $309,000,000. |
(56) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.63%,4-15-2019 to5-15-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $918,000,021. |
(57) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.00%,10-12-2021 to12-20-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $514,705,503. |
(58) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $639,971,823. |
(59) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $185,468,020. |
(60) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $639,895,770. |
(61) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $640,143,352. |
(62) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $639,996,359. |
(63) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $639,948,933. |
(64) | U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 5.00%,4-1-2032 to12-1-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $185,775,382. |
(65) | U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.50%,5-1-2042 to1-20-2049, fair value including accrued interest is $309,000,001. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Abbreviations:
FFCB | Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ | Liquidity agreement |
LOC | Letter of credit |
PFA | Public Finance Authority |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | 21 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost | $ | 46,035,376,639 | ||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost | 30,831,122,437 | |||
Cash | 1,084,855 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 2,560,969 | |||
Receivable for interest | 81,562,180 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,309,689 | |||
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Total assets | 76,953,016,769 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 949,289,729 | |||
Dividends payable | 62,071,164 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 13,393,992 | |||
Management fee payable | 6,669,115 | |||
Administration fees payable | 3,699,387 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,711 | |||
Distribution fee payable | 30 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 2,305,103 | |||
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Total liabilities | 1,037,430,231 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 75,915,586,538 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 75,915,420,705 | ||
Total distributable earnings | 165,833 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 75,915,586,538 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Class A | $ | 311,616,465 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | 311,617,987 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class A | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 2,411,490,130 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 2,411,482,730 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 26,000,569,038 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 26,000,527,800 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Select Class | $ | 45,335,384,862 | ||
Shares outstanding – Select Class1 | 45,335,377,323 | |||
Net asset value per share – Select Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 1,856,425,968 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 1,856,376,694 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Sweep Class | $ | 100,075 | ||
Shares outstanding – Sweep Class1 | 100,075 | |||
Net asset value per share – Sweep Class | $1.00 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 1,435,073,930 | ||
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Management fee | 96,045,984 | |||
Administration fees |
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Class A | 625,711 | |||
Administrator Class | 1,788,946 | |||
Institutional Class | 19,083,934 | |||
Select Class | 17,795,955 | |||
Service Class | 2,771,299 | |||
Sweep Class | 29 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Class A | 711,035 | |||
Administrator Class | 1,788,744 | |||
Service Class | 5,773,539 | |||
Sweep Class | 252 | |||
Distribution fee | ||||
Sweep Class | 350 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 2,284,060 | |||
Professional fees | 59,536 | |||
Registration fees | 325,956 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 142,083 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 21,298 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 533,102 | |||
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Total expenses | 149,751,813 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (20,465,841 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 129,285,972 | |||
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Net investment income | 1,305,787,958 | |||
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Net realized gains on investments | 113,882 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 1,305,901,840 | ||
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Statement of changes in net assets | Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund | 23 |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,305,787,958 | $ | 541,486,847 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 113,882 | 221,993 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,305,901,840 | 541,708,840 | ||||||||||||||
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Class A | (3,957,680 | ) | (1,001,854 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (29,903,434 | ) | (5,785,431 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (426,556,283 | ) | (176,946,416 | ) | ||||||||||||
Select Class | (811,926,883 | ) | (343,849,202 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (33,480,248 | ) | (14,140,246 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | (1,208 | ) | (243 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (1,305,825,736 | ) | (541,723,392 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 180,404,669 | 180,404,669 | 120,907,015 | 120,907,015 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 12,061,432,644 | 12,061,432,644 | 7,034,796,210 | 7,034,796,210 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 167,832,722,754 | 167,832,722,754 | 141,879,382,084 | 141,879,382,084 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 503,603,165,936 | 503,603,165,936 | 442,120,856,126 | 442,120,856,126 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 67,069,453,268 | 67,069,453,268 | 86,534,648,298 | 86,534,648,298 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 3,921,415 | 3,921,415 | 998,459 | 998,459 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 9,796,111 | 9,796,111 | 1,796,796 | 1,796,796 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 141,402,397 | 141,402,397 | 68,325,146 | 68,325,146 | ||||||||||||
Select Class | 518,390,777 | 518,390,777 | 205,315,441 | 205,315,441 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 4,616,938 | 4,616,938 | 2,433,539 | 2,433,539 | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | (137,442,666 | ) | (137,442,666 | ) | (131,252,757 | ) | (131,252,757 | ) | ||||||||
Administrator Class | (11,214,508,321 | ) | (11,214,508,321 | ) | (5,925,317,715 | ) | (5,925,317,715 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class | (163,904,920,231 | ) | (163,904,920,231 | ) | (143,258,743,793 | ) | (143,258,743,793 | ) | ||||||||
Select Class | (505,074,881,063 | ) | (505,074,881,063 | ) | (435,036,950,209 | ) | (435,036,950,209 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (67,724,591,715 | ) | (67,724,591,715 | ) | (87,022,938,107 | ) | (87,022,938,107 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 3,368,962,913 | 6,594,256,603 | ||||||||||||||
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Total increase in net assets | 3,369,039,017 | 6,594,242,051 | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 72,546,547,521 | 65,952,305,470 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 75,915,586,538 | $ | 72,546,547,521 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $51,952. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CLASS A | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.38 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.60 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.39 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $311,616 | $264,735 | $274,083 | $265,119 | $308,757 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.67 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $2,411,490 | $1,554,764 | $443,500 | $382,043 | $644,666 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.22 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.22 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $26,000,569 | $21,931,321 | $23,242,417 | $14,212,988 | $17,509,698 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELECT CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 20161 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | ||||||||||||
Total return3 | 1.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | ||||||||
Net expenses | 0.14 | % | 0.14 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.10 | % | ||||||||
Net investment income | 1.82 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.08 | % | ||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $45,335,385 | $46,288,730 | $38,999,425 | $7,985,195 |
1 | For the period from June 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2016 |
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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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | �� | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.48 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.45 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $1,856,426 | $2,506,898 | $2,992,780 | $2,963,813 | $4,129,813 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
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SWEEP CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.21 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.77 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.77 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.21 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $100 | $100 | $100 | $2,977 | $6,615 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
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 anopen-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 (“FASB”)Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Government Money Market 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
As permitted under Rule2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that aremarked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under atri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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 aremarked-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 onnon-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 fromnon-accrual status.
