
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMN-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number:811-09253
Wells Fargo Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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: October 31
Registrant is making a filing for 7 of its series:
Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund, Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund, Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund, Wells Fargo International Equity Fund, and Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund.
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2019
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS |
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Asia Pacific Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund for thesix-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2019 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Alison Shimada
Elaine Tse
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (WFAAX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | -15.15 | | | | 4.14 | | | | 8.43 | | | | -9.95 | | | | 5.38 | | | | 9.08 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.60 | |
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Class C (WFCAX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | -11.60 | | | | 4.61 | | | | 8.26 | | | | -10.60 | | | | 4.61 | | | | 8.26 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 2.35 | |
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Administrator Class (WFADX)3 | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -9.91 | | | | 5.51 | | | | 9.22 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.50 | |
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Institutional Class (WFPIX)4 | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -9.64 | | | | 5.75 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.25 | |
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MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index (Net)5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -4.42 | | | | 5.92 | | | | 8.58 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximumfront-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without afront-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to geographic risk and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20196 | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited ADR | | | 3.44 | |
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Tencent Holdings Limited | | | 3.18 | |
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Samsung Electronics Company Limited | | | 2.59 | |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | | | 2.57 | |
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Toyota Motor Corporation | | | 2.17 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated | | | 1.69 | |
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Hitachi Limited | | | 1.63 | |
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Ping An Insurance Group Company H Shares | | | 1.38 | |
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SoftBank Group Corporation | | | 1.38 | |
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China Construction Bank H Shares | | | 1.33 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20197 |
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Country allocation as of April 30, 20197 |
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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 February 29, 2020, 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. 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 Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class A 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 Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher. |
5 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country (AC) Asia Pacific Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed and emerging markets in the Pacific region. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index (Net) consists of the following 13 developed and emerging markets countries: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. 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. |
6 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution(12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of thesix-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,068.63 | | | $ | 8.21 | | | | 1.60 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.86 | | | $ | 8.00 | | | | 1.60 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,065.10 | | | $ | 12.03 | | | | 2.35 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.14 | | | $ | 11.73 | | | | 2.35 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,068.63 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | | 1.50 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.36 | | | $ | 7.50 | | | | 1.50 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,070.70 | | | $ | 6.42 | | | | 1.25 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 6.26 | | | | 1.25 | % |
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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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 95.08% | |
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Australia: 8.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 47,685 | | | $ | 876,694 | |
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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 52,572 | | | | 1,008,049 | |
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BHP Billiton Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,979 | | | | 1,212,243 | |
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Goodman Group (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 86,000 | | | | 797,834 | |
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Medibank Private Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 306,927 | | | | 618,813 | |
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Mirvac Group (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 339,072 | | | | 676,452 | |
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Northern Star Resources Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 156,286 | | | | 902,324 | |
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Qantas Airways Limited (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 220,163 | | | | 870,694 | |
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Rio Tinto Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,520 | | | | 1,514,044 | |
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Suncorp Group Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 176,004 | | | | 1,646,463 | |
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Woodside Petroleum Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 25,252 | | | | 629,992 | |
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China: 28.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 23,850 | | | | 4,425,845 | |
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Baidu Incorporated ADR (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,451 | | | | 1,238,580 | |
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Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,074,000 | | | | 988,777 | |
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Beijing Sinnet Technology Company Limited Class A (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 220,500 | | | | 567,877 | |
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BTG Hotels Group Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 287,117 | | | | 863,039 | |
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China Construction Bank H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,943,000 | | | | 1,716,422 | |
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China Eastern Airlines Company H Shares (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,022,000 | | | | 725,645 | |
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China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 170,000 | | | | 628,442 | |
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China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Company Limited Class A (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 191,896 | | | | 626,664 | |
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China Mobile Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 66,000 | | | | 628,888 | |
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China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 426,000 | | | | 1,593,807 | |
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation H Shares (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 742,000 | | | | 570,347 | |
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China Vanke Company Limited H Shares (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 151,700 | | | | 586,898 | |
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Chinasoft International Limited (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,028,000 | | | | 585,759 | |
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CITIC Securities Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 331,000 | | | | 715,603 | |
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COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | | | | 638,635 | | | | 636,616 | |
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Ctrip.com International Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 29,400 | | | | 1,295,070 | |
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Dong-E-E-Jiao Company Limited A Shares (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 95,900 | | | | 623,361 | |
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Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 328,000 | | | | 658,107 | |
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Guangzhou Automobile Group Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 608,000 | | | | 653,355 | |
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Hengan International Group Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 73,500 | | | | 647,885 | |
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Huaneng Renewables Corporation Limited H Shares (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,448,000 | | | | 705,242 | |
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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,673,000 | | | | 1,256,115 | |
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Lenovo Group Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 991,600 | |
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PetroChina Company Limited H Shares (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,222,000 | | | | 775,744 | |
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PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 595,000 | | | | 668,207 | |
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Ping An Insurance Group Company H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 148,000 | | | | 1,781,894 | |
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Qingdao Haier Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 377,496 | | | | 962,680 | |
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Sands China Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 144,400 | | | | 793,346 | |
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Sany Heavy Industry Company Limited Class A (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 333,097 | | | | 605,694 | |
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Tencent Holdings Limited (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 82,800 | | | | 4,095,248 | |
| | | | |
Wanhua Chemical Group Company Limited Class A (Materials, Chemicals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 91,400 | | | | 613,648 | |
| | | | |
Xiaomi Corporation Class B (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) «144A† | | | | | | | | | | | 656,200 | | | | 1,005,446 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | |
China(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Yum China Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,800 | | | $ | 703,592 | |
| | | | |
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited H Shares (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,036,000 | | | | 794,177 | |
| |
| | | | 36,729,620 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hong Kong: 1.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 806,800 | | | | 862,871 | |
| | | | |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited (Materials, Paper & Forest Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 599,000 | | | | 553,583 | |
| |
| | | | 1,416,454 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
India: 5.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HDFC Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 27,690 | | | | 922,599 | |
| | | | |
Hindalco Industries Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 209,109 | | | | 619,476 | |
| | | | |
ICICI Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 259,963 | | | | 1,523,066 | |
| | | | |
Indian Hotels Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 324,539 | | | | 720,200 | |
| | | | |
Infosys Limited ADR (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 107,000 | | | | 1,151,320 | |
| | | | |
Reliance Industries Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 58,490 | | | | 1,171,251 | |
| | | | |
State Bank of India (Financials, Banks) † | | | | | | | | | | | 142,256 | | | | 633,931 | |
| |
| | | | 6,741,843 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Indonesia: 1.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials, Banks) † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,047,000 | | | | 1,241,080 | |
| | | | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,282,000 | | | | 872,897 | |
| |
| | | | 2,113,977 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Japan: 30.39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Advantage Risk Management Company Limited (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 79,100 | | | | 655,296 | |
| | | | |
Bandai Namco Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Leisure Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,000 | | | | 671,172 | |
| | | | |
Dentsu Incorporated (Communication Services, Media) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,900 | | | | 814,312 | |
| | | | |
Ezaki Glico Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,900 | | | | 786,346 | |
| | | | |
FANUC Corporation (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,500 | | | | 845,439 | |
| | | | |
Hitachi Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 63,200 | | | | 2,101,920 | |
| | | | |
Honda Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,100 | | | | 728,267 | |
| | | | |
Inpex Holdings Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 87,000 | | | | 846,407 | |
| | | | |
J.Front Retailing Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 97,900 | | | | 1,196,228 | |
| | | | |
Japan Airlines Company Limited (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 48,600 | | | | 1,585,010 | |
| | | | |
Kao Corporation (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | �� | | 13,500 | | | | 1,042,165 | |
| | | | |
Keyence Corporation (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,500 | | | | 1,561,984 | |
| | | | |
KOSE Corporation (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,200 | | | | 974,094 | |
| | | | |
Kubota Corporation (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 49,800 | | | | 758,217 | |
| | | | |
Kyoritsu Maintenance Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,300 | | | | 683,433 | |
| | | | |
Kyushu Railway Company (Industrials, Road & Rail) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,600 | | | | 638,651 | |
| | | | |
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,700 | | | | 1,248,273 | |
| | | | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 438,900 | | | | 2,177,613 | |
| | | | |
Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 52,400 | | | | 1,213,685 | |
| | | | |
Nintendo Company Limited (Communication Services, Entertainment) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,800 | | | | 1,308,779 | |
| | | | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 34,800 | | | | 1,447,972 | |
| | | | |
Obayashi Corporation (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 76,000 | | | | 747,126 | |
| | | | |
Open House Company Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,700 | | | | 650,269 | |
| | | | |
ORIX Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 82,200 | | | | 1,164,431 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Japan(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Otsuka Corporation (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 29,300 | | | $ | 1,152,458 | |
| | | | |
Panasonic Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 149,200 | | | | 1,373,862 | |
| | | | |
Recruit Holdings Company Limited (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 24,300 | | | | 731,767 | |
| | | | |
Ryohin Keikaku Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,500 | | | | 667,604 | |
| | | | |
Santen Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 84,200 | | | | 1,286,214 | |
| | | | |
SoftBank Group Corporation (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,800 | | | | 1,781,326 | |
| | | | |
Sony Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,800 | | | | 695,080 | |
| | | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 33,100 | | | | 1,154,897 | |
| | | | |
Tokyo Electron Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,400 | | | | 857,160 | |
| | | | |
Toyota Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,100 | | | | 2,792,161 | |
| | | | |
Tsukui Corporation (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 125,200 | | | | 782,119 | |
| |
| | | | 39,121,737 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Malaysia: 1.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 546,800 | | | | 696,973 | |
| | | | |
Genting Malaysia Bhd (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 515,300 | | | | 396,337 | |
| | | | |
Public Bank Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 103,700 | | | | 564,337 | |
| | | | |
Sime Darby Bhd (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,268,200 | | | | 711,628 | |
| |
| | | | 2,369,275 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Philippines: 1.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ayala Land Incorporated (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 747,000 | | | | 701,668 | |
| | | | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 390,863 | | | | 636,406 | |
| |
| | | | 1,338,074 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Singapore: 2.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DBS Group Holdings Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 47,100 | | | | 978,292 | |
| | | | |
Genting Singapore Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 739,200 | | | | 535,337 | |
| | | | |
Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 135,400 | | | | 673,964 | |
| | | | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 85,700 | | | | 762,422 | |
| |
| | | | 2,950,015 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Korea: 7.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,945 | | | | 533,815 | |
| | | | |
Hyundai Motor Company (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,860 | | | | 694,782 | |
| | | | |
KB Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,871 | | | | 588,144 | |
| | | | |
Korea Zinc Company Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,708 | | | | 661,619 | |
| | | | |
LG Chem Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,049 | | | | 942,250 | |
| | | | |
NH Investment & Securities Company Limited (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 57,673 | | | | 678,854 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 85,014 | | | | 3,336,808 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,574 | | | | 669,859 | |
| | | | |
Samsung SDI Company Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,389 | | | | 686,126 | |
| | | | |
SK Hynix Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,938 | | | | 1,280,745 | |
| |
| | | | 10,073,002 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Taiwan: 5.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cathay Financial Holding Company (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 456,000 | | | | 659,629 | |
| | | | |
Delta Electronics Incorporated (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 124,000 | | | | 652,082 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Taiwan(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ennoconn Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 73,000 | | | $ | 642,568 | |
| | | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 273,868 | | | | 770,173 | |
| | | | |
Mediatek Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 102,000 | | | | 975,405 | |
| | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 395,000 | | | | 3,310,731 | |
| |
| | | | 7,010,588 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Thailand: 1.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 152,200 | | | | 996,392 | |
| | | | |
Kasikornbank PCL (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 129,400 | | | | 772,144 | |
| |
| | | | 1,768,536 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $108,701,667) | | | | 122,386,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | Expiration date | | | | | | | |
Participation Notes: 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
China: 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HSBC Bank plc (Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corporation) (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) †(a) | | | | | | | 12-2-2019 | | | | 169,874 | | | | 671,949 | |
| | | | |
HSBC Bank plc (Songcheng Performance Development Company Limited Class A) (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) †(a) | | | | | | | 10-12-2020 | | | | 235,952 | | | | 790,734 | |
| |
Total Participation Notes (Cost $1,579,424) | | | | 1,462,683 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Yield | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 3.95% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 3.95% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | % | | | | | | | 811,719 | | | | 811,800 | |
| | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 4,270,431 | | | | 4,270,431 | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,082,231) | | | | 5,082,231 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $115,363,322) | | | 100.17 | % | | | 128,931,637 | |
| | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (212,562 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 128,719,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
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. |
(a) | The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is anon-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
REIT | Real estate investment trust |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 11 | |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 1,444,919 | | | | 5,293,394 | | | | 5,926,594 | | | | 811,719 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 13,835 | | | $ | 811,800 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 4,143,878 | | | | 24,765,136 | | | | 24,638,583 | | | | 4,270,431 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 22,828 | | | | 4,270,431 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 36,663 | | | $ | 5,082,231 | | | | 3.95 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $753,961 of securities loaned), at value (cost $110,281,091) | | $ | 123,849,406 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $5,082,231) | | | 5,082,231 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $531,312) | | | 525,563 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 36,142 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 484,344 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 485 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 21,879 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 130,000,050 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 812,093 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 197,688 | |
Custodian and accounting fees payable | | | 113,433 | |
Management fee payable | | | 89,863 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 20,665 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,284 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 884 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 41,065 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,280,975 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 128,719,075 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 117,398,580 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 11,320,495 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 128,719,075 | |
| | | | |
| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 100,287,853 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 8,102,422 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $12.38 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $13.14 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 1,399,101 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 120,146 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $11.65 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 1,164,920 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 95,617 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $12.18 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 25,867,201 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 2,141,451 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $12.08 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 13 | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $98,569) | | $ | 1,275,152 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 58,592 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 1,333,744 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 630,791 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 102,694 | |
Class C | | | 1,651 | |
Administrator Class | | | 777 | |
Institutional Class | | | 16,631 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 122,255 | |
Class C | | | 1,965 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,495 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 5,896 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 74,635 | |
Professional fees | | | 26,734 | |
Registration fees | | | 30,513 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 27,087 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,883 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 23,609 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,077,616 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (107,828 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 969,788 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 363,956 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| |