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Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on theex-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 January 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in: | ||||||||||||||||
Government agency debt | $ | 0 | $ | 25,454,541,261 | $ | 0 | $ | 25,454,541,261 | ||||||||
Municipal obligations | 0 | 51,460,000 | 0 | 51,460,000 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 0 | 46,035,376,639 | 0 | 46,035,376,639 | ||||||||||||
Treasury debt | 0 | 5,325,121,176 | 0 | 5,325,121,176 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 76,866,499,076 | $ | 0 | $ | 76,866,499,076 |
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Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.13% 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 Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Class A | 0.22 | % | ||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | |||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Select Class | 0.04 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 | |||
Sweep Class | 0.03 |
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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.60% for Class A shares, 0.35% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, 0.14% for Select Class shares, 0.50% for Service Class shares, and 0.77% for Sweep Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.Prior to June 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.65% for Class A shares, 0.16% for Select Class shares, and 0.79% for Sweep Class shares.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Sweep Class shares.
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Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class, and Sweep Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.
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 toRule 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid was $1,305,825,736 and $541,723,392 of ordinary income for the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018, respectively.
As of January 31, 2019, distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $62,281,704 in undistributed ordinary income.
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Class A | $ | 1,001,046 | $ | 808 | ||||
Administrator Class | 5,781,998 | 3,433 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 176,872,690 | 73,726 | ||||||
Select Class | 343,698,404 | 150,798 | ||||||
Service Class | 14,132,467 | 7,779 | ||||||
Sweep Class | 242 | 1 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.ASU2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $1,278,927,198 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $37,777 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, 46.70% of the ordinary income distributed was derived from interest on U.S. government securities.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website atwellsfargofunds.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 FormN-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s FormN-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 calling1-800-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 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and fourclosed-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
Name and year of birth | Position held and length of service* | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | Current other 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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment(non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden(non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship(non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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 directorships | |||
Olivia S. Mitchell (Born 1953) | Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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, anon-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., anon-profit organization, since 2007. | N/A | |||
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, anon-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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Government Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund |
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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2019, 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 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for 10-year and 30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. A tit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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 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. |
6 | 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. |
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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | 3 |
Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S. mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next 30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from most state and local individual income taxes, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (WFTXX) | 11-8-1999 | 1.35 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WTRXX)3 | 6-30-2010 | 1.67 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (WOTXX)4 | 10-31-2014 | 1.77 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (NWTXX) | 12-3-1990 | 1.46 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.58 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweep Class5 | 6-30-2010 | 1.13 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.84 | 0.83 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Class A | Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Service Class | Sweep Class | ||||||||||||||
7-day current yield | 1.83 | 2.13 | 2.23 | 1.93 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 1.85 | 2.15 | 2.26 | 1.95 | 1.61 | |||||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 1.82 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 1.92 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 1.84 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 1.94 | 1.61 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. 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.
Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
For government money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | 7 |
Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20196 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20196 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20197 | ||||
32 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20198 | ||||
92 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been 1.76%, 2.03%, 2.15%, 1.86%, and 1.60% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class, and Sweep Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Administrator Class shares would be higher. |
4 | 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. |
5 | Historical performance shown for Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns for Sweep Class shares would be lower. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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8 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGER’S DISCUSSION
The Fund’s fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019, was characterized by steadily rising interest rates. The fiscal year began with the target range on the federal funds rate set by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) at 1.25% to 1.50%. The Fed raised the target range by 0.25% four times during the year—in March, June, September, and December—with the resulting federal funds target rate set at 2.25% to 2.50% at the end of the period. In addition to raising interest rates, the Fed also continued to shrink its balance sheet by systematically allowing a portion of the U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities it acquired during its quantitative easing programs to mature without being reinvested. Both the interest rate and balance sheet actions represent steps by the Fed to normalize monetary policy, effectively unwinding the policies it used to assist the economy’s recovery from the financial crisis.
The U.S. economy grew strongly throughout the year. Gross domestic product grew at an average rate of approximately 3.1% on an annualized basis, compared with a solid 2.5% rate for the prior year. Employment data remained strong, with the unemployment rate, ending the fiscal year at 4.0%, down from 4.1% a year earlier. In addition, the underemployment rate, which includes workers marginally attached to the labor force and those working part time for economic reasons, also fell slightly, from 8.2% to 8.1% over the same period. Both measures were at or below their lows in the years preceding the financial crisis. These measures, among others, likely gave the Fed the confidence it displayed in moving to normalize interest rates and its balance sheet.
Interest rates on all categories of government money market securities moved gradually higher throughout the year, consistent with the Fed’s moves. The 3-month Treasury bill (T-bill) yields averaged 1.58% during February 2018, the first month of the fiscal year; 2.40% during January 2019, the last month of the fiscal year; and 2.04% on average for the entire fiscal year. This compares with an average of 1.01% for the year that ended January 31, 2018. Similarly, average 6-month T-bill yields were 1.77% in February 2018; 2.50% in January 2019; and averaged 2.21% over the whole fiscal year, up from an average of 1.14% in the previous fiscal year. The higher yields on T-bills were due not only to the Fed’s interest rate hikes but also to an increased supply of T-bills from the U.S. Treasury, which needed to finance the growing U.S. federal deficit. The total amount of T-bills outstanding grew from $1.964 trillion at the beginning of the fiscal year to $2.289 trillion at the end.
Our investment strategy remained consistent. We invested in T-bills and U.S. Treasury notes—including floating-rate notes—while taking into account the Fund’s overall level of liquidity and average maturity and seeking to maintain a stable $1.00 net asset value.