Net realized losses on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (2,254,494 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (1,859 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized losses on investments | | | (2,256,353 | ) |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 10,278,343 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 8,021,990 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 8,385,946 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 363,956 | | | | | | | $ | 1,312,596 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (2,256,353 | ) | | | | | | | 13,610,030 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 10,278,343 | | | | | | | | (33,372,381 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 8,385,946 | | | | | | | | (18,449,755 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (11,091,734 | ) | | | | | | | (536,729 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (190,016 | ) | | | | | | | 0 | |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (142,990 | ) | | | | | | | (4,325 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (3,159,341 | ) | | | | | | | (271,596 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (14,584,081 | ) | | | | | | | (812,650 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 244,006 | | | | 2,950,462 | | | | 417,591 | | | | 6,403,383 | |
Class C | | | 3,964 | | | | 43,651 | | | | 8,393 | | | | 121,862 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,486 | | | | 19,073 | | | | 2,010 | | | | 31,448 | |
Institutional Class | | | 237,162 | | | | 2,774,775 | | | | 670,855 | | | | 10,138,476 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,787,961 | | | | | | | | 16,695,169 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 929,465 | | | | 10,709,769 | | | | 33,563 | | | | 518,552 | |
Class C | | | 14,292 | | | | 154,492 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Administrator Class | | | 10,866 | | | | 123,247 | | | | 251 | | | | 3,829 | |
Institutional Class | | | 271,654 | | | | 3,060,443 | | | | 17,523 | | | | 264,942 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,047,951 | | | | | | | | 787,323 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (651,703 | ) | | | (7,872,295 | ) | | | (1,266,646 | ) | | | (19,208,805 | ) |
Class C | | | (39,496 | ) | | | (448,841 | ) | | | (29,154 | ) | | | (417,293 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (16,819 | ) | | | (202,469 | ) | | | (37,442 | ) | | | (547,922 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (462,463 | ) | | | (5,374,399 | ) | | | (899,101 | ) | | | (13,662,192 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (13,898,004 | ) | | | | | | | (33,836,212 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 5,937,908 | | | | | | | | (16,353,720 | ) |
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Total decrease in net assets | | | | | | | (260,227 | ) | | | | | | | (35,616,125 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 128,979,302 | | | | | | | | 164,595,427 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 128,719,075 | | | | | | | $ | 128,979,302 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $13.07 | | | | $15.04 | | | | $12.11 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.18 | | | | $11.72 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.09 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.76 | | | | (2.02 | ) | | | 3.00 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.67 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.78 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | 3.08 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.76 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.47 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.38 | | | | $13.07 | | | | $15.04 | | | | $12.11 | | | | $11.92 | | | | $12.18 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.86 | % | | | (12.74 | )% | | | 25.84 | % | | | 3.47 | % | | | (0.95 | )% | | | 6.61 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.71 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 113 | % | | | 113 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $100,288 | | | | $99,078 | | | | $126,265 | | | | $120,108 | | | | $137,578 | | | | $6,755 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.33 | | | | $14.24 | | | | $11.44 | | | | $11.29 | | | | $11.57 | | | | $11.15 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02 | )1 | | | (0.00 | )1,2 | | | (0.02 | )1 | | | 0.02 | 1 | | | (0.00 | )1,2 | | | 0.01 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.72 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | 2.85 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.63 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.70 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | 2.83 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.64 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.65 | | | | $12.33 | | | | $14.24 | | | | $11.44 | | | | $11.29 | | | | $11.57 | |
Total return3 | | | 6.51 | % | | | (13.41 | )% | | | 24.86 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | (1.71 | )% | | | 5.76 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 2.41 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.46 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.35 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.29 | )% | | | (0.01 | )% | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 0.14 | % | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.12 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 113 | % | | | 113 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,399 | | | | $1,744 | | | | $2,309 | | | | $2,223 | | | | $3,495 | | | | $2,427 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.89 | | | | $14.79 | | | | $11.88 | | | | $11.72 | | | | $11.99 | | | | $11.54 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.12 | 1 | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.12 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.73 | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | 3.00 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 0.65 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.77 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | 3.04 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.77 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.18 | | | | $12.89 | | | | $14.79 | | | | $11.88 | | | | $11.72 | | | | $11.99 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.86 | % | | | (12.60 | )% | | | 25.83 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | (0.83 | )% | | | 6.86 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.36 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 113 | % | | | 113 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,165 | | | | $1,290 | | | | $2,000 | | | | $11,357 | | | | $14,048 | | | | $13,956 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.82 | | | | $14.75 | | | | $11.89 | | | | $11.73 | | | | $12.00 | | | | $11.55 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.14 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.73 | | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 2.85 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.65 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.78 | | | | (1.82 | ) | | | 3.06 | | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.79 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.38 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.52 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.08 | | | | $12.82 | | | | $14.75 | | | | $11.89 | | | | $11.73 | | | | $12.00 | |
Total return2 | | | 7.07 | % | | | (12.43 | )% | | | 26.25 | % | | | 3.83 | % | | | (0.65 | )% | | | 6.99 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.27 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 113 | % | | | 113 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $25,867 | | | | $26,868 | | | | $34,022 | | | | $10,237 | | | | $11,034 | | | | $502 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 19 | |
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 Asia Pacific Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registeredopen-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests innon-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee.The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities
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20 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Participation notes
The Fund may invest in participation notes to gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets. Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying foreign security. Participation notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the underlying foreign security. The holder of the participation note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to the dividend paid by the issuer of the underlying foreign security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (i.e. voting rights) as an owner of the underlying foreign security. Investments in participation notes involve risks beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in an underlying security. The Fund has no rights against the issuer of the underlying foreign security and participation notes expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. There is also no assurance there will be a secondary trading market for the participation note or that the trading price of the participation note will equal the underlying value of the foreign security that it seeks to replicate.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate andmarked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund (net of fees and rebates), if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 21 | |
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on theex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies theex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on 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 April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $115,437,234 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 19,293,005 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (5,798,602 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 13,494,403 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia | | $ | 10,753,602 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 10,753,602 | |
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China | | | 36,729,620 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 36,729,620 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 1,416,454 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,416,454 | |
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India | | | 6,741,843 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,741,843 | |
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Indonesia | | | 2,113,977 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,113,977 | |
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Japan | | | 0 | | | | 39,121,737 | | | | 0 | | | | 39,121,737 | |
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Malaysia | | | 2,369,275 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,369,275 | |
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Philippines | | | 1,338,074 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,338,074 | |
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Singapore | | | 2,950,015 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,950,015 | |
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South Korea | | | 10,073,002 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 10,073,002 | |
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Taiwan | | | 7,010,588 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,010,588 | |
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Thailand | | | 1,768,536 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,768,536 | |
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Participation notes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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China | | | 0 | | | | 1,462,683 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,462,683 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 4,270,431 | | | | 811,800 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,082,231 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 87,535,417 | | | $ | 41,396,220 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 128,931,637 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At April 30, 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, 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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee |
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First $500 million | | 1.000% |
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Next $500 million | | 0.950 |
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Next $1 billion | | 0.900 |
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Next $2 billion | | 0.875 |
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Next $1 billion | | 0.850 |
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Next $5 billion | | 0.840 |
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Over $10 billion | | 0.830 |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 23 | |
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.65% and declining to 0.45% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent,sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.60% for Class A shares, 2.35% for Class C shares, 1.50% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.25% for Institutional 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.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive thefront-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $1,122 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant 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. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $26,985,577 and $34,959,885, respectively.
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $14,611 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risk result from exposure to a limited number of geographic regions. A fund that invest a substantial portion of their assets in any geographic region may be more affected by changes in that geographic region than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any geographic region.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
10. 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.
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on May21-22, 2019, the Trustees of the Fund approved a Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund will acquire the assets and assume the liabilities of the Fund in exchange for shares of Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund.
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund will be held on September 6, 2019 to consider and vote on the Plan. On or about June 27, 2019, materials for this meeting will be mailed to shareholders of record on July 19, 2019.
If approved, the merger will take place on or about September 20, 2019.
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 25 | |
TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Creditable foreign taxes paid | | Per share amount | | Foreign income as % of ordinary income distributions |
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$286,341 | | $0.0289 | | 100% |
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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on aone-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly,seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on 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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26 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
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 151 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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | | 27 | |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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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28 | | Wells Fargo Asia Pacific Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |


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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Diversified International Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
LSV Asset Management
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Josef Lakonishok, Ph.D.
Venkateshwar (Venk) Lal
Puneet Mansharamani, CFA®‡
Menno Vermeulen, CFA®‡
Dale A. Winner, CFA®‡
Mark L. Yockey, CFA®‡
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios1 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (SILAX) | | 9-24-1997 | | | -10.64 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 7.26 | | | | -5.18 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 7.89 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.36 | |
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Class C (WFECX) | | 4-1-1998 | | | -6.89 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 7.11 | | | | -5.89 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 7.11 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.11 | |
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Class R6 (WDIRX)3 | | 9-30-2015 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -4.78 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 8.19 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 0.90 | |
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Administrator Class (WFIEX) | | 11-8-1999 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.11 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 8.06 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.26 | |
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Institutional Class (WFISX) | | 8-31-2006 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -4.85 | | | | 2.90 | | | | 8.29 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.00 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index (Net)4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -3.22 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 7.95 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20195 | |
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Linde plc | | | 2.27 | |
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Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 2.02 | |
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BP plc | | | 1.74 | |
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Wirecard AG | | | 1.71 | |
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Airbus SE | | | 1.42 | |
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AIA Group Limited | | | 1.39 | |
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Allianz AG | | | 1.37 | |
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Nestle SA | | | 1.34 | |
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Deutsche Post AG | | | 1.23 | |
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ING Groep NV | | | 1.23 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20196 |
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Country allocation as of April 30, 20196 |
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‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through February 29, 2020, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 1.35% for Class A, 2.10% for Class C, 0.89% for Class R6, 1.25% for Administrator Class, and 0.99% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | Historical performance shown for the Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. |
4 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, and Far East (EAFE) 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. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consists of the following 21 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. 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 indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,059.05 | | | $ | 6.89 | | | | 1.35 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.10 | | | $ | 6.76 | | | | 1.35 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,054.50 | | | $ | 10.70 | | | | 2.10 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.38 | | | $ | 10.49 | | | | 2.10 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,061.40 | | | $ | 4.55 | | | | 0.89 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.38 | | | $ | 4.46 | | | | 0.89 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,059.30 | | | $ | 6.38 | | | | 1.25 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 6.26 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,060.06 | | | $ | 5.06 | | | | 0.99 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.89 | | | $ | 4.96 | | | | 0.99 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 96.38% | |
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Australia: 1.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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AGL Energy Limited (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,500 | | | $ | 133,204 | |
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Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 29,100 | | | | 180,524 | |
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CSR Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 59,900 | | | | 150,326 | |
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Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) « | | | | | | | | | | | 43,900 | | | | 129,050 | |
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Lendlease Corporation Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,600 | | | | 108,760 | |
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Metcash Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 28,500 | | | | 57,661 | |
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Mineral Resources Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,900 | | | | 163,754 | |
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Origin Energy Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,916 | | | | 98,278 | |
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Qantas Airways Limited (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 59,300 | | | | 234,518 | |
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Rio Tinto Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,800 | | | | 121,016 | |
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| | | | 1,377,091 | |
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Austria: 0.39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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OMV AG (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,800 | | | | 257,071 | |
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Voestalpine AG (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,300 | | | | 138,079 | |
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| | | | 395,150 | |
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Belgium: 0.05% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 589 | | | | 52,361 | |
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Brazil: 2.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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B3 Brasil Bolsa Balcao SA (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,405 | | | | 135,345 | |
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Banco de Brasil SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,500 | | | | 183,714 | |
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Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA (Utilities, Water Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,300 | | | | 93,265 | |
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Cosan Limited Class A (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,293 | | | | 553,480 | |
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JBS SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 67,500 | | | | 340,332 | |
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Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 48,115 | | | | 732,791 | |
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| | | | 2,038,927 | |
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Canada: 2.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Canadian National Railway Company (Industrials, Road & Rail) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,730 | | | | 160,509 | |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (Industrials, Road & Rail) | | | | | | | | | | | 831 | | | | 186,202 | |
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Dollarama Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,460 | | | | 133,963 | |
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Home Capital Group Incorporated (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance) † | | | | | | | | | | | 49,300 | | | | 696,978 | |
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Loblaw Companies Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,800 | | | | 186,157 | |
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Lundin Mining Corporation (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 154,708 | | | | 830,298 | |
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Magna International Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,300 | | | | 406,331 | |
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WestJet Airlines Limited (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,200 | | | | 129,859 | |
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| | | | 2,730,297 | |
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China: 3.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ANTA Sports Products Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | 28,197 | |
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China Mobile Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | | 895,689 | |
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation H Shares (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 218,000 | | | | 167,568 | |
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China Railway Construction Corporation Limited H Shares (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 117,500 | | | | 138,697 | |
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China Resources Cement Holdings Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 168,000 | | | | 168,111 | |
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China Telecom Corporation Limited H Shares (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 238,000 | | | | 123,175 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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China(continued) | |
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Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 106,000 | | | $ | 102,827 | |
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HollySys Automation Technologies Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,771 | | | | 413,807 | |
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Midea Group Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,700 | | | | 98,783 | |
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PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 103,500 | | | | 116,234 | |
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Sands China Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,400 | | | | 35,162 | |