Strategic outlook
The economy has continued its solid performance, with a consistently strong labor market and gradually rising—but still below target—inflation. At the end of the fiscal year, the Fed signaled that it will proceed more cautiously, weighing incoming economic data and other factors and modifying its interest rate path accordingly. As the Fed is no longer projecting further gradual increases in interest rates and is instead espousing patience, the interest rate outlook as the fiscal year begins is for steady rates, and the direction of the next move in interest rates will depend on the evolution of the economy. The fiscal impulse from the federal tax cut that helped boost the economy over the past year may fade somewhat, potentially leading to slower economic growth over the following year. These factors suggest that interest rates on U.S. government money market securities may be little changed for at least the early part of the fiscal year. The risks to this outlook appear to be roughly balanced, as a still-strong economy could eventually call for higher rates, while rates could fall if the economy weakens due to a variety of factors, such as political developments in both the U.S. and abroad; a pullback in risk asset valuations; and a turn in the economic cycle, as the current expansion is well aged by historical standards. In the face of this uncertainty, we believe that our investment strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and liquidity, should enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur 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 August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.16 | $ | 3.04 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.68 | $ | 1.52 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.69 | $ | 1.53 | 0.30 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.19 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.67 | $ | 2.53 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.69 | $ | 2.55 | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Sweep Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.99 | $ | 4.20 | 0.83 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.02 | $ | 4.23 | 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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10 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Treasury Debt: 108.95% | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.30 | % | 2-7-2019 | $ | 200,000,000 | $ | 199,923,931 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.34 | 2-21-2019 | 170,000,000 | 169,780,667 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.34 | 2-14-2019 | 170,000,000 | 169,857,072 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.35 | 2-28-2019 | 130,000,000 | 129,772,263 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.36 | 3-7-2019 | 190,000,000 | 189,578,991 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.37 | 2-26-2019 | 1,374,780,000 | 1,372,525,327 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.37 | 3-26-2019 | 300,000,000 | 298,955,605 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.38 | 2-19-2019 | 704,350,000 | 703,515,389 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.38 | 2-12-2019 | 1,340,730,000 | 1,339,759,179 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.38 | 3-14-2019 | 170,000,000 | 169,542,565 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z)## | 2.38 | 2-5-2019 | 1,573,120,000 | 1,572,705,086 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.38 | 3-19-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,696,847 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.39 | 3-5-2019 | 1,400,000,000 | 1,397,354,088 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.39 | 3-21-2019 | 230,000,000 | 229,271,066 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z)%% | 2.39 | 4-2-2019 | 350,000,000 | 348,701,344 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.40 | 5-2-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,106,563 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.40 | 3-12-2019 | 250,000,000 | 249,352,708 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.42 | 4-18-2019 | 200,000,000 | 198,984,260 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.42 | 3-28-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,631,806 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.43 | 4-11-2019 | 260,000,000 | 258,800,550 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.43 | 4-25-2019 | 150,000,000 | 149,167,118 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.45 | 4-4-2019 | 380,000,000 | 378,410,173 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.49 | 5-9-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,735,406 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.49 | 8-1-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,628,573 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.50 | 5-23-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,771,756 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.50 | 5-16-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,785,933 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.51 | 6-13-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,817,913 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 2-15-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,988,766 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 7-15-2019 | 24,740,000 | 24,544,529 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 8-15-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,701,968 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.88 | 7-31-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,747,449 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.00 | 3-15-2019 | 80,000,000 | 79,874,826 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.00 | 10-15-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,638,458 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.13 | 2-28-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,980,728 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 3-31-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,921,486 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 4-30-2019 | 160,300,000 | 159,823,605 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 5-31-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,962,942 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 6-30-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,835,772 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 2-28-2019 | 114,000,000 | 113,918,164 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 7-31-2019 | 80,000,000 | 79,523,658 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 2-28-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,982,231 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 5-31-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,942,269 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | 3-31-2019 | 20,000,000 | 19,975,563 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.00%) ± | 2.40 | 1-31-2020 | 270,000,000 | 269,938,865 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.03%) ± | 2.44 | 4-30-2020 | 360,000,000 | 359,997,061 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.04%) ± | 2.45 | 7-31-2020 | 240,000,000 | 239,999,077 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 10-31-2020 | 310,000,000 | 309,775,740 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 10-31-2019 | 195,000,000 | 195,022,465 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.46 | 7-31-2019 | 60,000,000 | 60,001,083 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.07%) ± | 2.47 | 4-30-2019 | 150,000,000 | 150,024,902 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | 11 |
Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
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U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.12%) ± | 2.52 | % | 1-31-2021 | $ | 120,000,000 | $ | 120,006,306 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 2.75 | 2-15-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,001,873 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.13 | 5-15-2019 | 141,000,000 | 141,244,476 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.63 | 8-15-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,053,983 | ||||||||||||
Total Treasury Debt (Cost $12,625,560,424) | 12,625,560,424 | |||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $12,625,560,424) | 108.95 | % | 12,625,560,424 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (8.95 | ) | (1,037,167,291 | ) | ||||
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## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
%% | The security is issued on a when-issued basis. |
± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost | $ | 12,625,560,424 | ||
Cash | 3,158 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 498,191,953 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 21,763,985 | |||
Receivable for interest | 3,799,077 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 61,286 | |||
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Total assets | 13,149,379,883 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 1,546,477,654 | |||
Dividends payable | 7,862,575 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 3,151,872 | |||
Management fee payable | 1,161,819 | |||
Administration fees payable | 903,826 | |||
Distribution fee payable | 125,625 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 1,625 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,301,754 | |||
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Total liabilities | 1,560,986,750 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 11,588,393,133 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 11,588,292,861 | ||
Total distributable earnings | 100,272 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 11,588,393,133 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Class A | $ | 384,013,451 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | 383,992,506 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class A | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 692,247,065 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 692,206,098 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 7,296,689,777 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 7,296,307,238 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 2,796,396,860 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 2,796,253,024 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Sweep Class | $ | 419,045,980 | ||
Shares outstanding – Sweep Class1 | 419,023,543 | |||
Net asset value per share – Sweep Class | $1.00 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | 13 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 208,310,167 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 24,287,376 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Class A | 584,616 | |||
Administrator Class | 749,199 | |||
Institutional Class | 5,021,984 | |||
Service Class | 3,400,254 | |||
Sweep Class | 128,603 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Class A | 664,336 | |||
Administrator Class | 748,995 | |||
Service Class | 7,083,368 | |||
Sweep Class | 1,071,691 | |||
Distribution fee | ||||
Sweep Class | 1,500,368 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 306,927 | |||
Professional fees | 52,575 | |||
Registration fees | 174,460 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 41,682 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 14,034 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 128,393 | |||
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Total expenses | 45,958,861 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (11,791,056 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 34,167,805 | |||
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Net investment income | 174,142,362 | |||
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Net realized losses on investments | (440,382 | ) | ||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 173,701,980 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 174,142,362 | $ | 57,973,078 | ||||||||||||
Net realized losses on investments | (440,382 | ) | (87,084 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 173,701,980 | 57,885,994 | ||||||||||||||