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Limited H Shares (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 261,400 | | | | 547,138 | |
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Wynn Macau Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 118,800 | | | | 340,735 | |
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Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Company Limited Class B (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,400 | | | | 50,381 | |
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| | | | 3,226,504 | |
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Denmark: 0.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Danske Bank AS (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,300 | | | | 164,936 | |
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Genmab AS (Health Care, Biotechnology) † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,866 | | | | 641,787 | |
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Sydbank AS (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | 86,354 | |
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| | | | 893,077 | |
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Finland: 0.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fortum Oyj (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,931 | | | | 230,982 | |
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Nordea Bank AB (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 118,062 | |
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| | | | 349,044 | |
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France: 8.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Air Liquide SA (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,623 | | | | 880,632 | |
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Amundi SA (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,773 | | | | 127,370 | |
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Arkema SA (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 910 | | | | 93,349 | |
| | | | |
AXA SA (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,200 | | | | 245,018 | |
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BNP Paribas SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,376 | | | | 924,750 | |
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (Industrials, Building Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,772 | | | | 971,588 | |
| | | | |
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,200 | | | | 284,135 | |
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Credit Agricole SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,900 | | | | 190,669 | |
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Eiffage SA (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,413 | | | | 460,810 | |
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Engie SA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,300 | | | | 196,983 | |
| | | | |
Groupe Danone SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,811 | | | | 146,410 | |
| | | | |
Natixis SA (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 27,500 | | | | 161,869 | |
| | | | |
Orange SA (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 65,896 | | | | 1,032,139 | |
| | | | |
Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,100 | | | | 211,469 | |
| | | | |
Safran SA (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,099 | | | | 305,816 | |
| | | | |
Sanofi SA (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,600 | | | | 747,450 | |
| | | | |
Schneider Electric SE (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,512 | | | | 127,970 | |
| | | | |
SCOR SE (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,400 | | | | 97,875 | |
| | | | |
Societe Generale SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,700 | | | | 117,111 | |
| | | | |
Total SA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,700 | | | | 539,026 | |
| | | | |
Vinci SA (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,331 | | | | 538,252 | |
| |
| | | | 8,400,691 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Germany: 14.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 980 | | | | 251,820 | |
| | | | |
Allianz AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,805 | | | | 1,398,540 | |
| | | | |
Aurubis AG (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,600 | | | | 77,920 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 9 | |
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Germany(continued) | |
| | | | |
BASF SE (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,900 | | | $ | 235,784 | |
| | | | |
Bayer AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,900 | | | | 126,456 | |
| | | | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,200 | | | | 187,285 | |
| | | | |
Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,950 | | | | 213,113 | |
| | | | |
Covestro AG (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,700 | | | | 147,631 | |
| | | | |
Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,300 | | | | 346,801 | |
| | | | |
Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,449 | | | | 2,060,252 | |
| | | | |
Deutsche Post AG (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) | | | | | | | | | | | 36,311 | | | | 1,258,447 | |
| | | | |
Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,470 | | | | 270,482 | |
| | | | |
Linde plc (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,863 | | | | 2,314,115 | |
| | | | |
Metro AG (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 41,234 | | | | 698,346 | |
| | | | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs Gesellschaft AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,250 | | | | 812,880 | |
| | | | |
Rheinmetall AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,592 | | | | 871,104 | |
| | | | |
SAP SE (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,264 | | | | 419,466 | |
| | | | |
Siemens AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,233 | | | | 506,774 | |
| | | | |
Symrise AG (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,530 | | | | 435,429 | |
| | | | |
Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,600 | | | | 286,053 | |
| | | | |
Wirecard AG (Information Technology, IT Services) « | | | | | | | | | | | 11,609 | | | | 1,740,862 | |
| |
| | | | 14,659,560 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hong Kong: 3.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AIA Group Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 138,600 | | | | 1,412,537 | |
| | | | |
China Everbright Limited (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 180,000 | | | | 327,657 | |
| | | | |
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 109,500 | | | | 114,877 | |
| | | | |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited (Materials, Paper & Forest Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 104,000 | | | | 96,115 | |
| | | | |
Sinotruk Hong Kong Limited (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 59,500 | | | | 128,787 | |
| | | | |
Skyworth Digital Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 320,000 | | | | 94,636 | |
| | | | |
Wheelock & Company Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,000 | | | | 78,313 | |
| | | | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 586,000 | | | | 669,305 | |
| | | | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 42,000 | | | | 135,720 | |
| |
| | | | 3,057,947 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hungary: 0.07% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Richter Gedeon (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,500 | | | | 69,257 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
India: 0.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance) | | | | | | | | | | | 24,175 | | | | 693,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Indonesia: 0.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials, Banks) † | | | | | | | | | | | 750,900 | | | | 230,276 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ireland: 2.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
C&C Group plc (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,600 | | | | 70,617 | |
| | | | |
Greencore Group plc (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 181,237 | | | | 543,566 | |
| | | | |
Medtronic plc (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,115 | | | | 987,123 | |
| | | | |
Smurfit Kappa Group plc (Materials, Containers & Packaging) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,300 | | | | 126,022 | |
| | | | |
Willis Towers Watson plc (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,458 | | | | 637,448 | |
| |
| | | | 2,364,776 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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| | | | |
Israel: 0.94% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bank Hapoalim Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 24,000 | | | $ | 176,434 | |
| | | | |
Check Point Software Technologies Limited (Information Technology, Software) † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,979 | | | | 722,024 | |
| | | | |
Nice Systems Limited ADR (Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment & Components, Except Computer Equipment ) † | | | | | | | | | | | 449 | | | | 61,899 | |
| |
| | | | 960,357 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Italy: 3.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
A2A SpA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 104,600 | | | | 174,806 | |
| | | | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,584 | | | | 380,002 | |
| | | | |
Enel SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 94,000 | | | | 594,522 | |
| | | | |
Eni SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 54,008 | | | | 921,836 | |
| | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 244,632 | | | | 641,225 | |
| | | | |
Leonardo-Finmeccanica SpA (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,300 | | | | 107,386 | |
| | | | |
Mediobanca SpA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,400 | | | | 248,020 | |
| | | | |
Prysmian SpA (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 48,483 | | | | 934,767 | |
| |
| | | | 4,002,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Japan: 12.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adeka Corporation (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,000 | | | | 195,305 | |
| | | | |
Aisin Seiki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,300 | | | | 127,660 | |
| | | | |
Alps Electric Company Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 21,500 | | | | 454,699 | |
| | | | |
Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials, Building Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,900 | | | | 167,177 | |
| | | | |
CALBEE Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,800 | | | | 105,223 | |
| | | | |
Central Glass Company Limited (Industrials, Building Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,400 | | | | 79,458 | |
| | | | |
Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 190,100 | | | | 884,883 | |
| | | | |
Denka Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,300 | | | | 190,231 | |
| | | | |
DIC Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,300 | | | | 155,680 | |
| | | | |
Dowa Mining Company Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,000 | | | | 195,644 | |
| | | | |
FANUC Corporation (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 75,150 | |
| | | | |
Fujikura Limited (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,500 | | | | 63,955 | |
| | | | |
Hitachi Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 34,200 | | | | 1,137,431 | |
| | | | |
Isuzu Motors Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,500 | | | | 237,645 | |
| | | | |
Itochu Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,600 | | | | 263,434 | |
| | | | |
Japan Airlines Company Limited (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,300 | | | | 205,464 | |
| | | | |
Japan Exchange Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,700 | | | | 240,045 | |
| | | | |
Kaken Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,200 | | | | 51,404 | |
| | | | |
KDDI Corporation (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 460,951 | |
| | | | |
Komatsu Limited (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,600 | | | | 247,972 | |
| | | | |
Maeda Road Construction Company Limited (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,800 | | | | 174,628 | |
| | | | |
Marubeni Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,300 | | | | 217,117 | |
| | | | |
Mazda Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,000 | | | | 142,019 | |
| | | | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,100 | | | | 91,578 | |
| | | | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 179,700 | | | | 891,586 | |
| | | | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,300 | | | | 190,190 | |
| | | | |
Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,500 | | | | 233,528 | |
| | | | |
Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 171,600 | | | | 267,992 | |
| | | | |
Nippon Shinyaku Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,300 | | | | 504,063 | |
| | | | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,500 | | | | 520,105 | |
| | | | |
Nissan Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 32,200 | | | | 258,503 | |
| | | | |
Nisshinbo Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,700 | | | | 59,813 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 11 | |
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Japan(continued) | |
| | | | |
Nomura Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 63,000 | | | $ | 238,532 | |
| | | | |
ORIX Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,500 | | | | 233,736 | |
| | | | |
Resona Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 62,600 | | | | 265,744 | |
| | | | |
Rohm Company Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,900 | | | | 140,107 | |
| | | | |
Sawai Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,100 | | | | 112,833 | |
| | | | |
Sojitz Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 77,400 | | | | 266,469 | |
| | | | |
Sompo Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,200 | | | | 120,778 | |
| | | | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,000 | | | | 213,344 | |
| | | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,000 | | | | 290,770 | |
| | | | |
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,800 | | | | 396,548 | |
| | | | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,100 | | | | 667,921 | |
| | | | |
Teijin Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,700 | | | | 98,052 | |
| | | | |
The Yokohama Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,600 | | | | 143,205 | |
| | | | |
Toyo Ink SC Holding Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,360 | | | | 176,355 | |
| | | | |
Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,900 | | | | 69,021 | |
| | | | |
UBE Industries Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,900 | | | | 169,026 | |
| |
| | | | 12,692,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Malaysia: 0.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 371,423 | | | | 473,431 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Netherlands: 7.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adyen NV (Information Technology, IT Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 444 | | | | 361,342 | |
| | | | |
Aegon NV (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,200 | | | | 121,154 | |
| | | | |
Airbus SE (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,597 | | | | 1,448,617 | |
| | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,196 | | | | 101,547 | |
| | | | |
ASML Holding NV (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 796 | | | | 165,649 | |
| | | | |
ING Groep NV (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 98,748 | | | | 1,257,743 | |
| | | | |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,600 | | | | 351,415 | |
| | | | |
Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,657 | | | | 531,992 | |
| | | | |
Koninklijke Philips NV (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,902 | | | | 1,145,529 | |
| | | | |
NN Group NV (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,134 | | | | 833,105 | |
| | | | |
OCI NV (Materials, Chemicals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 28,895 | | | | 837,764 | |
| | | | |
X5 Retail Group NV (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 21,245 | |
| |
| | | | 7,177,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Norway: 1.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Den Norske Bank ASA (Financials, Banks) « | | | | | | | | | | | 53,341 | | | | 1,024,165 | |
| | | | |
Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,500 | | | | 75,822 | |
| |
| | | | 1,099,987 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Russia: 1.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gazprom Neft Sponsored ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,500 | | | | 297,150 | |
| | | | |
LUKOIL OAO ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,200 | | | | 359,100 | |
| | | | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,404 | | | | 430,769 | |
| | | | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 64,526 | | | | 508,465 | |
| |
| | | | 1,595,484 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Singapore: 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DBS Group Holdings Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,400 | | | $ | 132,931 | |
| | | | |
Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 162,100 | | | | 806,865 | |
| | | | |
United Overseas Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,700 | | | | 218,941 | |
| |
| | | | 1,158,737 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Africa: 1.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Absa Group Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,600 | | | | 144,682 | |
| | | | |
Imperial Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,500 | | | | 23,992 | |
| | | | |
Motus Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,500 | | | | 34,123 | |
| | | | |
Old Mutual Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 59,600 | | | | 95,221 | |
| | | | |
Omnia Holdings Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,600 | | | | 30,921 | |
| | | | |
Sasol Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 25,646 | | | | 850,666 | |
| |
| | | | 1,179,605 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Korea: 1.80% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BNK Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,018 | | | | 6,109 | |
| | | | |
Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,710 | | | | 211,384 | |
| | | | |
Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,600 | | | | 201,079 | |
| | | | |
JB Financial Group Company Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,964 | | | | 9,567 | |
| | | | |
KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples, Tobacco) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,300 | | | | 200,830 | |
| | | | |
LG Uplus Corporation (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,600 | | | | 117,519 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited GDR (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 233 | | | | 229,738 | |
| | | | |
SK Telecom Company Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,496 | | | | 740,710 | |
| | | | |
Woori Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,800 | | | | 116,192 | |
| |
| | | | 1,833,128 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Spain: 0.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 29,500 | | | | 149,273 | |
| | | | |
Distribuidora Internacional SA (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 33,900 | | | | 23,612 | |
| | | | |
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Industrials, Airlines) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,900 | | | | 126,138 | |
| | | | |
Repsol YPF SA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,200 | | | | 274,911 | |
| |
| | | | 573,934 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Sweden: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Boliden AB (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,700 | | | | 198,944 | |
| | | | |
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,876 | | | | 85,012 | |
| | | | |
Volvo AB Class B (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,600 | | | | 377,713 | |
| |
| | | | 661,669 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Switzerland: 5.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alcon Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,188 | | | | 126,004 | |
| | | | |
Baloise Holding AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,400 | | | | 239,894 | |
| | | | |
Idorsia Limited (Health Care, Biotechnology) † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,824 | | | | 134,879 | |
| | | | |
LafargeHolcim Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,574 | | | | 800,595 | |
| | | | |
Lonza Group AG (Health Care, Life Sciences Tools & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,655 | | | | 511,142 | |
| | | | |
Nestle SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,181 | | | | 1,364,588 | |
| | | | |
Novartis AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,173 | | | | 667,427 | |
| | | | |
Roche Holding AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,960 | | | | 780,270 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 13 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Switzerland(continued) | |
| | | | |
Sonova Holding AG (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 552 | | | $ | 111,326 | |
| | | | |
Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,100 | | | | 517,209 | |
| | | | |
Swiss Reinsurance AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,020 | | | | 290,634 | |
| | | | |
UBS Group AG (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,600 | | | | 142,155 | |
| | | | |
Valiant Holding AG (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 600 | | | | 67,246 | |
| | | | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 700 | | | | 223,200 | |
| |
| | | | 5,976,569 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Taiwan: 0.41% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pegatron Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 52,000 | | | | 98,107 | |
| | | | |
Powertech Technology Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 51,000 | | | | 127,083 | |
| | | | |
Zhen Ding Technology Holding (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | | 196,676 | |
| |
| | | | 421,866 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Thailand: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bangchak Corporation PCL (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 135,400 | | | | 137,839 | |
| | | | |
Thai Oil PCL (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 55,100 | | | | 119,520 | |
| |
| | | | 257,359 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom: 15.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
3i Group plc (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 21,200 | | | | 295,938 | |
| | | | |
Anglo American plc (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,100 | | | | 286,796 | |
| | | | |
Aon plc (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,252 | | | | 1,126,235 | |
| | | | |
AVEVA Group plc (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,153 | | | | 181,095 | |
| | | | |
Aviva plc (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | | 123,215 | |
| | | | |
Babcock International Group plc (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,035 | | | | 109,776 | |
| | | | |
BAE Systems plc (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 56,100 | | | | 361,383 | |
| | | | |
Barratt Developments plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,400 | | | | 183,631 | |
| | | | |
Bellway plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,200 | | | | 170,438 | |
| | | | |
Bovis Homes Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,600 | | | | 124,480 | |
| | | | |
BP plc (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 243,084 | | | | 1,771,927 | |
| | | | |
BT Group plc (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 33,500 | | | | 100,058 | |
| | | | |
Centrica plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 68,900 | | | | 95,461 | |
| | | | |
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 20,500 | | | | 102,918 | |
| | | | |
Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) (a) | | | | | | | | | | | 72,600 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | |
Experian Group Limited plc (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,496 | | | | 449,601 | |
| | | | |
Ferguson plc (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,985 | | | | 495,499 | |
| | | | |
Fresnillo plc (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,439 | | | | 443,682 | |
| | | | |
Galliford Try plc (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,666 | | | | 61,249 | |
| | | | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 32,300 | | | | 662,704 | |
| | | | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc (Consumer Staples, Tobacco) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,700 | | | | 117,532 | |
| | | | |
Inchcape plc (Consumer Discretionary, Distributors) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,900 | | | | 159,460 | |
| | | | |
J Sainsbury plc (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,300 | | | | 108,222 | |
| | | | |
John Wood Group plc (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 125,262 | | | | 768,523 | |
| | | | |
Kingfisher plc (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 188,525 | | | | 649,254 | |
| | | | |
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 134,900 | | | | 110,067 | |
| | | | |
London Stock Exchange Group plc (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,363 | | | | 612,177 | |
| | | | |
Man Group plc (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 334,323 | | | | 682,709 | |
| | | | |
Marks & Spencer Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 44,100 | | | | 164,411 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
14 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
United Kingdom(continued) | |
| | | | |
Melrose Industries plc (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 199,627 | | | $ | 526,354 | |
| | | | |
QinetiQ Group plc (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 47,700 | | | | 187,473 | |
| | | | |
Redrow plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,047 | | | | 185,128 | |
| | | | |
RELX plc (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,006 | | | | 160,699 | |
| | | | |
Rentokil Initial plc (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 64,556 | | | | 328,306 | |
| | | | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 21,300 | | | | 684,520 | |
| | | | |
Royal Mail plc (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) | | | | | | | | | | | 20,900 | | | | 68,897 | |
| | | | |
Sensata Technologies Holding plc (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) † | | | | | | | | | | | 19,166 | | | | 957,150 | |
| | | | |
Smiths Group plc (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 53,114 | | | | 1,054,494 | |
| | | | |
Tate & Lyle plc (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,700 | | | | 157,149 | |
| | | | |
The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,600 | | | | 176,322 | |
| | | | |
Vodafone Group plc (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 281,101 | | | | 520,509 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,525,442 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United States: 2.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | 310 | | | | 371,678 | |
| | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class C (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | 312 | | | | 370,806 | |
| | |
Amazon.com Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | 344 | | | | 662,723 | |
| | | | |
Gentex Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,488 | | | | 333,659 | |
| | | | |
Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,829 | | | | 392,839 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,131,705 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $85,982,312) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98,260,296 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | Expiration date | | | | | | | |
Participation Notes: 0.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ireland: 0.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HSBC Bank plc (Ryanair Holdings plc) (Industrials, Airlines) †(a) | | | | | | | 10-29-2019 | | | | 53,787 | | | | 720,073 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Participation Notes (Cost $742,259) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 720,073 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Dividend yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks: 0.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brazil: 0.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | 2.59 | % | | | | | | | 110,217 | | | | 762,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $670,101) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 762,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 3.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 3.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | | | | | | | | 2,723,048 | | | | 2,723,320 | |
| | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 1,262,675 | | | | 1,262,675 | |
| | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,985,993) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,985,995 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $91,380,665) | | | 101.75 | % | | | 103,728,391 | |
| | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (1.75 | ) | | | (1,779,848 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 101,948,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 15 | |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(a) | The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
GDR | Global depositary receipt |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency to be received | | Currency to be delivered | | Counterparty | | Settlement date | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
| | | | | |
16,900 USD | | 1,887,740 JPY | | State Street Bank | | 5-9-2019 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (56 | ) |
| | | | | |
1,536,551 USD | | 1,344,200 EUR | | Goldman Sachs | | 6-6-2019 | | | 24,454 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | |
650,300 GBP | | 857,247 USD | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 0 | | | | (7,677 | ) |
| | | | | |
2,620,300 USD | | 1,973,800 GBP | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 41,673 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | |
450,437 USD | | 346,000 GBP | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 0 | | | | (1,587 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 66,127 | | | $ | (9,320 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 592,358 | | | | 10,461,185 | | | | 8,330,495 | | | | 2,723,048 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | 21,408 | | | $ | 2,723,320 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 2,648,395 | | | | 9,867,750 | | | | 11,253,470 | | | | 1,262,675 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 20,129 | | | | 1,262,675 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | 41,537 | | | $ | 3,985,995 | | | | 3.91 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
16 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $2,591,427 of securities loaned), at value (cost $87,394,672) | | $ | 99,742,396 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $3,985,993) | | | 3,985,995 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $360,187) | | | 354,407 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 568,046 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 45,141 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 626,302 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 2,676 | |
Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 66,127 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 34,039 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 105,425,129 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 2,722,671 | |
Custodian and accounting fees payable | | | 226,843 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 207,340 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 151,809 | |
Due to custodian bank | | | 43,698 | |
Management fee payable | | | 36,510 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 12,282 | |
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 9,320 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,281 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 1,119 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 59,713 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,476,586 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 101,948,543 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 98,378,026 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 3,570,517 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 101,948,543 | |
| | | | |
| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 54,792,281 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 4,356,979 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $12.58 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $13.35 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 1,745,432 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 150,544 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $11.59 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 28,046,438 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 2,178,864 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $12.87 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 12,916,338 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 1,008,126 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $12.81 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 4,448,054 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 373,350 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $11.91 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 17 | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $137,208) | | $ | 1,252,255 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 34,794 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 1,287,049 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 419,948 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 55,633 | |
Class C | | | 2,084 | |
Class R6 | | | 4,043 | |
Administrator Class | | | 8,014 | |
Institutional Class | | | 2,964 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 66,230 | |
Class C | | | 2,481 | |
Administrator Class | | | 15,411 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 7,443 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 96,631 | |
Professional fees | | | 23,397 | |
Registration fees | | | 33,438 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 24,891 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,914 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 34,669 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 808,191 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (210,137 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 598,054 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 688,995 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| |
Net realized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (806,660 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 27,905 | |
| | | | |
Net realized losses on investments | | | (778,755 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 5,888,381 | |
Affiliated securities | | | (2 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (29,218 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 5,859,161 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 5,080,406 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 5,769,401 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
18 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 688,995 | | | | | | | $ | 2,122,309 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (778,755 | ) | | | | | | | 5,554,096 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 5,859,161 | | | | | | | | (15,065,182 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 5,769,401 | | | | | | | | (7,388,777 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (1,117,631 | ) | | | | | | | (1,577,710 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (23,783 | ) | | | | | | | (73,033 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (716,722 | ) | | | | | | | (864,807 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (270,088 | ) | | | | | | | (347,079 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (126,725 | ) | | | | | | | (286,387 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (2,254,949 | ) | | | | | | | (3,149,016 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 63,324 | | | | 759,627 | | | | 108,681 | | | | 1,454,360 | |
Class C | | | 6,518 | | | | 70,620 | | | | 31,556 | | | | 401,935 | |
Class R6 | | | 29,098 | | | | 339,400 | | | | 322,912 | | | | 4,341,223 | |
Administrator Class | | | 92,450 | | | | 1,131,041 | | | | 204,027 | | | | 2,787,392 | |
Institutional Class | | | 52,599 | | | | 599,494 | | | | 48,181 | | | | 616,951 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,900,182 | | | | | | | | 9,601,861 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 99,537 | | | | 1,100,884 | | | | 115,936 | | | | 1,551,227 | |
Class C | | | 2,096 | | | | 21,423 | | | | 5,516 | | | | 67,961 | |
Class R6 | | | 17,878 | | | | 202,018 | | | | 63,155 | | | | 863,957 | |
Administrator Class | | | 23,957 | | | | 269,756 | | | | 25,476 | | | | 346,979 | |
Institutional Class | | | 11,996 | | | | 125,479 | | | | 22,284 | | | | 283,005 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,719,560 | | | | | | | | 3,113,129 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (280,360 | ) | | | (3,363,453 | ) | | | (555,196 | ) | | | (7,393,677 | ) |
Class C | | | (68,551 | ) | | | (762,539 | ) | | | (157,841 | ) | | | (1,925,792 | ) |
Class R | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (2,309 | )1 | | | (31,119 | )1 |
Class R6 | | | (88,111 | ) | | | (1,083,600 | ) | | | (623,428 | ) | | | (8,441,251 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (122,514 | ) | | | (1,498,196 | ) | | | (220,724 | ) | | | (2,992,288 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (89,251 | ) | | | (1,029,220 | ) | | | (306,981 | ) | | | (3,843,466 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (7,737,008 | ) | | | | | | | (24,627,593 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (3,117,266 | ) | | | | | | | (11,912,603 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 397,186 | | | | | | | | (22,450,396 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 101,551,357 | | | | | | | | 124,001,753 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 101,948,543 | | | | | | | $ | 101,551,357 | |
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1 | For the period from November 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.15 | | | | $13.39 | | | | $11.08 | | | | $11.65 | | | | $12.01 | | | | $12.25 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.13 | 1 | | | 0.24 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.60 | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.34 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 2.53 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.58 | | | | $12.15 | | | | $13.39 | | | | $11.08 | | | | $11.65 | | | | $12.01 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.91 | % | | | (7.00 | )% | | | 23.27 | % | | | (3.96 | )% | | | (0.66 | )% | | | (0.49 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.76 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.41 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.93 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 33 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $54,792 | | | | $54,358 | | | | $64,347 | | | | $61,031 | | | | $73,891 | | | | $24,921 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.12 | | | | $12.27 | | | | $10.16 | | | | $10.74 | | | | $11.08 | | | | $11.35 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.02 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.13 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.57 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | 2.15 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | 2.25 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.59 | | | | $11.12 | | | | $12.27 | | | | $10.16 | | | | $10.74 | | | | $11.08 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.45 | % | | | (7.76 | )% | | | 22.51 | % | | | (4.72 | )% | | | (1.44 | )% | | | (1.24 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.51 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 2.16 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 33 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,745 | | | | $2,340 | | | | $4,066 | | | | $4,351 | | | | $3,573 | | | | $1,616 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 21 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R6 | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.47 | | | | $13.71 | | | | $11.33 | | | | $11.87 | | | | $11.13 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.30 | 2 | | | 0.26 | 2 | | | 0.00 | 3 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.62 | | | | (1.18 | ) | | | 2.34 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 0.74 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 2.64 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 0.74 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.87 | | | | $12.47 | | | | $13.71 | | | | $11.33 | | | | $11.87 | |
Total return4 | | | 6.14 | % | | | (6.61 | )% | | | 23.88 | % | | | (3.55 | )% | | | 6.65 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.72 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 0.05 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 31 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $28,046 | | | | $27,692 | | | | $33,698 | | | | $5,523 | | | | $27 | |
1 | For the period from September 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2015 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.38 | | | | $13.64 | | | | $11.28 | | | | $11.87 | | | | $12.23 | | | | $12.47 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.08 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.22 | 1 | | | 0.20 | 1 | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.26 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.62 | | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 2.37 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.70 | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | 2.59 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.81 | | | | $12.38 | | | | $13.64 | | | | $11.28 | | | | $11.87 | | | | $12.23 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.93 | % | | | (6.94 | )% | | | 23.46 | % | | | (3.90 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 33 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $12,916 | | | | $12,557 | | | | $13,714 | | | | $12,334 | | | | $10,540 | | | | $7,283 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 23 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.57 | | | | $12.84 | | | | $10.61 | | | | $11.14 | | | | $11.50 | | | | $11.79 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | 1 | | | 0.25 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.17 | 1 | | | 0.26 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.56 | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 2.25 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.91 | | | | $11.57 | | | | $12.84 | | | | $10.61 | | | | $11.14 | | | | $11.50 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.01 | % | | | (6.68 | )% | | | 23.91 | % | | | (3.63 | )% | | | (0.23 | )% | | | (0.18 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.33 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 2.23 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 33 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $4,448 | | | | $4,604 | | | | $8,146 | | | | $24,328 | | | | $7,106 | | | | $2,683 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class R shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through November 13, 2017.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | | 25 | |
between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Participation notes
The Fund may invest in participation notes to gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets. Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying foreign security. Participation notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the underlying foreign security. The holder of the participation note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to the dividend paid by the issuer of the underlying foreign security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (i.e. voting rights) as an owner of the underlying foreign security. Investments in participation notes involve risks beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in an underlying security. The Fund has no rights against the issuer of the underlying foreign security and participation notes expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. There is also no assurance there will be a secondary trading market for the participation note or that the trading price of the participation note will equal the underlying value of the foreign security that it seeks to replicate.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund (net of fees and rebates), if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
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Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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 April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $91,998,895 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 21,170,020 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (9,383,717 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 11,786,303 | |
As of October 31, 2018, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consisted of $6,769,927 in short-term capital losses.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia | | $ | 1,377,091 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,377,091 | |
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Austria | | | 395,150 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 395,150 | |
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Belgium | | | 52,361 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 52,361 | |
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Brazil | | | 2,038,927 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,038,927 | |
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Canada | | | 2,730,297 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,730,297 | |
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China | | | 3,226,504 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,226,504 | |
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Denmark | | | 893,077 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 893,077 | |
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Finland | | | 349,044 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 349,044 | |
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France | | | 8,400,691 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,400,691 | |
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Germany | | | 14,659,560 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 14,659,560 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 3,057,947 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,057,947 | |
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Hungary | | | 69,257 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 69,257 | |
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India | | | 693,425 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 693,425 | |
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Indonesia | | | 230,276 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 230,276 | |
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Ireland | | | 2,364,776 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,364,776 | |
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Israel | | | 960,357 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 960,357 | |
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Italy | | | 4,002,564 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,002,564 | |
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Japan | | | 0 | | | | 12,692,974 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,692,974 | |
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Malaysia | | | 473,431 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 473,431 | |
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Netherlands | | | 7,177,102 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,177,102 | |
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Norway | | | 1,099,987 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,099,987 | |
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Russia | | | 1,595,484 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,595,484 | |
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Singapore | | | 1,158,737 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,158,737 | |
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South Africa | | | 1,179,605 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,179,605 | |
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South Korea | | | 1,833,128 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,833,128 | |
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Spain | | | 573,934 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 573,934 | |
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Sweden | | | 661,669 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 661,669 | |
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Switzerland | | | 5,976,569 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,976,569 | |
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Taiwan | | | 421,866 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 421,866 | |
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Thailand | | | 257,359 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 257,359 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 15,525,442 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15,525,442 | |
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United States | | | 2,131,705 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,131,705 | |
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Participation notes | | | 0 | | | | 720,073 | | | | 0 | | | | 720,073 | |
Ireland |
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Preferred stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil | | | 762,027 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 762,027 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 1,262,675 | | | | 2,723,320 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,985,995 | |
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| | | 87,592,024 | | | | 16,136,367 | | | | 0 | | | | 103,728,391 | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 0 | | | | 66,127 | | | | 0 | | | | 66,127 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 87,592,024 | | | $ | 16,202,494 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 103,794,518 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 9,320 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 9,320 | |
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Total liabilities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 9,320 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 9,320 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
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Forward foreign currency contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.
At April 30, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the applicable 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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee | |
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First $500 million | | | 0.850 | % |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.800 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.750 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 0.725 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.700 | |
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Next $5 billion | | | 0.690 | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.680 | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.85% 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. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, LSV Asset Management, and WellsCap are the subadvisers to the Fund and are each entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership and LSV Asset Management are not affiliates of Funds Management.
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| | Subadvisory fee | |
| | starting at | | | declining to | |
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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.50 | % |
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LSV Asset Management | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.30 | |
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WellsCap | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.40 | |
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
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Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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
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from class specific expenses. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class C shares, 0.89% for Class R6 shares, 1.25% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.99% for Institutional 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.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $90 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $14,049,856 and $17,318,365, respectively.