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains |
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Class A | (3,585,269 | ) | (982,581 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (12,151,739 | ) | (6,687,100 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (112,222,067 | ) | (34,596,069 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (40,839,299 | ) | (14,744,677 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | (4,851,067 | ) | (857,243 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (173,649,441 | ) | (57,867,670 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,137,578,905 | 1,137,578,905 | 1,135,806,761 | 1,135,806,761 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 2,946,536,440 | 2,946,536,440 | 3,968,753,750 | 3,968,753,750 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 20,906,716,859 | 20,906,716,859 | 13,161,870,367 | 13,161,870,367 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 16,011,789,165 | 16,011,789,165 | 19,403,845,448 | 19,403,845,448 | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | 4,479,924,845 | 4,479,924,845 | 3,679,356,512 | 3,679,356,512 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 3,581,445 | 3,581,445 | 981,504 | 981,504 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 6,604,565 | 6,604,565 | 3,277,129 | 3,277,129 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 78,887,331 | 78,887,331 | 22,397,562 | 22,397,562 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 9,489,778 | 9,489,778 | 2,682,696 | 2,682,696 | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | 4,851,067 | 4,851,067 | 857,222 | 857,222 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | (1,048,396,260 | ) | (1,048,396,260 | ) | (1,209,172,771 | ) | (1,209,172,771 | ) | ||||||||
Administrator Class | (3,175,348,441 | ) | (3,175,348,441 | ) | (4,284,479,032 | ) | (4,284,479,032 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class | (18,389,742,128 | ) | (18,389,742,128 | ) | (12,050,337,321 | ) | (12,050,337,321 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (16,170,354,767 | ) | (16,170,354,767 | ) | (19,798,151,954 | ) | (19,798,151,954 | ) | ||||||||
Sweep Class | (4,547,426,565 | ) | (4,547,426,565 | ) | (3,870,749,117 | ) | (3,870,749,117 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 2,254,692,239 | 166,938,756 | ||||||||||||||
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Total increase in net assets | 2,254,744,778 | 166,957,080 | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 9,333,648,355 | 9,166,691,275 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 11,588,393,133 | $ | 9,333,648,355 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $3,119. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CLASS A | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1,2 | (0.00 | )2,3 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )3 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )3 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.35 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.71 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.62 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.35 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $384,013 | $291,246 | $363,639 | $464,176 | $1,009,623 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2,3 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.67 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.44 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.63 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $692,247 | $914,471 | $1,226,947 | $1,945,991 | $2,656,805 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | (0.00 | )3,4 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (0.00 | )3 | (0.00 | )3 | 0.00 | 2 | (0.00 | )3 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return5 | 1.77 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.31 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.79 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.01 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $7,296,690 | $4,700,731 | $3,566,678 | $632,263 | $100 |
1 | For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) to January 31, 2015 |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
4 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
5 | 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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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2,3 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.61 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $2,796,397 | $2,945,498 | $3,337,172 | $5,614,425 | $6,962,725 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SWEEP CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2,3 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (0.00 | )2 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.13 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.87 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.83 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.14 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $419,046 | $481,702 | $672,256 | $473,246 | $427,778 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Notes to financial statements |
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 (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market 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
As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, 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.
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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 January 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in: | ||||||||||||||||
Treasury debt | $ | 0 | $ | 12,625,560,424 | $ | 0 | $ | 12,625,560,424 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.18% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Prior to June 1, 2018, Funds Management received a fee at an annual rate which started at 0.35% and declined to 0.23% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increased. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.23% 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. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Class A | 0.22 | % | ||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | |||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 | |||
Sweep Class | 0.03 |
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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.60% for Class A shares, 0.30% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, 0.50% for Service Class shares, and 0.83% for Sweep Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to June 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.65% for Class A shares.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Sweep Class shares.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class, and Sweep Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.
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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Year ended January 31 | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 173,649,441 | $ | 57,848,084 | ||||
Long-term capital gain | 0 | 19,586 |
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As of January 31, 2019, distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $7,966,917 in undistributed ordinary income.
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Class A | $ | 965,544 | $ | 17,037 | ||||
Administrator Class | 6,627,174 | 59,926 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 34,332,395 | 263,674 | ||||||
Service Class | 14,586,653 | 158,024 | ||||||
Sweep Class | 831,054 | 26,189 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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24 | Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund | Report of independent registered public accounting firm |
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo 100% Treasury Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $168,999,454 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $335,089 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, 100% of the ordinary income distributed was derived from interest on U.S. government securities.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.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 atwellsfargofunds.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 152 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
Name and year of birth | Position held and length of service* | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | Current other public company or | |||
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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 | |||
Olivia S. Mitchell (Born 1953) | Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:
Wells Fargo Funds
P.O. Box 219967
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Website: wellsfargofunds.com
Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222
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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, call1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website atwellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).
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.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED ◾ NO BANK GUARANTEE ◾ MAY LOSE VALUE
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Annual Report
January 31, 2019
Government Money Market Funds
∎ | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.
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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2019, 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 Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund for the12-month period that ended January 31, 2019. An upward trend for short-term interest rates, inflation concerns, trade tensions, and geopolitical events contributed to investment market volatility throughout the year.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 fell 2.31% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 12.58%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 14.24%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 2.25% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 fell 3.26%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 3.26%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 1.57%.
A move to normalize U.S. monetary policy influenced markets.
Through January 2018, the S&P 500 Index and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) delivered positive returns every month for more than a year. In February 2018, that streak ended. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.69% during February and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 4.72%. For the quarter, the S&P 500 Index recorded its first negative quarterly return since 2014. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) fell 1.18% for the quarter.
During the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to normalize accommodative monetary policies in place since the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Short-term interest rates, as measured by U.S. Treasury bills—maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months—increased an average of 89 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Rates for10-year and30-year Treasuries increased 17 bps and 18 bps, respectively. Slower growth of long-term rates raised concerns for a flattening yield curve, sometimes associated with recessions. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March 2018 to a target range of between 1.50% and 1.75%. The Bank of England (BOE) indicated a bias to increase rates later in 2018. The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained low interest rates.
Global trade tensions heightened investor concerns.
Global trade tensions escalated during the second quarter of 2018. Atit-for-tat tariff spat intensified between the U.S. and other governments. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 1.75% and 2.00% in June. Market index results reflected the global concerns. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) lost 2.61% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index dropped 4.76%.
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- andmid-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 Global Aggregateex-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. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-termtax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. 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 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 3 |
Not all news was bad. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) annualized growth of 4.2%. Hiring improved. Employment data remained strong. Consumer confidence and spending increased. The S&P 500 Index recorded a 3.43% second-quarter gain. Stocks of companies with smaller capitalizations were even better, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index,8 adding 7.75%.
Investors appeared to shake off lingering concerns during the third quarter.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors. U.S. trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada progressed. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®9 reached its highest level in 18 years during September. The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.00% and 2.25% in September. For the quarter that ended September 30, 2018, the S&P 500 Index added 7.71%.
Investors in international markets were not as reassured. Tensions between the U.S. and China increased. The U.S. imposed $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. China reacted with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. Economic growth in China caused concern. The BOE raised its monetary policy rate to 0.75% in August. During the quarter, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71%. The MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09%. In fixed-income markets, U.S. bonds were flat, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index fell 1.74%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets during the fourth quarter.
For the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), negative stock market performance during October and December bracketed positive November returns. December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year.
November’s U.S.mid-term elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that third-quarter U.S. GDP grew at an annualized 3.4% rate, solid, but lower than the second quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The PBOC cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.
After the Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% in December—the ninth such increase since the Fed began three years ago to raise rates from near zero—it softened its outlook for further interest rate increases in 2019.
The market climbs a wall of worry.
Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX10.
Favorable third-quarter economic indicators and corporate earnings reports encouraged domestic stock investors.
8 | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
9 | The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® measures the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
10 | The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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4 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index also were positive.
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
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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6 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Michael C. Bird, CFA®‡
Jeffrey L. Weaver, CFA®‡
Laurie White
Average annual total returns (%) as of January 31, 2019
Expense ratios1 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception date | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | Gross | Net2 | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (PIVXX) | 7-28-2003 | 1.37 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.62 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrator Class (WTPXX) | 3-31-2008 | 1.63 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class (PISXX) | 8-11-1995 | 1.78 | 0.56 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Service Class (PRVXX) | 10-1-1985 | 1.53 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweep Class3 | 6-30-2010 | 1.20 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.77 |
Yield summary (%) as of January 31, 20192
Class A | Administrator Class | Institutional Class | Service Class | Sweep Class | ||||||||||||||
7-day current yield | 1.85 | 2.11 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.68 | |||||||||||||
7-day compound yield | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 2.02 | 1.69 | |||||||||||||
30-day simple yield | 1.86 | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.01 | 1.69 | |||||||||||||
30-day compound yield | 1.88 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 2.03 | 1.70 |
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 returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. 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.
Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.
For government money market funds: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Please see footnotes on page 7.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 7 |
Portfolio composition as of January 31, 20194 |
Effective maturity distribution as of January 31, 20194 |
Weighted average maturity as of January 31, 20195 | ||||
20 days |
Weighted average life as of January 31, 20196 | ||||
103 days |
‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | 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. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through May 31, 2019 (May 31, 2020 for Administrator Class and Sweep Class), to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 0.60% for Class A, 0.34% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class, and 0.77% for Sweep Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been 1.84%, 2.11%, 2.23%, 1.94%, and 1.68% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class, and Sweep Class, respectively. 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 | Historical performance shown for Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns for Sweep Class shares would be lower. |
4 | Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes. WAM is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Weighted Average Life (WAL): WAL is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. In contrast to WAM, the calculation of WAL allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but not the periodic interest rate resets. WAL is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes. WAL is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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8 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
MANAGER’S DISCUSSION
The Fund’s fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019, was characterized by steadily rising interest rates. The fiscal year began with the target range on the federal funds rate set by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) at 1.25% to 1.50%. The Fed raised the target range by 0.25% four times during the year—in March, June, September, and December—with the resulting federal funds target rate set at 2.25% to 2.50% at the end of the period. In addition to raising interest rates, the Fed also continued to shrink its balance sheet by systematically allowing a portion of the U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities it acquired during its quantitative easing programs to mature without being reinvested. Both the interest rate and balance sheet actions represent steps by the Fed to normalize monetary policy, effectively unwinding the policies it used to assist the economy’s recovery from the financial crisis.
The U.S. economy grew strongly throughout the year. Gross domestic product grew at an average rate of approximately 3.1% on an annualized basis, compared with a solid 2.5% rate for the prior year. The unemployment rate was largely unchanged, ending the fiscal year at 4.0%, down from 4.1% a year earlier. In addition, the underemployment rate, which includes workers marginally attached to the labor force and those working part time for economic reasons, also fell slightly from 8.2% to 8.1% over the same period. Both measures were at or below their lows in the years preceding the financial crisis. These measures, among others, likely gave the Fed the confidence it displayed in moving to normalize interest rates and its balance sheet.
Interest rates on all categories of government money market securities moved gradually higher throughout the year, consistent with the Fed’s moves. The 3-month Treasury bill (T-bill) yields averaged 1.58% during February 2018, the first month of the fiscal year; 2.40% during January 2019, the last month of the fiscal year; and 2.04% on average for the entire fiscal year. This compares with an average of 1.01% for the year that ended January 31, 2018. Similarly, average 6-month T-bill yields were 1.77% in February 2018; 2.50% in January 2019; and 2.21% over the whole fiscal year, up from an average of 1.14% in the previous fiscal year. The higher yields on T-bills were due not only to the Fed’s interest rate hikes but also to an increased supply of T-bills from the U.S. Treasury, which needed to finance the growing U.S. federal deficit. The total amount of T-bills outstanding grew from $1.964 trillion at the beginning of the fiscal year to $2.289 trillion at the end.
The yields on repurchase agreements (repos) generally followed the same path and were also heavily influenced by the Fed’s decisions. Overnight Treasury repo rates, as measured by the Fed’s Tri-Party General Collateral Rate, averaged 1.31% in February 2018, the fiscal year’s first month, and 2.44% in January 2019, the fiscal year’s last month. For the entire fiscal year that ended January 31, 2019, the average Treasury repo yield was 1.92%, up from 0.94% for the previous fiscal year.
Our investment strategy remained consistent throughout the year. We invested in T-bills and U.S. Treasury notes— including floating-rate notes—as well as repos collateralized by Treasury securities, while taking into account the Fund’s overall level of liquidity and average maturity.