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $345,629 and $4,616,599 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral received | | | Net amount of assets | |
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Goldman Sachs | | $ | 24,454 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 24,454 | |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 41,673 | | | | (9,264 | ) | | | 0 | | | | 32,409 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral pledged | | | Net amount of liabilities | |
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Morgan Stanley | | $ | 9,264 | | | $ | (9,264 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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State Street | | | 56 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 56 | |
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risk result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in any sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
10. 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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TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Creditable foreign taxes paid | | Per share amount | | Foreign income as % of ordinary income distributions |
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$311,004 | | $0.0374 | | 94.41% |
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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on aone-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 151 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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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34 | | Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo
Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Emerging Market Equity Income Fund for thesix-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Alison Shimada
Elaine Tse
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | Since inception | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | Since inception | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (EQIAX) | | 5-31-2012 | | | -10.91 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 3.98 | | | | -5.46 | | | | 2.86 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.62 | |
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Class C (EQICX) | | 5-31-2012 | | | -7.12 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 4.11 | | | | -6.12 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.37 | |
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Class R (EQIHX)3 | | 9-30-2015 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.66 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.87 | |
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Class R6 (EQIRX)4 | | 9-30-2015 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -4.96 | | | | 3.32 | | | | 5.34 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.17 | |
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Administrator Class (EQIDX) | | 5-31-2012 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.23 | | | | 3.11 | | | | 5.11 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.45 | |
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Institutional Class (EQIIX) | | 5-31-2012 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.03 | | | | 3.28 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.22 | |
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MSCI EM Index (Net)5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.04 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 5.00 | * | | | – | | | | – | |
* | | Return is based on the inception date of the oldest class of the Fund. |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximumfront-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R, Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without afront-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20196 | |
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Samsung Electronics Company Limited | | | 4.48 | |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | | | 4.41 | |
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Ping An Insurance Group Company H Shares | | | 2.24 | |
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China Construction Bank H Shares | | | 2.23 | |
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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited H Shares | | | 1.77 | |
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B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 1.39 | |
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Bangkok Bank PCL | | | 1.38 | |
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PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk | | | 1.33 | |
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Sberbank of Russia ADR | | | 1.29 | |
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China Resources Land Limited | | | 1.28 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20197 |
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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 February 29, 2020, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at the amount 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. 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 R shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class R shares. |
4 | Historical performance shown for the Class R6 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 Class R6 shares would be higher. |
5 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (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 markets country indexes: 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 United Arab Emirates. 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 indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution(12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of thesix-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,099.90 | | | $ | 8.43 | | | | 1.62 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.76 | | | $ | 8.10 | | | | 1.62 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,096.40 | | | $ | 12.32 | | | | 2.37 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.04 | | | $ | 11.83 | | | | 2.37 | % |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,099.40 | | | $ | 9.73 | | | | 1.87 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.52 | | | $ | 9.35 | | | | 1.87 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,103.00 | | | $ | 6.10 | | | | 1.17 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.99 | | | $ | 5.86 | | | | 1.17 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,101.80 | | | $ | 7.56 | | | | 1.45 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.60 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | | 1.45 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,102.60 | | | $ | 6.36 | | | | 1.22 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.74 | | | $ | 6.11 | | | | 1.22 | % |
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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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 91.89% | |
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Brazil: 5.28% | |
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B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 976,600 | | | $ | 8,580,212 | |
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Banco BTG Pactual SA (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 510,900 | | | | 5,391,610 | |
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Banco de Brasil SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 340,300 | | | | 4,311,572 | |
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Banco Santander Brasil SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 385,600 | | | | 4,426,272 | |
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BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 388,296 | | | | 2,798,512 | |
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Petrobras Distribuidora SA (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 416,000 | | | | 2,514,396 | |
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Vale SA (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 365,274 | | | | 4,667,116 | |
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Chile: 0.64% | |
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Enel Americas SA ADR (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 452,422 | | | | 3,954,168 | |
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China: 28.75% | |
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Agricultural Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,792,000 | | | | 2,672,731 | |
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Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,423,000 | | | | 6,399,401 | |
| | | | |
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (Utilities, Water Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,802,000 | | | | 3,601,843 | |
| | | | |
China Communications Construction Company Limited H Shares (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,168,000 | | | | 4,973,792 | |
| | | | |
China Communications Services Corporation Limited H Shares (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,138,000 | | | | 4,139,323 | |
| | | | |
China Construction Bank H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,661,000 | | | | 13,834,735 | |
| | | | |
China Life Insurance Company H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,646,000 | | | | 4,658,015 | |
| | | | |
China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Company Limited Class A (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,360,873 | | | | 4,444,129 | |
| | | | |
China Mobile Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 728,000 | | | | 6,936,824 | |
| | | | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,078,000 | | | | 7,774,488 | |
| | | | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation H Shares (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,829,600 | | | | 3,712,330 | |
| | | | |
China Resources Land Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,816,000 | | | | 7,905,415 | |
| | | | |
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited Class A (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,520,800 | | | | 4,113,600 | |
| | | | |
China State Construction International Holdings (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,806,000 | | | | 6,017,079 | |
| | | | |
China Telecom Corporation Limited H Shares (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,510,000 | | | | 2,851,647 | |
| | | | |
China Vanke Company Limited Class A (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 996,564 | | | | 4,272,172 | |
| | | | |
CITIC Securities Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,108,000 | | | | 4,557,373 | |
| | | | |
Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,577,000 | | | | 3,164,132 | |
| | | | |
Guangzhou Automobile Group Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,154,000 | | | | 5,538,474 | |
| | | | |
Hengan International Group Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 514,500 | | | | 4,535,192 | |
| | | | |
Huaneng Renewables Corporation Limited H Shares (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,450,000 | | | | 4,739,063 | |
| | | | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,617,000 | | | | 10,974,675 | |
| | | | |
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Company Limited Class A (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,384,588 | | | | 6,371,308 | |
| | | | |
Lenovo Group Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,960,000 | | | | 3,669,845 | |
| | | | |
Midea Group Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 850,460 | | | | 6,615,025 | |
| | | | |
PetroChina Company Limited H Shares (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,938,000 | | | | 5,039,165 | |
| | | | |
PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,405,000 | | | | 4,946,978 | |
| | | | |
Ping An Insurance Group Company H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,150,500 | | | | 13,851,816 | |
| | | | |
Qingdao Haier Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,443,121 | | | | 6,230,379 | |
| | | | |
Sands China Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 681,600 | | | | 3,744,769 | |
| | | | |
Sany Heavy Industry Company Limited Class A (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,596,782 | | | | 2,903,542 | |
| | | | |
Wanhua Chemical Group Company Limited Class A (Materials, Chemicals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 427,300 | | | | 2,868,837 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 178,058,097 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Colombia: 0.54% | |
| | | | |
Bancolombia SA ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 65,610 | | | $ | 3,327,739 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Hong Kong: 2.46% | |
| | | | |
China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,406,000 | | | | 4,858,128 | |
| | | | |
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,132,200 | | | | 3,349,882 | |
| | | | |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited (Materials, Paper & Forest Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,293,000 | | | | 3,967,501 | |
| | | | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,690,000 | | | | 3,072,405 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,247,916 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
India: 6.59% | |
| | | | |
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 938,239 | | | | 5,123,952 | |
| | | | |
Bharti Infratel Limited (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,111,775 | | | | 4,196,704 | |
| | | | |
Embassy Office Parks REIT (Real Estate, Equity REITs) † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,055,200 | | | | 4,861,092 | |
| | | | |
Gail India Limited (Utilities, Gas Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 877,533 | | | | 4,490,885 | |
| | | | |
Hero Honda Motors Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 87,648 | | | | 3,165,302 | |
| | | | |
Infosys Limited (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 729,619 | | | | 7,881,663 | |
| | | | |
NTPC Limited (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,336,336 | | | | 4,502,789 | |
| | | | |
Tech Mahindra Limited (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 550,348 | | | | 6,615,689 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40,838,076 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Indonesia: 2.30% | |
| | | | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials, Banks) † | | | | | | | | | | | 19,517,500 | | | | 5,985,367 | |
| | | | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,951,000 | | | | 8,231,880 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,217,247 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Luxembourg: 0.56% | |
| | | | |
Ternium SA (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 141,536 | | | | 3,488,862 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Malaysia: 1.99% | |
| | | | |
Bursa Malaysia Bhd (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 440,700 | | | | 719,488 | |
| | | | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,090,900 | | | | 3,939,785 | |
| | | | |
Public Bank Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 678,200 | | | | 3,690,773 | |
| | | | |
Sime Darby Bhd (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,122,800 | | | | 3,996,831 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,346,877 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Mexico: 2.29% | |
| | | | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | | | | 509,094 | | | | 5,158,680 | |
| | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 483,434 | | | | 3,063,132 | |
| | | | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,037,228 | | | | 5,985,605 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,207,417 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Peru: 0.48% | |
| | | | |
Credicorp Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,495 | | | | 2,960,065 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Poland: 1.16% | |
| | | | |
Bank Pekao SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 149,207 | | | | 4,439,371 | |
| | | | |
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 251,507 | | | | 2,764,211 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,203,582 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Qatar: 0.52% | |
| | | | |
Qatar National Bank (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 60,073 | | | $ | 3,233,869 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Russia: 2.76% | |
| | | | |
LUKOIL PJSC ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 74,617 | | | | 6,326,029 | |
| | | | |
Moscow Exchange (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,966,702 | | | | 2,767,413 | |
| | | | |
Sberbank of Russia ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 559,631 | | | | 7,999,925 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,093,367 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
South Africa: 6.06% | |
| | | | |
Absa Group Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 578,931 | | | | 6,647,690 | |
| | | | |
Growthpoint Properties Limited (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,367,959 | | | | 4,118,477 | |
| | | | |
Mr Price Group Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 352,195 | | | | 5,333,520 | |
| | | | |
MTN Group Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 640,783 | | | | 4,630,391 | |
| | | | |
Sanlam Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 954,187 | | | | 5,102,783 | |
| | | | |
Standard Bank Group Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 359,438 | | | | 5,000,221 | |
| | | | |
The Bidvest Group Limited (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 441,409 | | | | 6,699,049 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37,532,131 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
South Korea: 12.62% | |
| | | | |
Coway Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,198 | | | | 2,795,860 | |
| | | | |
Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 96,108 | | | | 3,027,671 | |
| | | | |
Hyundai Motor Company (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 28,328 | | | | 3,358,668 | |
| | | | |
Hyundai Robotics Company Limited (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,262 | | | | 3,004,412 | |
| | | | |
KB Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 130,885 | | | | 5,176,464 | |
| | | | |
Korea Zinc Company Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,882 | | | | 4,215,302 | |
| | | | |
NH Investment & Securities Company Limited (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 293,666 | | | | 3,456,669 | |
| | | | |
POSCO (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,868 | | | | 2,809,006 | |
| | | | |
S-Oil Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 36,407 | | | | 2,873,540 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 706,245 | | | | 27,720,184 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,342 | | | | 3,732,370 | |
| | | | |
SK Hynix Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 113,561 | | | | 7,679,937 | |
| | | | |
SK Innovation Company Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 35,676 | | | | 5,573,659 | |
| | | | |
SK Telecom Company Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,954 | | | | 2,744,609 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78,168,351 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Taiwan: 11.94% | |
| | | | |
Advantech Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 373,000 | | | | 3,017,702 | |
| | | | |
Asustek Computer Incorporated (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 402,000 | | | | 3,070,192 | |
| | | | |
Cathay Financial Holding Company (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,648,000 | | | | 3,830,478 | |
| | | | |
Chicony Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,256,603 | | | | 3,094,641 | |
| | | | |
CTBC Financial Holding Company Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,490,130 | | | | 3,757,686 | |
| | | | |
Delta Electronics Incorporated (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,073,000 | | | | 5,642,617 | |
| | | | |
Ennoconn Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 349,000 | | | | 3,072,004 | |
| | | | |
Giant Manufacturing Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Leisure Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 452,000 | | | | 3,444,743 | |
| | | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,632,704 | | | | 4,591,501 | |
| | | | |
Makalot Industrial Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 491,000 | | | | 3,384,454 | |
| | | | |
Mediatek Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 612,000 | | | | 5,852,432 | |
| | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,259,000 | | | | 27,315,653 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Taiwan(continued) | |
| | | | |
Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,627,000 | | | $ | 3,864,658 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 73,938,761 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Thailand: 2.09% | |
| | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,307,800 | | | | 8,561,635 | |
| | | | |
Kasikornbank PCL (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 732,000 | | | | 4,367,925 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,929,560 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Turkey: 0.39% | |
| | | | |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,165,894 | | | | 2,442,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
United Arab Emirates: 0.49% | |
| | | | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 693,732 | | | | 3,021,851 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
United Kingdom: 1.98% | |
| | | |
Anglo American plc (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | 224,490 | | | | 5,800,252 | |
| | | |
Mondi plc (Materials, Paper & Forest Products) | | | | | | | | 162,815 | | | | 3,567,883 | |
| | | |
Polymetal International plc (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | 274,666 | | | | 2,888,955 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,257,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $527,806,833) | | | | 569,157,136 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Dividend yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks: 4.94% | |
|
Brazil: 4.00% | |
| | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA (Financials, Banks) | | | 1.70 | % | | | | | | | 786,199 | | | | 7,133,957 | |
| | | | |
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | 3.77 | | | | | | | | 1,193,300 | | | | 4,485,793 | |
| | | | |
Itaúsa Investimentos Itaú SA (Financials, Banks) | | | 6.88 | | | | | | | | 2,306,319 | | | | 7,005,243 | |
| | | | |
Petroleo Brasil SP ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | 0.58 | | | | | | | | 443,944 | | | | 6,126,427 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,751,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Chile: 0.46% | |
| | | | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Class B (Materials, Chemicals) | | | 2.32 | | | | | | | | 79,604 | | | | 2,838,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
South Korea: 0.48% | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | 3.26 | | | | | | | | 94,180 | | | | 2,999,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $21,765,488) | | | | 30,588,868 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Yield | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 3.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 3.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 20,712,137 | | | | 20,712,137 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,712,137) | | | | 20,712,137 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $570,284,458) | | | 100.17 | % | | | 620,458,141 | |
| | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1,051,571 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 619,406,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 11 | |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(u) | The rate represents the7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
REIT | Real estate investment trust |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 9,497,532 | | | | 168,850,216 | | | | 157,635,611 | | | | 20,712,137 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 143,607 | | | $ | 20,712,137 | | | | 3.34 | % |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $549,572,321) | | $ | 599,746,004 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $20,712,137) | | | 20,712,137 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,983,212) | | | 1,982,573 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 3,618,884 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,414,410 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 1,091,833 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 44,935 | |
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Total assets | | | 628,610,776 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 7,262,030 | |
Contingent tax liability | | | 504,789 | |
Management fee payable | | | 467,098 | |
Custodian and accounting fees payable | | | 450,071 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 401,458 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 61,151 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | 8,487 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,412 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 43,710 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 9,204,206 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 619,406,570 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 582,841,699 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 36,564,871 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 619,406,570 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 21,798,130 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A¹ | | | 1,926,933 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $11.31 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A² | | | $12.00 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 13,465,597 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C¹ | | | 1,196,743 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $11.25 | |
Net assets – Class R | | $ | 111,561 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R¹ | | | 9,850 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R | | | $11.33 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 85,475,984 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R6¹ | | | 7,543,833 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $11.33 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 4,791,918 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class¹ | | | 420,109 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $11.41 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 493,763,380 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class¹ | | | 43,536,258 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $11.34 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 13 | |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $704,206) | | $ | 6,588,314 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 143,607 | |
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Total investment income | | | 6,731,921 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 2,974,924 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 21,847 | |
Class C | | | 14,257 | |
Class R | | | 107 | |
Class R6 | | | 9,560 | |
Administrator Class | | | 3,111 | |
Institutional Class | | | 301,371 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 26,008 | |
Class C | | | 16,972 | |
Class R | | | 127 | |
Administrator Class | | | 5,712 | |
Distribution fees | | | | |
Class C | | | 50,916 | |
Class R | | | 127 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 362,498 | |
Professional fees | | | 24,437 | |
Registration fees | | | 51,001 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 48,308 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,910 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 22,305 | |
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Total expenses | | | 3,944,498 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (378,334 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 3,566,164 | |
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Net investment income | | | 3,165,757 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
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Net realized losses on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (4,484,466 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (12,948 | ) |