Strategic outlook
The economy has continued its solid performance, with a consistently strong labor market and gradually rising—but still below target—inflation. At the end of the fiscal year, the Fed signaled that it will proceed more cautiously, weighing incoming economic data and other factors and modifying its interest rate path accordingly. As the Fed is no longer projecting further gradual increases in interest rates and is instead espousing patience, the interest rate outlook as the fiscal year begins is for steady rates, and the direction of the next move in interest rates will depend on the evolution of the economy. The fiscal impulse from the federal tax cut that helped boost the economy over the past year may fade somewhat, potentially leading to slower economic growth over the following year. These factors suggest that interest rates on U.S. government money market securities may be little changed for at least the early part of the fiscal year. The risks to this outlook appear to be roughly balanced, as a still-strong economy could eventually call for higher rates, while rates could fall if the economy weakens due to a variety of factors, such as political developments in both the U.S. and abroad; a pullback in risk asset valuations; and a turn in the economic cycle, as the current expansion is well aged by historical standards. In the face of this uncertainty, we believe that our investment strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and liquidity, should enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.
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Fund expenses (unaudited) | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 9 |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur 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 August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
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. 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.
Beginning account value 8-1-2018 | Ending account value 1-31-2019 | Expenses paid during the period¹ | Annualized net expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.25 | $ | 3.04 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 | 0.60 | % | ||||||||
Administrator Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.55 | $ | 1.74 | 0.34 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.48 | $ | 1.75 | 0.34 | % | ||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.28 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.20 | $ | 1.02 | 0.20 | % | ||||||||
Service Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.01 | $ | 2.28 | 0.45 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.94 | $ | 2.29 | 0.45 | % | ||||||||
Sweep Class | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,007.38 | $ | 3.90 | 0.77 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.32 | $ | 3.93 | 0.77 | % |
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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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements ^^: 62.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $450,031,875 (1) | 2.55 | % | 2-1-2019 | $ | 450,000,000 | $ | 450,000,000 | |||||||||
Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 1-10-2019, maturity value $100,198,167 (2) | 2.46 | 2-8-2019 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $1,935,237,070 (3) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 1,935,100,000 | 1,935,100,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $200,433,778 (4) | 2.44 | 3-4-2019 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||
BNP Paribas, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $1,150,082,417 (5) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 1,150,000,000 | 1,150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $250,117,639 (6) | 2.42 | 2-7-2019 | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Credit Agricole, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $500,035,417 (7) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $550,039,417 (8) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 550,000,000 | 550,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $2,535,180,267 (9) | 2.56 | 2-1-2019 | 2,535,000,000 | 2,535,000,000 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Securities, dated 1-2-2019, maturity value $551,168,750 (10)¢øø§ | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 550,000,000 | 550,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, dated1-31-2019, maturity value $190,013,458 (11) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 190,000,000 | 190,000,000 | ||||||||||||
MUFG Securities Canada Limited, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $330,023,375 (12) | 2.55 | 2-1-2019 | 330,000,000 | 330,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Prudential, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $164,127,807 (13) | 2.59 | 2-1-2019 | 164,116,000 | 164,116,000 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland, dated 1-31-2019, maturity value $600,043,000 (14) | 2.58 | 2-1-2019 | 600,000,000 | 600,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $9,504,216,000) |
| 9,504,216,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Treasury Debt: 37.67% | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.20 | 2-7-2019 | 140,000,000 | 139,949,221 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.21 | 2-21-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,939,167 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.22 | 2-14-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,976,220 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.23 | 2-28-2019 | 90,000,000 | 89,851,163 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.28 | 3-7-2019 | 10,000,000 | 9,978,703 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.30 | 3-14-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,922,442 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.41 | 4-11-2019 | 80,000,000 | 79,634,971 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.45 | 4-4-2019 | 250,000,000 | 248,952,889 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.47 | 4-25-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,717,569 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.49 | 5-9-2019 | 60,000,000 | 59,603,108 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.49 | 8-1-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,628,573 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.50 | 5-23-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,467,431 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.50 | 5-16-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,714,578 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill (z) | 2.51 | 6-13-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,726,870 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 7-15-2019 | 180,000,000 | 178,549,406 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 8-15-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,503,280 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 0.88 | 7-31-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,151,296 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.00 | 3-15-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,956,686 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.00 | 10-15-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,156,401 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 3-31-2019 | 60,000,000 | 59,882,229 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 4-30-2019 | 237,700,000 | 236,997,106 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 5-31-2019 | 30,000,000 | 29,888,826 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | 6-30-2019 | 40,000,000 | 39,781,029 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 2-28-2019 | 190,000,000 | 189,860,353 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 7-31-2019 | 160,000,000 | 159,045,833 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | 9-30-2019 | 100,000,000 | 99,209,297 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 2-28-2019 | 70,000,000 | 69,960,073 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.50 | 5-31-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,855,672 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security name | Interest rate | Maturity date | Principal | Value | ||||||||||||
Treasury Debt(continued) |
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U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | % | 3-31-2019 | $ | 86,000,000 | $ | 85,886,402 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.63 | 4-30-2019 | 50,000,000 | 49,914,113 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 1.75 | 9-30-2019 | 25,000,000 | 24,849,050 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.00%) ± | 2.40 | 1-31-2020 | 430,000,000 | 429,896,092 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.03%) ± | 2.44 | 4-30-2020 | 650,000,000 | 650,001,038 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.04%) ± | 2.45 | 7-31-2020 | 460,000,000 | 459,994,902 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 10-31-2020 | 470,000,000 | 469,662,201 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.05%) ± | 2.45 | 10-31-2019 | 307,000,000 | 307,035,084 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.06%) ± | 2.46 | 7-31-2019 | 90,000,000 | 90,001,626 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.07%) ± | 2.47 | 4-30-2019 | 323,000,000 | 323,053,622 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield +0.12%) ± | 2.52 | 1-31-2021 | 170,000,000 | 170,008,966 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 2.75 | 2-15-2019 | 25,000,000 | 25,004,683 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.13 | 5-15-2019 | 314,668,000 | 315,216,256 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note | 3.63 | 8-15-2019 | 10,000,000 | 10,053,983 | ||||||||||||
Total Treasury Debt (Cost $5,727,438,410) |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $15,231,654,410) | 100.19 | % | 15,231,654,410 | |||||
Other assets and liabilities, net | (0.19 | ) | (29,181,703 | ) | ||||
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(1) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 8.88%, 2-15-2019 to 2-15-2047, fair value including accrued interest is $459,000,071. |
(2) | U.S. government securities, 2.63% to 3.38%, 1-31-2026 to 11-15-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $102,000,003. |
(3) | U.S. government securities, 1.75% to 7.25%, 12-31-2020 to 8-31-2025, fair value including accrued interest is $1,973,802,054. |
(4) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 4.75%, 2-28-2019 to 8-15-2047, fair value including accrued interest is $204,000,000. |
(5) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 8.75%, 2-5-2019 to 2-15-2048, fair value including accrued interest is $1,173,000,040. |
(6) | U.S. government securities, 0.13% to 3.00%, 2-28-2019 to 5-15-2042, fair value including accrued interest is $255,000,039. |
(7) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 2.00%, 1-30-2020 to 2-15-2025, fair value including accrued interest is $510,000,066. |
(8) | U.S. government securities, 0.00%, 5-15-2019 to 11-15-2027, fair value is $561,000,000. |
(9) | U.S. government securities, 1.13% to 2.88%, 8-31-2020 to 8-15-2025, fair value including accrued interest is $2,585,706,326. |
(10) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 3.00%, 4-18-2019 to 11-15-2045, fair value including accrued interest is $561,000,095. |
(11) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.38%, 1-15-2020 to 2-15-2026, fair value including accrued interest is $193,800,061. |
(12) | U.S. government securities, 0.13% to 3.50%, 4-15-2019 to 2-15-2047, fair value including accrued interest is $336,600,000. |
(13) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 3.00%, 11-15-2021 to 11-15-2047, fair value including accrued interest is $167,398,320. |
(14) | U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.63%, 4-15-2019 to 5-15-2046, fair value including accrued interest is $612,000,014. |
¢ | The security represents a long-dated and extendible repurchase agreement which automatically renews on previously set terms. The maturity date represents the next put date. |
øø | The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer periodically depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
§ | The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Statement of assets and liabilities—January 31, 2019 |
Assets | ||||
Investments in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost | $ | 9,504,216,000 | ||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost | 5,727,438,410 | |||
Cash | 19,157 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 3,844,428 | |||
Receivable for interest | 9,367,563 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 855,111 | |||
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Total assets | 15,245,740,669 | |||
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Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 20,732,177 | |||
Dividends payable | 18,757,986 | |||
Management fee payable | 1,509,179 | |||
Administration fees payable | 1,259,420 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | 2,010 | |||
Distribution fee payable | 30 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,007,160 | |||
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Total liabilities | 43,267,962 | |||
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Total net assets | $ | 15,202,472,707 | ||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 15,202,713,893 | ||
Total distributable loss | (241,186 | ) | ||
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Total net assets | $ | 15,202,472,707 | ||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||
Net assets – Class A | $ | 1,202,749,011 | ||
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | 1,202,603,797 | |||
Net asset value per share – Class A | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Administrator Class | $ | 101,339,678 | ||
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | 101,324,600 | |||
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Institutional Class | $ | 12,466,863,784 | ||
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | 12,465,307,764 | |||
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Service Class | $ | 1,431,420,149 | ||
Shares outstanding – Service Class1 | 1,431,259,061 | |||
Net asset value per share – Service Class | $1.00 | |||
Net assets – Sweep Class | $ | 100,085 | ||
Shares outstanding – Sweep Class1 | 100,073 | |||
Net asset value per share – Sweep Class | $1.00 |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—year ended January 31, 2019 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 13 |
Investment income | ||||
Interest | $ | 291,855,804 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 20,811,510 | |||
Administration fees | ||||
Class A | 3,069,797 | |||
Administrator Class | 95,290 | |||
Institutional Class | 9,590,937 | |||
Service Class | 1,650,700 | |||
Sweep Class | 29 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | ||||
Class A | 3,488,405 | |||
Administrator Class | 95,290 | |||
Service Class | 3,438,959 | |||
Sweep Class | 252 | |||
Distribution fee | ||||
Sweep Class | 350 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 335,950 | |||
Professional fees | 49,563 | |||
Registration fees | 91,053 | |||
Shareholder report expenses | 39,143 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 23,445 | |||
Other fees and expenses | 86,871 | |||
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Total expenses | 42,867,544 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (3,929,839 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 38,937,705 | |||
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Net investment income | 252,918,099 | |||
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Net realized gains on investments | 48,547 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 252,966,646 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Statement of changes in net assets |
Year ended January 31, 2019 | Year ended January 31, 20181 | |||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 252,918,099 | $ | 114,264,498 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments | 48,547 | 81,289 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 252,966,646 | 114,345,787 | ||||||||||||||
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Class A | (19,056,287 | ) | (5,765,518 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | (1,412,617 | ) | (533,042 | ) | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | (211,798,222 | ) | (100,116,838 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service Class | (20,731,069 | ) | (7,926,287 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | (1,194 | ) | (238 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (252,999,389 | ) | (114,341,923 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 11,127,666,658 | 11,127,666,658 | 9,977,869,822 | 9,977,869,822 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 897,131,428 | 897,131,428 | 947,917,891 | 947,917,891 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 96,585,943,995 | 96,585,943,995 | 129,675,413,942 | 129,675,413,942 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 5,871,089,621 | 5,871,089,621 | 6,215,918,108 | 6,215,918,108 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | 9,016,382 | 9,016,382 | 2,542,405 | 2,542,405 | ||||||||||||
Administrator Class | 1,299,659 | 1,299,659 | 471,776 | 471,776 | ||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 73,636,342 | 73,636,342 | 33,325,578 | 33,325,578 | ||||||||||||
Service Class | 5,760,060 | 5,760,060 | 2,548,849 | 2,548,849 | ||||||||||||
Sweep Class | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | ||||||||||||
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Class A | (11,225,626,967 | ) | (11,225,626,967 | ) | (10,434,003,791 | ) | (10,434,003,791 | ) | ||||||||
Administrator Class | (939,295,687 | ) | (939,295,687 | ) | (912,432,946 | ) | (912,432,946 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class | (97,277,939,890 | ) | (97,277,939,890 | ) | (128,113,332,177 | ) | (128,113,332,177 | ) | ||||||||
Service Class | (5,904,735,073 | ) | (5,904,735,073 | ) | (6,259,590,464 | ) | (6,259,590,464 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (776,053,472 | ) | 1,136,649,061 | |||||||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (776,086,215 | ) | 1,136,652,925 | |||||||||||||
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Beginning of period | 15,978,558,922 | 14,841,905,997 | ||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 15,202,472,707 | $ | 15,978,558,922 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at January 31, 2018 was $289,731. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended January 31, 2018 is included in Note 5,Distributions to Shareholders,in the notes to the financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 15 |
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CLASS A | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.37 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.61 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.60 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.36 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $1,202,749 | $1,291,723 | $1,745,419 | $1,956,626 | $1,733,107 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | Financial highlights |
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ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.63 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.48 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $101,340 | $142,198 | $106,246 | $101,432 | $106,179 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | 17 |
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.78 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.22 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.77 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $12,466,864 | $13,085,244 | $11,489,674 | $12,617,153 | $11,190,887 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SERVICE CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.53 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.51 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.51 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $1,431,420 | $1,459,295 | $1,500,467 | $1,339,895 | $1,845,375 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SWEEP CLASS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1,2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | (0.00 | )3 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | (0.00 | )1 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |||||||||||||||
Total return | 1.20 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
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Gross expenses | 0.77 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.77 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.19 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $100 | $100 | $100 | $3,145 | $3,054 |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
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 (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market 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
As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments which are not valued using the method 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.