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Net realized losses on investments | | | (4,497,414 | ) |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 56,804,529 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 52,307,115 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 55,472,872 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 3,165,757 | | | | | | | $ | 16,423,762 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (4,497,414 | ) | | | | | | | 14,541,219 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 56,804,529 | | | | | | | | (86,709,764 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 55,472,872 | | | | | | | | (55,744,783 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (96,092 | ) | | | | | | | (525,457 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (11,889 | ) | | | | | | | (266,035 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | (352 | ) | | | | | | | (1,773 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (428,460 | ) | | | | | | | (1,110,103 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (24,828 | ) | | | | | | | (176,274 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (2,950,179 | ) | | | | | | | (13,821,796 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (3,511,800 | ) | | | | | | | (15,901,438 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 496,019 | | | | 5,348,344 | | | | 1,055,482 | | | | 12,458,892 | |
Class C | | | 121,324 | | | | 1,297,989 | | | | 290,851 | | | | 3,426,780 | |
Class R | | | 1,281 | | | | 14,024 | | | | 6,119 | | | | 72,995 | |
Class R6 | | | 4,426,692 | | | | 46,878,444 | | | | 544,426 | | | | 5,989,376 | |
Administrator Class | | | 27,303 | | | | 298,320 | | | | 365,539 | | | | 4,353,033 | |
Institutional Class | | | 7,453,362 | | | | 81,968,742 | | | | 15,709,830 | | | | 185,993,163 | |
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| | | | | | | 135,805,863 | | | | | | | | 212,294,239 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 8,388 | | | | 91,520 | | | | 45,302 | | | | 509,928 | |
Class C | | | 938 | | | | 10,495 | | | | 20,786 | | | | 230,960 | |
Class R | | | 23 | | | | 250 | | | | 100 | | | | 1,107 | |
Class R6 | | | 31,276 | | | | 347,398 | | | | 71,439 | | | | 811,863 | |
Administrator Class | | | 2,160 | | | | 23,815 | | | | 14,654 | | | | 170,162 | |
Institutional Class | | | 250,886 | | | | 2,747,264 | | | | 1,130,762 | | | | 12,805,195 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,220,742 | | | | | | | | 14,529,215 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (483,341 | ) | | | (5,230,543 | ) | | | (1,144,886 | ) | | | (13,380,105 | ) |
Class C | | | (278,130 | ) | | | (2,994,632 | ) | | | (412,291 | ) | | | (4,734,240 | ) |
Class R | | | (375 | ) | | | (4,093 | ) | | | (36 | ) | | | (414 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (452,660 | ) | | | (4,985,919 | ) | | | (2,016,811 | ) | | | (23,813,908 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (66,364 | ) | | | (722,382 | ) | | | (1,108,398 | ) | | | (13,334,749 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (7,888,665 | ) | | | (85,321,517 | ) | | | (17,094,623 | ) | | | (198,267,648 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (99,259,086 | ) | | | | | | | (253,531,064 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 39,767,519 | | | | | | | | (26,707,610 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 91,728,591 | | | | | | | | (98,353,831 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 527,677,979 | | | | | | | | 626,031,810 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 619,406,570 | | | | | | | $ | 527,677,979 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.33 | | | | $11.68 | | | | $10.27 | | | | $9.97 | | | | $11.33 | | | | $11.79 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.18 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.33 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.99 | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 1.43 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.03 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | 0.52 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 0.22 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.31 | | | | $10.33 | | | | $11.68 | | | | $10.27 | | | | $9.97 | | | | $11.33 | |
Total return2 | | | 9.99 | % | | | (9.47 | )% | | | 15.79 | % | | | 5.29 | % | | | (10.34 | )% | | | 2.05 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.75 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 3.12 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $21,798 | | | | $19,684 | | | | $22,774 | | | | $26,459 | | | | $22,866 | | | | $14,010 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.27 | | | | $11.63 | | | | $10.23 | | | | $9.94 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $11.79 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.00 | )1,2 | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.23 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.99 | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | 1.39 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.99 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 1.52 | | | | 0.44 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 0.15 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.25 | | | | $10.27 | | | | $11.63 | | | | $10.23 | | | | $9.94 | | | | $11.32 | |
Total return3 | | | 9.64 | % | | | (10.20 | )% | | | 14.91 | % | | | 4.53 | % | | | (10.95 | )% | | | 1.27 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.44 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.64 | % | | | 2.83 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.40 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.03 | )% | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 2.17 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $13,466 | | | | $13,896 | | | | $16,898 | | | | $13,327 | | | | $10,190 | | | | $6,390 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.34 | | | | $11.71 | | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.99 | | | | $9.44 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.20 | 2 | | | (0.01 | )2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.00 | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 1.40 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.56 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.03 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.55 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.33 | | | | $10.34 | | | | $11.71 | | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.99 | |
Total return4 | | | 9.94 | % | | | (9.70 | )% | | | 15.39 | % | | | 5.13 | % | | | 5.87 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.52 | % | | | 2.64 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | (0.90 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $112 | | | | $92 | | | | $32 | | | | $28 | | | | $26 | |
1 | For the period from September 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2015 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R6 | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.34 | | | | $11.69 | | | | $10.29 | | | | $9.97 | | | | $9.42 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | 2 | | | 0.30 | 2 | | | (0.00 | )2,3 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.99 | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.56 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.06 | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 1.65 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.56 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.33 | | | | $10.34 | | | | $11.69 | | | | $10.29 | | | | $9.97 | |
Total return4 | | | 10.30 | % | | | (9.05 | )% | | | 16.25 | % | | | 5.90 | % | | | 5.91 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.30 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.96 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | (0.19 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $85,476 | | | | $36,597 | | | | $57,765 | | | | $2,592 | | | | $26 | |
1 | For the period from September 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2015 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.41 | | | | $11.76 | | | | $10.32 | | | | $10.00 | | | | $11.35 | | | | $11.80 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | 1 | | | 0.22 | 1 | | | 0.18 | 1 | | | 0.25 | 1 | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.33 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.01 | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.06 | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 1.64 | | | | 0.54 | | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 0.25 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.41 | | | | $10.41 | | | | $11.76 | | | | $10.32 | | | | $10.00 | | | | $11.35 | |
Total return2 | | | 10.18 | % | | | (9.29 | )% | | | 15.99 | % | | | 5.56 | % | | | (10.12 | )% | | | 2.30 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.91 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.45 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.89 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $4,792 | | | | $4,758 | | | | $13,940 | | | | $50,970 | | | | $43,928 | | | | $52,896 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.35 | | | | $11.70 | | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.98 | | | | $11.34 | | | | $11.79 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.27 | 1 | | | 0.25 | 1 | | | 0.35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.00 | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 1.39 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.06 | | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 1.64 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 0.28 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.34 | | | | $10.35 | | | | $11.70 | | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.98 | | | | $11.34 | |
Total return2 | | | 10.26 | % | | | (9.11 | )% | | | 16.11 | % | | | 5.84 | % | | | (9.95 | )% | | | 2.52 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.62 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.14 | % | | | 2.73 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.41 | % | | | 3.69 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 80 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $493,763 | | | | $452,650 | | | | $514,624 | | | | $426,801 | | | | $132,918 | | | | $35,114 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 21 | |
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 Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.
Investments in registeredopen-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities
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22 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Participation notes
The Fund may invest in participation notes to gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets. Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying foreign security. Participation notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the underlying foreign security. The holder of the participation note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to the dividend paid by the issuer of the underlying foreign security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (i.e. voting rights) as an owner of the underlying foreign security. Investments in participation notes involve risks beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in an underlying security. The Fund has no rights against the issuer of the underlying foreign security and participation notes expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. There is also no assurance there will be a secondary trading market for the participation note or that the trading price of the participation note will equal the underlying value of the foreign security that it seeks to replicate.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate andmarked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on theex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies theex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date and paid from net investment income monthly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 23 | |
As of April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $570,424,310 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 68,750,881 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (18,717,050 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 50,033,831 | |
As of October 31, 2018, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consisted of $5,125,846 in short-term capital losses and $2,449,878 in long-term capital losses.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil | | $ | 32,689,690 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | | 32,689,690 | |
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Chile | | | 3,954,168 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,954,168 | |
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China | | | 178,058,097 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 178,058,097 | |
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Colombia | | | 3,327,739 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,327,739 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 15,247,916 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15,247,916 | |
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India | | | 40,838,076 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 40,838,076 | |
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Indonesia | | | 14,217,247 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 14,217,247 | |
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Luxembourg | | | 3,488,862 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,488,862 | |
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Malaysia | | | 12,346,877 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,346,877 | |
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Mexico | | | 14,207,417 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 14,207,417 | |
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Peru | | | 2,960,065 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,960,065 | |
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Poland | | | 7,203,582 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,203,582 | |
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Qatar | | | 3,233,869 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,233,869 | |
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Russia | | | 17,093,367 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,093,367 | |
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South Africa | | | 37,532,131 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 37,532,131 | |
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South Korea | | | 78,168,351 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 78,168,351 | |
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Taiwan | | | 73,938,761 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 73,938,761 | |
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Thailand | | | 12,929,560 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,929,560 | |
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Turkey | | | 2,442,420 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,442,420 | |
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United Arab Emirates | | | 3,021,851 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,021,851 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 12,257,090 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,257,090 | |
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Preferred stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil | | | 24,751,420 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 24,751,420 | |
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Chile | | | 2,838,265 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,838,265 | |
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South Korea | | | 2,999,183 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,999,183 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 20,712,137 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 20,712,137 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 620,458,141 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 620,458,141 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At April 30, 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
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 25 | |
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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee | |
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First $1 billion | | | 1.050 | % |
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Next $1 billion | | | 1.025 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 1.000 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.975 | |
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Next $3 billion | | | 0.965 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 0.955 | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.945 | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.05% 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 0.65% and declining to 0.45% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent,sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
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Class A, Class C, Class R | | | 0.21 | % |
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Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.62% for Class A shares, 2.37% for Class C shares, 1.87% for Class R shares, 1.17% for Class R6 shares, 1.45% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.22% for Institutional 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.
Distribution fees
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C and Class R shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class C and Class R shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive thefront-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds
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26 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
Distributor received $6,115 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Class R and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to 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.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $266,908,431 and $230,823,238, respectively.
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $102,313 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. CONCENTRATION RISKS
Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors or geographic regions. A fund that invest a substantial portion of their assets in any sector or geographic region may be more affected by changes in that sector or geographic region than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector or geographic region.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
10. 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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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 27 | |
TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Creditable foreign taxes paid | | Per share amount | | Foreign income as % of ordinary income distributions |
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$2,195,930 | | $0.0431 | | 99.83% |
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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on aone-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly,seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on 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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28 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
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 151 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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund | | | 29 | |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Derrick Irwin, CFA®‡
Richard Peck, CFA®‡
Yi (Jerry) Zhang, Ph.D., CFA®‡
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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Class A (EMGAX)3 | | 9-6-1994 | | | -8.01 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 6.83 | | | | -2.40 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 7.47 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.59 | |
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Class C (EMGCX)3 | | 9-6-1994 | | | -4.09 | | | | 3.17 | | | | 6.66 | | | | -3.09 | | | | 3.17 | | | | 6.66 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 2.34 | |
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Class R6 (EMGDX)4 | | 6-28-2013 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.98 | | | | 4.40 | | | | 7.93 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.16 | |
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Administrator Class (EMGYX)3 | | 9-6-1994 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -2.28 | | | | 4.07 | | | | 7.63 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.47 | |
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Institutional Class (EMGNX)5 | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.95 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 7.90 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.20 | |
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MSCI EM Index (Net)6 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -5.04 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 7.50 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20197 | |
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Samsung Electronics Company Limited | | | 4.52 | |
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Tencent Holdings Limited | | | 3.38 | |
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China Mobile Limited | | | 2.98 | |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ADR | | | 2.94 | |
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WH Group Limited | | | 2.43 | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited ADR | | | 2.43 | |
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Reliance Industries Limited GDR | | | 2.39 | |
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AIA Group Limited | | | 2.33 | |
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China Life Insurance Company H Shares | | | 2.07 | |
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New Oriental Education & Technology Group Incorporated ADR | | | 1.88 | |
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‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through February 29, 2020, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 1.58% for Class A, 2.33% for Class C, 1.15% for Class R6, 1.46% for Administrator Class, and 1.19% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund. |
4 | Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would have been higher. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund. |
5 | 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. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund. |
6 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (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 markets country indexes: 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 United Arab Emirates. 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 indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,172.48 | | | $ | 8.51 | | | | 1.58 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.96 | | | $ | 7.90 | | | | 1.58 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,168.83 | | | $ | 12.53 | | | | 2.33 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.24 | | | $ | 11.63 | | | | 2.33 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,175.33 | | | $ | 6.20 | | | | 1.15 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.09 | | | $ | 5.76 | | | | 1.15 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,173.29 | | | $ | 7.87 | | | | 1.46 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.30 | | | | 1.46 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,175.30 | | | $ | 6.42 | | | | 1.19 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.89 | | | $ | 5.96 | | | | 1.19 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 7 | |
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Common Stocks: 95.34% | |
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Argentina: 0.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MercadoLibre Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 38,716 | | | $ | 18,743,964 | |
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Brazil: 7.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ambev SA ADR (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,477,000 | | | | 21,086,670 | |
| | | | |
Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Limitada (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,570,000 | | | | 30,115,019 | |
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B2W Companhia Digital (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,510,733 | | | | 34,246,905 | |
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B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,068,005 | | | | 53,312,278 | |
| | | | |
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,925,494 | | | | 35,564,976 | |
| | | | |
BK Brasil Operacao e Assessoria a Restaurantes SA (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,425,794 | | | | 14,037,200 | |
| | | | |
BRF Brazil Foods SA ADR (Consumer Staples, Food Products) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 5,318,092 | | | | 41,640,660 | |
| | | | |
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 1,243,107 | | | | 9,593,333 | |
| | | | |
IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 606,669 | | | | 14,528,122 | |
| | | | |
Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,859,250 | | | | 34,184,703 | |
| | | | |
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,051,906 | | | | 12,538,234 | |
| | | | |
Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 791,600 | | | | 13,958,130 | |
| |
| | | | 314,806,230 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chile: 1.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banco Santander Chile SA ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,068,392 | | | | 29,914,976 | |
| | | | |
SACI Falabella (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,737,228 | | | | 27,588,611 | |
| |
| | | | 57,503,587 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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China: 33.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
51job Incorporated ADR (Industrials, Professional Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 544,441 | | | | 50,273,682 | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 526,037 | | | | 97,616,686 | |
| | | | |
Baidu Incorporated ADR (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 131,540 | | | | 21,865,894 | |
| | | | |
Best Incorporated ADR (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 4,139,527 | | | | 24,547,395 | |
| | | | |
Bilibili Incorporated ADR (Communication Services, Entertainment) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 1,757,845 | | | | 31,289,641 | |
| | | | |
China Distance Education ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 973,710 | | | | 6,309,641 | |
| | | | |
China Life Insurance Company H Shares (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 29,418,290 | | | | 83,250,821 | |
| | | | |
China Literature Limited (Communication Services, Media) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 1,435,168 | | | | 6,512,847 | |
| | | | |
China MeiDong Auto Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,644,000 | | | | 10,211,065 | |
| | | | |
China Mobile Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,550,165 | | | | 119,585,564 | |
| | | | |
China Rapid Finance Limited ADR (Financials, Consumer Finance) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 1,326,299 | | | | 1,007,987 | |
| | | | |
CNOOC Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,974,000 | | | | 48,757,307 | |
| | | | |
Ctrip.com International Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,313,632 | | | | 57,865,490 | |
| | | | |
Greentree Hospitality Group Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,224,841 | | | | 19,009,532 | |
| | | | |
Hengan International Group Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,377,000 | | | | 38,582,188 | |
| | | | |
Hua Medicine Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 8,798,236 | | | | 7,906,838 | |
| | | | |
Huami Corporation ADR (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 2,074,991 | | | | 20,874,409 | |
| | | | |
iQIYI Incorporated ADR (Communication Services, Entertainment) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 985,239 | | | | 21,783,634 | |
| | | | |
Jianpu Technology Incorporated ADR (Financials, Consumer Finance) † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,093,390 | | | | 14,941,074 | |
| | | | |
Koolearn Technology Holding Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,287,115 | | | | 10,236,591 | |
| | | | |
Li Ning Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) † | | | | | | | | | | | 30,984,207 | | | | 56,321,996 | |
| | | | |
Meituan Dianping (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 4,417,900 | | | | 32,100,283 | |
| | | | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Incorporated ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 792,213 | | | | 75,624,653 | |
| | | | |
Pinduoduo Incorporated ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 203,141 | | | | 4,515,824 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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China(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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PPDAI Group Incorporated ADR (Financials, Consumer Finance) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,082,185 | | | $ | 21,309,006 | |
| | | | |
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited H Shares (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 18,024,000 | | | | 17,691,311 | |