Repurchase agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Funds Management. Repurchase agreements are agreements where the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase that security from the Fund at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain a market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
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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Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, 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 January 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2019:
Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in: | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements | $ | 0 | $ | 9,504,216,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 9,504,216,000 | ||||||||
Treasury debt | 0 | 5,727,438,410 | 0 | 5,727,438,410 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 0 | $ | 15,231,654,410 | $ | 0 | $ | 15,231,654,410 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At January 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
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4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“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 and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.14% 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 Capital Management Incorporated, 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 0.05% and declining to 0.01% 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:
Class-level administration fee | ||||
Class A | 0.22 | % | ||
Administrator Class | 0.10 | |||
Institutional Class | 0.08 | |||
Service Class | 0.12 | |||
Sweep Class | 0.03 |
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. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.60% for Class A shares, 0.35% for Administrator Class shares, 0.20% for Institutional Class shares, 0.45% for Service Class shares, and 0.83% for Sweep Class shares. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to June 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.65% for Class A shares.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Sweep Class shares.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class, and Sweep Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.
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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid was $252,999,389 and $114,341,923 of ordinary income for the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018, respectively.
As of January 31, 2019, distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $18,737,343 in undistributed ordinary income.
Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended January 31, 2018 were as follows:
Net investment income | Net realized gains | |||||||
Class A | $ 5,757,833 | $ 7,685 | ||||||
Administrator Class | 532,884 | 158 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 100,053,459 | 63,379 | ||||||
Service Class | 7,920,085 | 6,202 | ||||||
Sweep Class | 237 | 1 |
6. 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.
7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wells Fargo Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (the Fund), one of the funds constituting Wells Fargo Funds Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of January 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have not been able to determine the specific year that we began serving as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies, however we are aware that we have served as the auditor of one or more Wells Fargo Funds investment companies since at least 1955.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2019
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TAX INFORMATION
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $243,963,929 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, $81,289 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019, 41.22% of the ordinary income distributed was derived from interest on U.S. government securities.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling1-800-222-8222, visiting our website atwellsfargofunds.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 atwellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a1-day 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 152 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
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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | N/A | |||
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 The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | N/A | |||
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952) | Trustee, since 2009; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019 | 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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | CIGNA Corporation | |||
Judith M. Johnson3 (Born 1949) | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2009 to 2018 | 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A |
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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; Nominating and 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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
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. | N/A | |||
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 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. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | N/A |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
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Officers
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. | ||||
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 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 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 calling1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website atwellsfargofunds.com. |
3 | Mr. Harris became Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019. |
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For more information
More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:
Wells Fargo Funds
P.O. Box 219967
Kansas City, MO 64121-9967
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, call1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website atwellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).
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.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED ◾ NO BANK GUARANTEE ◾ MAY LOSE VALUE
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
(a) As of the end of the period covered by the report, Wells Fargo Funds Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its President and Treasurer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this FormN-CSR.
(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.
(d) During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
The Board of Trustees of Wells Fargo Funds Trust has determined that Judith Johnson is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of FormN-CSR. Mrs. Johnson is independent for purposes of Item 3 of FormN-CSR.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
(a), (b), (c), (d) The following table presents aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the Registrant by the Registrant’s principal accountant. These fees were billed to the registrant and were approved by the Registrant’s audit committee.
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2019 | Fiscal year ended January 31, 2018 | |||||||
Audit fees | $ | 317,230 | $ | 311,525 | ||||
Audit-related fees | — | — | ||||||
Tax fees(1) | 15,520 | 15,360 | ||||||
All other fees | — | — | ||||||
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(1) | Tax fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and excise tax. |
(e) The Chairman of the Audit Committees is authorized topre-approve: (1) audit services for the mutual funds of
Wells Fargo Funds Trust;(2) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services provided to the Funds by the independent auditors (“Auditors”) if the fees for any particular engagement are not anticipated to exceed $50,000; and(3) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services provided by the Auditors to a Fund’s investment adviser and its controlling entities (wherepre-approval is required because the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) if the fee to the Auditors for any particular engagement is not anticipated to exceed $50,000. For any suchpre-approval sought from the Chairman, Management shall prepare a brief description of the proposed services. If the Chairman approves of such service, he or she shall sign the statement prepared by Management. Such written statement shall be presented to the full Committees at their next regularly scheduled meetings.
(f) Not applicable
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(g) Not applicable
(h) Not applicable
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | INVESTMENTS |
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 FORCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OFCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BYCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT 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 Rule30a-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 Rule30a-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.
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ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURES OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITES FORCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of FormN-CSR is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit COE.
(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
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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.
Wells Fargo Funds Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Andrew Owen | |
Andrew Owen | ||
President |
Date: | March 27, 2019 |
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.
Wells Fargo Funds Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Andrew Owen | |
Andrew Owen | ||
President | ||
Date: | March 27, 2019 |
By: | /s/ Nancy Wiser | |
Nancy Wiser | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: | March 27, 2019 |