| | | | |
Shanghai Junshi Bioscience H Shares (Health Care, Biotechnology) 144A† | | | | | | | | | | | 1,544,569 | | | | 6,300,506 | |
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SINA Corporation (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 895,807 | | | | 56,382,093 | |
| | | | |
Tencent Holdings Limited (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,743,800 | | | | 135,707,016 | |
| | | | |
Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 48,439,731 | |
| | | | |
Vipshop Holdings Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,194,738 | | | | 53,336,694 | |
| | | | |
Want Want China Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 50,604,000 | | | | 40,122,996 | |
| | | | |
Weibo Corporation ADR (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 825,140 | | | | 56,522,090 | |
| | | | |
Wise Talent Information Technology Company Limited (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 1,648,460 | | | | 4,318,256 | |
| | | | |
Xiaomi Corporation Class B (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 20,989,400 | | | | 32,160,487 | |
| | | | |
Zhou Hei Ya International Holding Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) « | | | | | | | | | | | 25,803,626 | | | | 13,617,557 | |
| |
| | | | 1,346,898,785 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Colombia: 0.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bancolombia SA ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 442,400 | | | | 22,438,528 | |
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| | | | |
Germany: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Jumia Technologies AG ADR (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 180,954 | | | | 7,775,593 | |
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Hong Kong: 5.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AIA Group Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,156,400 | | | | 93,317,125 | |
| | | | |
Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,214,250 | | | | 9,906,023 | |
| | | | |
Sun Art Retail Group Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 25,390,500 | | | | 22,170,728 | |
| | | | |
WH Group Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 82,355,500 | | | | 97,632,336 | |
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| | | | 223,026,212 | |
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India: 8.70% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AU Small Finance Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 451,041 | | | | 4,180,416 | |
| | | | |
Bajaj Finance Limited (Financials, Consumer Finance) | | | | | | | | | | | 420,281 | | | | 18,707,388 | |
| | | | |
Bandhan Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 1,416,131 | | | | 12,204,946 | |
| | | | |
Bharti Airtel Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,618,728 | | | | 12,059,430 | |
| | | | |
Bharti Infratel Limited (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,873,851 | | | | 10,848,151 | |
| | | | |
Fortis Healthcare Limited (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,634,970 | | | | 11,224,774 | |
| | | | |
HDFC Bank Limited ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 126,826 | | | | 14,540,601 | |
| | | | |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,115,700 | | | | 32,002,261 | |
| | | | |
Indusind Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 817,217 | | | | 18,875,461 | |
| | | | |
ITC Limited (Consumer Staples, Tobacco) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,678,960 | | | | 41,935,260 | |
| | | | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,057,262 | | | | 21,076,457 | |
| | | | |
Laurus Labs Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 305,595 | | | | 1,679,693 | |
| | | | |
Max Financial Services Limited (Financials, Insurance) † | | | | | | | | | | | 925,389 | | | | 5,556,691 | |
| | | | |
Oberoi Realty Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,064,750 | | | | 7,765,903 | |
| | | | |
Odisha Cement Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 624,658 | | | | 10,313,262 | |
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Reliance Industries Limited GDR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,393,174 | | | | 95,846,619 | |
| | | | |
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials, Insurance) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 914,273 | | | | 8,410,727 | |
| | | | |
SH Kelkar & Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,314,144 | | | | 2,828,422 | |
| | | | |
Ultra Tech Cement Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 286,000 | | | | 18,983,948 | |
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| | | | 349,040,410 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 9 | |
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Indonesia: 1.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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PT Astra International Tbk (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,151,000 | | | $ | 10,247,465 | |
| | | | |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,349,500 | | | | 22,898,114 | |
| | | | |
PT Blue Bird Tbk (Industrials, Road & Rail) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,605,309 | | | | 3,141,156 | |
| | | | |
PT Link Net Tbk (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 38,278,161 | | | | 11,684,912 | |
| | | | |
PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,474,600 | | | | 2,991,693 | |
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PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk ADR (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) « | | | | | | | | | | | 997,754 | | | | 26,689,920 | |
| |
| | | | 77,653,260 | |
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Luxembourg: 0.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Biotoscana Investments SA (Health Care, Biotechnology) † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,156,551 | | | | 2,271,159 | |
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Malaysia: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Genting Bhd (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,780,900 | | | | 14,951,635 | |
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Genting Malaysia Bhd (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,496,300 | | | | 11,149,651 | |
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| | | | 26,101,286 | |
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Mexico: 5.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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America Movil SAB de CV ADR (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,537,320 | | | | 22,706,216 | |
| | | | |
Banco Santander Mexico ADR (Financials, Banks) « | | | | | | | | | | | 2,175,333 | | | | 18,338,057 | |
| | | | |
Becle SAB de CV ADR (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,913,925 | | | | 19,931,766 | |
| | | | |
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (Materials, Construction Materials) † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,021,848 | | | | 13,900,501 | |
| | | | |
Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,447,864 | | | | 55,506,850 | |
| | | | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 722,120 | | | | 70,471,691 | |
| | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,073,188 | | | | 19,472,318 | |
| | | | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,967,100 | | | | 17,532,010 | |
| |
| | | | 237,859,409 | |
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Peru: 0.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,054,495 | | | | 17,093,364 | |
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Philippines: 0.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ayala Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 727,624 | | | | 12,622,156 | |
| | | | |
San Miguel Food and Beverage Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,495,810 | | | | 7,781,510 | |
| | | | |
SM Investments Corporation (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 812,873 | | | | 14,818,505 | |
| |
| | | | 35,222,171 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Russia: 2.81% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LUKOIL PJSC ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 425,249 | | | | 36,052,610 | |
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Magnit PJSC (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) (a) | | | | | | | | | | | 150,816 | | | | 8,662,043 | |
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Sberbank of Russia ADR (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,461,195 | | | | 20,887,783 | |
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Yandex NV Class A (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,265,106 | | | | 47,352,918 | |
| |
| | | | 112,955,354 | |
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Singapore: 0.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Sea Limited ADR (Communication Services, Entertainment) † | | | | | | | | | | | 468,967 | | | | 11,672,589 | |
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South Africa: 2.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 958,071 | | | | 11,305,238 | |
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MTN Group Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,062,643 | | | | 22,131,102 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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South Africa(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oceana Group Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 363,549 | | | $ | 1,778,988 | |
| | | | |
Shoprite Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,598,100 | | | | 31,300,703 | |
| | | | |
Standard Bank Group Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,660,190 | | | | 23,095,268 | |
| | | | |
Tiger Brands Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,405,333 | | | | 24,407,898 | |
| |
| | | | 114,019,197 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Korea: 9.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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KT Corporation ADR (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,874,813 | | | | 46,614,000 | |
| | | | |
KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples, Tobacco) | | | | | | | | | | | 234,091 | | | | 20,440,253 | |
| | | | |
Naver Corporation (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 509,000 | | | | 52,069,940 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,621,800 | | | | 181,406,095 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 627,337 | | | | 45,594,240 | |
| | | | |
SK Hynix Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 573,500 | | | | 38,784,831 | |
| |
| | | | 384,909,359 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Taiwan: 8.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
104 Corporation (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 9,131,662 | |
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Mediatek Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,479,881 | | | | 42,840,194 | |
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President Chain Store Corporation (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 22,368,208 | |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,285,224 | | | | 69,443,481 | |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ADR (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,693,852 | | | | 118,044,595 | |
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Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 31,212,368 | | | | 74,139,601 | |
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| | | | 335,967,741 | |
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Thailand: 2.48% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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PTT Exploration & Production PCL (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,533,139 | | | | 10,592,766 | |
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PTT PCL (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 14,459,000 | | | | 22,079,131 | |
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Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,805,100 | | | | 31,660,468 | |
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Thai Beverage PCL (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 56,927,000 | | | | 35,158,209 | |
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| | | | 99,490,574 | |
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Turkey: 0.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Avivasa Emeklilik Ve Hayat AS (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,901,979 | | | | 3,021,797 | |
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United Arab Emirates: 0.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Emaar Malls Group (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,773,147 | | | | 1,787,369 | |
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United Kingdom: 0.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Standard Chartered plc (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,805,244 | | | | 25,606,273 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,936,404,654) | | | | 3,825,864,211 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 11 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Convertible Debentures: 0.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil: 0.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Lupatech SA (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) †(a) | | | 6.50 | % | | | 4-15-2018 | | | $ | 303,000 | | | $ | 0 | |
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| | | | |
Total Convertible Debentures (Cost $160,691) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
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| | Dividend yield | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
Preferred Stocks: 1.12% | |
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Brazil: 1.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Lojas Americanas SA (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) | | | 0.40 | | | | | | | | 11,220,093 | | | | 44,982,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $44,981,776) | | | | 44,982,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | Expiration date | | | | | | | |
Rights: 0.03% | |
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India: 0.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Bharti Airtel Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) †(a) | | | | | | | 5-17-2019 | | | | 742,624 | | | | 1,070,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Rights (Cost $0) | | | | 1,070,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 8.47% | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 8.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | | | | | | | | 193,558,855 | | | | 193,578,211 | |
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Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 146,147,502 | | | | 146,147,502 | |
| | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $339,725,713) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 339,725,713 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $3,321,272,834) | | | 104.96 | % | | | 4,211,643,065 | |
| | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (4.96 | ) | | | (198,887,410 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 4,012,755,655 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
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. |
(a) | The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
GDR | Global depositary receipt |
REIT | Real estate investment trust |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 175,500,204 | | | | 515,041,975 | | | | 496,983,324 | | | | 193,558,855 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,312,822 | | | $ | 193,578,211 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 163,110,726 | | | | 222,119,595 | | | | 239,082,819 | | | | 146,147,502 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,898,120 | | | | 146,147,502 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 4,210,942 | | | $ | 339,725,713 | | | | 8.47 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 13 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $187,309,429 of securities loaned), at value (cost $2,981,547,121) | | $ | 3,871,917,352 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $339,725,713) | | | 339,725,713 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $7,454,361) | | | 6,389,518 | |
Cash | | | 1,396,852 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 5,369,307 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 4,267,595 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 3,786,615 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 225,327 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 84,672 | |
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Total assets | | | 4,233,162,951 | |
| | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 193,569,137 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 17,906,488 | |
Management fee payable | | | 3,218,315 | |
Contingent tax liability | | | 1,698,623 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 724,159 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 412,332 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 26,133 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,298 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 2,846,811 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 220,407,296 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 4,012,755,655 | |
| | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 3,337,768,569 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 674,987,086 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 4,012,755,655 | |
| | | | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 232,116,705 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 9,388,048 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $24.72 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $26.23 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 42,246,781 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 2,041,062 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $20.70 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 411,096,809 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 15,967,867 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $25.75 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 116,839,247 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 4,512,057 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $25.89 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 3,210,456,113 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 124,699,094 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $25.75 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,179,766) | | $ | 21,222,669 | |
Securities lending income from affiliates, net | | | 2,783,805 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 1,898,120 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 25,904,594 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 19,062,445 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 224,695 | |
Class C | | | 48,222 | |
Class R6 | | | 55,294 | |
Administrator Class | | | 70,703 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,950,546 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 267,495 | |
Class C | | | 57,407 | |
Administrator Class | | | 135,620 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 172,221 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 1,335,516 | |
Professional fees | | | 32,121 | |
Registration fees | | | 69,700 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 347,270 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,909 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 56,869 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 23,897,033 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (916,758 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 22,980,275 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,924,319 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| |
Net realized gains on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 34,666,818 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 56,377 | |
| | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 34,723,195 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 574,246,850 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 608,970,045 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 611,894,364 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 15 | |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
| | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 2,924,319 | | | | | | | $ | 28,424,101 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 34,723,195 | | | | | | | | 133,904,115 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 574,246,850 | | | | | | | | (726,816,743 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 611,894,364 | | | | | | | | (564,488,527 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (710,399 | ) | | | | | | | (404,835 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (2,908,247 | ) | | | | | | | (1,790,475 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (528,015 | ) | | | | | | | (661,746 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (24,412,544 | ) | | | | | | | (25,196,461 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (28,559,205 | ) | | | | | | | (28,053,517 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,092,589 | | | | 25,207,243 | | | | 1,350,584 | | | | 33,600,538 | |
Class C | | | 123,450 | | | | 2,332,287 | | | | 291,733 | | | | 6,178,273 | |
Class R6 | | | 3,068,431 | | | | 70,443,168 | | | | 10,252,838 | | | | 266,424,444 | |
Administrator Class | | | 324,641 | | | | 7,718,651 | | | | 1,081,213 | | | | 28,234,197 | |
Institutional Class | | | 15,066,698 | | | | 350,987,706 | | | | 34,959,495 | | | | 889,495,518 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 456,689,055 | | | | | | | | 1,223,932,970 | |
| | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 30,235 | | | | 636,746 | | | | 14,491 | | | | 366,464 | |
Class R6 | | | 88,834 | | | | 1,945,455 | | | | 67,570 | | | | 1,778,432 | |
Administrator Class | | | 23,214 | | | | 511,866 | | | | 24,247 | | | | 642,315 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,100,826 | | | | 24,108,081 | | | | 911,147 | | | | 23,990,497 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,202,148 | | | | | | | | 26,777,708 | |
| | | | |
Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,259,784 | ) | | | (28,670,948 | ) | | | (2,647,031 | ) | | | (64,505,596 | ) |
Class C | | | (854,516 | ) | | | (16,678,872 | ) | | | (858,659 | ) | | | (17,586,266 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (1,944,509 | ) | | | (46,253,485 | ) | | | (2,986,490 | ) | | | (77,195,964 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (513,279 | ) | | | (12,171,540 | ) | | | (1,964,822 | ) | | | (50,914,883 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (17,726,312 | ) | | | (421,256,086 | ) | | | (41,331,810 | ) | | | (1,076,350,034 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | (525,030,931 | ) | | | | | | | (1,286,552,743 | ) |
| | | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (41,139,728 | ) | | | | | | | (35,842,065 | ) |
| | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 542,195,431 | | | | | | | | (628,384,109 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 3,470,560,224 | | | | | | | | 4,098,944,333 | |
| | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 4,012,755,655 | | | | | | | $ | 3,470,560,224 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2019
(unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $21.16 | | | | $24.83 | | | | $20.49 | | | | $18.09 | | | | $21.44 | | | | $21.77 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.03 | )1 | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.66 | | | | (3.70 | ) | | | 4.50 | | | | 2.38 | | | | (3.29 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.64 | | | | (3.63 | ) | | | 4.47 | | | | 2.50 | | | | (3.21 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $24.72 | | | | $21.16 | | | | $24.83 | | | | $20.49 | | | | $18.09 | | | | $21.44 | |
Total return2 | | | 17.25 | % | | | (14.65 | )% | | | 21.99 | % | | | 13.93 | % | | | (15.02 | )% | | | (1.52 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.64 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.64 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.05 | )% | | | 0.38 | % | | | (0.13 | )% | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.36 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $232,117 | | | | $201,515 | | | | $268,384 | | | | $874,625 | | | | $873,992 | | | | $1,502,597 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $17.71 | | | | $20.92 | | | | $17.28 | | | | $15.28 | | | | $18.11 | | | | $18.53 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.09 | )1 | | | (0.08 | )1 | | | (0.08 | )1 | | | (0.02 | )1 | | | (0.06 | )1 | | | (0.08 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.08 | | | | (3.13 | ) | | | 3.72 | | | | 2.02 | | | | (2.77 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.99 | | | | (3.21 | ) | | | 3.64 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (2.83 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $20.70 | | | | $17.71 | | | | $20.92 | | | | $17.28 | | | | $15.28 | | | | $18.11 | |
Total return2 | | | 16.88 | % | | | (15.34 | )% | | | 21.06 | % | | | 13.09 | % | | | (15.63 | )% | | | (2.27 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.39 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.39 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.23 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | | | (0.43 | )% | | | (0.12 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% | | | (0.42 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $42,247 | | | | $49,103 | | | | $69,845 | | | | $71,900 | | | | $84,004 | | | | $138,169 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2019
(unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R6 | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $22.10 | | | | $26.00 | | | | $21.46 | | | | $19.00 | | | | $22.53 | | | | $22.86 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.17 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.21 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.81 | | | | (3.92 | ) | | | 4.59 | | | | 2.46 | | | | (3.46 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.85 | | | | (3.69 | ) | | | 4.76 | | | | 2.69 | | | | (3.27 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $25.75 | | | | $22.10 | | | | $26.00 | | | | $21.46 | | | | $19.00 | | | | $22.53 | |
Total return2 | | | 17.53 | % | | | (14.33 | )% | | | 22.53 | % | | | 14.43 | % | | | (14.61 | )% | | | (1.01 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.17 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.17 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.88 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $411,097 | | | | $326,131 | | | | $192,929 | | | | $191,250 | | | | $95,190 | | | | $35,967 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $22.18 | | | | $26.08 | | | | $21.53 | | | | $18.99 | | | | $22.44 | | | | $22.79 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | 0.12 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.12 | 1 | | | 0.13 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.83 | | | | (3.90 | ) | | | 4.61 | | | | 2.50 | | | | (3.46 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.82 | | | | (3.78 | ) | | | 4.71 | | | | 2.65 | | | | (3.34 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $25.89 | | | | $22.18 | | | | $26.08 | | | | $21.53 | | | | $18.99 | | | | $22.44 | |
Total return2 | | | 17.33 | % | | | (14.57 | )% | | | 22.10 | % | | | 14.07 | % | | | (14.91 | )% | | | (1.36 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.48 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02 | )% | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.57 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $116,839 | | | | $103,740 | | | | $144,421 | | | | $160,657 | | | | $181,224 | | | | $464,135 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019
(unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $22.10 | | | | $25.99 | | | | $21.46 | | | | $18.99 | | | | $22.52 | | | | $22.86 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.19 | 1 | | | 0.20 | 1 | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.82 | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | 4.55 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (3.45 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.84 | | | | (3.70 | ) | | | 4.74 | | | | 2.69 | | | | (3.28 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $25.75 | | | | $22.10 | | | | $25.99 | | | | $21.46 | | | | $18.99 | | | | $22.52 | |
Total return2 | | | 17.53 | % | | | (14.35 | )% | | | 22.42 | % | | | 14.40 | % | | | (14.66 | )% | | | (1.09 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.21 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.21 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $3,210,456 | | | | $2,790,071 | | | | $3,423,366 | | | | $1,826,097 | | | | $2,146,675 | | | | $2,900,353 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 21 | |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.
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 in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in securities lending income from affiliates (net of fees and rebates) on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
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 and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity 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 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 April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $3,348,720,010 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 1,250,395,880 | |
| |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (387,472,825 | ) |
| |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 862,923,055 | |
As of October 31, 2018 the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consisted of $4,461,268 in short-term capital losses and $218,660,038 in long-term losses.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Argentina | | $ | 18,743,964 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 18,743,964 | |
| | | | |
Brazil | | | 314,806,230 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 314,806,230 | |
| | | | |
Chile | | | 57,503,587 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 57,503,587 | |
| | | | |
China | | | 1,346,898,785 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,346,898,785 | |
| | | | |
Colombia | | | 22,438,528 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 22,438,528 | |
| | | | |
Germany | | | 7,775,593 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,775,593 | |
| | | | |
Hong Kong | | | 223,026,212 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 223,026,212 | |
| | | | |
India | | | 349,040,410 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 349,040,410 | |
| | | | |
Indonesia | | | 77,653,260 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 77,653,260 | |
| | | | |
Luxembourg | | | 2,271,159 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,271,159 | |
| | | | |
Malaysia | | | 26,101,286 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 26,101,286 | |
| | | | |
Mexico | | | 237,859,409 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 237,859,409 | |
| | | | |
Peru | | | 17,093,364 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,093,364 | |
| | | | |
Philippines | | | 35,222,171 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 35,222,171 | |
| | | | |
Russia | | | 112,955,354 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 112,955,354 | |
| | | | |
Singapore | | | 11,672,589 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 11,672,589 | |
| | | | |
South Africa | | | 114,019,197 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 114,019,197 | |
| | | | |
South Korea | | | 384,909,359 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 384,909,359 | |
| | | | |
Taiwan | | | 335,967,741 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 335,967,741 | |
| | | | |
Thailand | | | 99,490,574 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 99,490,574 | |
| | | | |
Turkey | | | 3,021,797 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,021,797 | |
| | | | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 1,787,369 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,787,369 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 25,606,273 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 25,606,273 | |
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Convertible debentures | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | |
Preferred stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brazil | | | 44,982,240 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 44,982,240 | |
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Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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India | | | 0 | | | | 1,070,901 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,070,901 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 146,147,502 | | | | 193,578,211 | | | | 0 | | | | 339,725,713 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 4,016,993,953 | | | $ | 194,649,112 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 4,211,643,065 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At April 30, 2019, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 25 | |
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser 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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee | |
| |
First $1 billion | | | 1.050 | % |
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Next $1 billion | | | 1.025 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 1.000 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.975 | |
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Next $3 billion | | | 0.965 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 0.955 | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.945 | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.65% and declining to 0.45% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
| |
Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
| |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.58% for Class A shares, 2.33% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Class R6 shares 1.46% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.19% for Institutional 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.
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.
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26 | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $6,253 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant 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. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $119,335,207 and $170,053,796, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risk result from exposure to a limited number of geographic regions. A fund that invest a substantial portion of their assets in any geographic region may be more affected by changes in that geographic region than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any geographic region.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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.
In March 2017, FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08,Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU 2017-08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of this new guidance to the financial statements.
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | 27 | |
TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Creditable foreign taxes paid | | Per share amount | | Foreign income as % of ordinary income distributions |
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$9,640,410 | | $0.0610 | | 90.72% |
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 at wfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 151 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Global Small Cap Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Oleg Makhorine
Robert Rifkin, CFA®‡
James M. Tringas, CFA®‡
Bryant VanCronkhite, CFA®‡, CPA
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (EKGAX)3 | | 3-16-1988 | | | -2.97 | | | | 6.73 | | | | 12.06 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 8.00 | | | | 12.72 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.55 | |
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Class C (EKGCX)3 | | 2-1-1993 | | | 1.18 | | | | 7.19 | | | | 11.88 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 7.19 | | | | 11.88 | | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.30 | |
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Administrator Class (EKGYX)3 | | 1-13-1997 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3.08 | | | | 8.16 | | | | 12.91 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.41 | |
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Institutional Class (EKGIX)4 | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3.33 | | | | 8.43 | | | | 13.16 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.16 | |
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S&P Developed SmallCap Index5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.80 | | | | 7.06 | | | | 13.21 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to geographic risk and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20196 | |
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Nomad Foods Limited | | | 2.29 | |
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CSW Industrials Incorporated | | | 2.10 | |
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Atkore International Incorporated | | | 2.06 | |
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BMC Stock Holdings Incorporated | | | 1.99 | |
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ACI Worldwide Incorporated | | | 1.94 | |
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Dine Brands Global Incorporated | | | 1.94 | |
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Novanta Incorporated | | | 1.86 | |
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Hostess Brands Incorporated | | | 1.86 | |
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MGE Energy Incorporated | | | 1.81 | |
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Innoviva Incorporated | | | 1.80 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20197 |
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Country allocation as of April 30, 20197 |
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‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 1.55% for Class A, 2.30% for Class C, 1.40% for Administrator Class, and 1.15% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Global Opportunities Fund. |
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. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Global Opportunities Fund. |
5 | The S&P Developed SmallCap Index is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of small-capitalization companies located in developed markets. The index is composed of companies within the bottom 15% of the cumulative market capitalization in developed markets. The index covers all publicly listed equities with float-adjusted market values of U.S. $100 million or more and annual dollar value traded of at least U.S. $50 million in all included countries. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,088.70 | | | $ | 7.92 | | | | 1.53 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.21 | | | $ | 7.65 | | | | 1.53 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,084.54 | | | $ | 11.78 | | | | 2.28 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.49 | | | $ | 11.38 | | | | 2.28 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,089.31 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | | 1.40 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.85 | | | $ | 7.00 | | | | 1.40 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,090.60 | | | $ | 5.96 | | | | 1.15 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.09 | | | $ | 5.76 | | | | 1.15 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 91.31% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia: 2.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ansell Limited (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 258,973 | | | $ | 4,929,203 | |
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Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) « | | | | | | | | | | | 117,381 | | | | 3,558,153 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,487,356 | |
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Austria: 0.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (Materials, Containers & Packaging) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,651 | | | | 1,637,453 | |
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Bermuda: 0.95% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Third Point Reinsurance Limited (Financials, Insurance) † | | | | | | | | | | | 246,696 | | | | 2,864,141 | |
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Canada: 6.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cott Corporation (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 192,335 | | | | 2,980,424 | |
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Maple Leaf Foods Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 131,825 | | | | 3,075,949 | |
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MTY Food Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,100 | | | | 913,066 | |
| | | | |
Mullen Group Limited (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 167,891 | | | | 1,255,705 | |
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Novanta Incorporated (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) † | | | | | | | | | | | 64,419 | | | | 5,605,741 | |
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Source Energy Services Limited (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 109,700 | | | | 124,464 | |
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Stantec Incorporated (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 109,700 | | | | 2,747,208 | |
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Western Forest Products Incorporated (Materials, Paper & Forest Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,122,417 | | | | 1,575,087 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,277,644 | |
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France: 4.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ALTEN SA (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 42,590 | | | | 4,647,921 | |
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M6 Métropole Télévision SA (Communication Services, Media) | | | | | | | | | | | 225,521 | | | | 4,474,588 | |
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Mersen SA (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,167 | | | | 1,605,901 | |
| | | | |
Vicat SA (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,749 | | | | 1,624,389 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,352,799 | |
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Germany: 5.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cancom SE (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 43,635 | | | | 2,200,389 | |
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Gerresheimer AG (Health Care, Life Sciences Tools & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 40,804 | | | | 3,066,308 | |
| | | | |
Krones AG (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,693 | | | | 2,111,283 | |
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Nemetschek SE (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,014 | | | | 1,478,609 | |
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Norma Group SE (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,235 | | | | 578,278 | |
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SMA Solar Technology AG (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) « | | | | | | | | | | | 56,216 | | | | 1,278,692 | |
| | | | |
TAG Immobilien AG (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 120,576 | | | | 2,710,172 | |
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TLG Immobilien AG (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 84,431 | | | | 2,485,819 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,909,550 | |
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Hong Kong: 1.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Sunlight REIT (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,856,000 | | | | 3,571,681 | |
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Ireland: 0.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Irish Residential Properties REIT plc (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 948,745 | | | | 1,681,298 | |
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Italy: 0.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Autogrill SpA (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 76,210 | | | | 740,660 | |
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De’Longhi SpA (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,180 | | | | 670,662 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,411,322 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Japan: 13.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aeon Delight Company Limited (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 115,400 | | | $ | 3,885,414 | |
| | | | |
Daiseki Company Limited (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 93,000 | | | | 2,554,903 | |
| | | | |
DTS Corporation (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 95,300 | | | | 3,375,304 | |
| | | | |
Fuji Seal International Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging) | | | | | | | | | | | 112,400 | | | | 3,930,775 | |
| | | | |
Horiba Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,300 | | | | 2,743,693 | |
| | | | |
Meitec Corporation (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 96,800 | | | | 4,504,992 | |
| | | | |
Nihon Parkerizing Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 303,700 | | | | 3,964,451 | |
| | | | |
ORIX JREIT Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,534 | | | | 4,448,967 | |
| | | | |
OSG Corporation (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 91,900 | | | | 1,850,068 | |
| | | | |
Paramount Bed Holdings Company Limited (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 34,300 | | | | 1,611,814 | |
| | | | |
San-A Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 56,900 | | | | 2,233,148 | |
| | | | |
Sumitomo Warehouse Company Limited (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure) | | | | | | | | | | | 204,700 | | | | 2,625,489 | |
| | | | |
Taikisha Limited (Industrials, Construction & Engineering) | | | | | | | | | | | 90,200 | | | | 2,725,980 | |
| | | | |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,221,899 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41,676,897 | |
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Netherlands: 1.07% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,257 | | | | 1,300,478 | |
| | | | |
Brunel International NV (Industrials, Professional Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 117,536 | | | | 1,903,603 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,204,081 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Spain: 1.02% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Viscofan SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 51,182 | | | | 3,074,078 | |
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Sweden: 0.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hexpol AB (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 247,017 | | | | 1,924,710 | |
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Switzerland: 0.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bucher Industries AG (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,045 | | | | 2,053,858 | |
| | | | |
OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 36,836 | | | | 480,808 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,534,666 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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United Kingdom: 9.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Britvic plc (Consumer Staples, Beverages) | | | | | | | | | | | 308,837 | | | | 3,678,880 | |
| | | | |
Domino’s Pizza Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 912,443 | | | | 3,182,784 | |
| | | | |
Elementis plc (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 862,981 | | | | 1,828,657 | |
| | | | |
Hunting plc (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 167,478 | | | | 1,286,325 | |
| | | | |
IMI plc (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 147,189 | | | | 2,016,272 | |
| | | | |
Leo Holdings Corporation Class A (Financials, Capital Markets) † | | | | | | | | | | | 232,700 | | | | 2,392,156 | |
| | | | |
Mears Group plc (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 222,932 | | | | 697,688 | |
| | | | |
Morgan Advanced Materials plc (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 517,524 | | | | 1,885,535 | |
| | | | |
NCC Group plc (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 880,674 | | | | 2,005,105 | |
| | | | |
Nomad Foods Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 331,075 | | | | 6,886,360 | |
| | | | |
Savills plc (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development) | | | | | | | | | | | 144,477 | | | | 1,699,350 | |
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Spectris plc (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 56,725 | | | | 2,032,680 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,591,792 | |
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United States: 42.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ACI Worldwide Incorporated (Information Technology, Software) † | | | | | | | | | | | 164,500 | | | | 5,843,040 | |
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ALLETE Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 54,900 | | | | 4,471,605 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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United States(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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AptarGroup Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging) | | | | | | | | | | | 47,200 | | | $ | 5,250,528 | |
| | | | |
Atkore International Incorporated (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) † | | | | | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | | 6,190,000 | |
| | | | |
BMC Stock Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) † | | | | | | | | | | | 291,300 | | | | 5,994,954 | |
| | | | |
Bottomline Technologies (de) Incorporated (Information Technology, Software) † | | | | | | | | | | | 54,700 | | | | 2,766,179 | |
| | | | |
CBIZ Incorporated (Industrials, Professional Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 94,847 | | | | 1,831,496 | |
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Central Garden & Pet Company Class A (Consumer Staples, Household Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 213,200 | | | | 5,219,136 | |
| | | | |
Continental Building Product (Industrials, Building Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 100,385 | | | | 2,574,875 | |
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CSW Industrials Incorporated (Industrials, Building Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 105,215 | | | | 6,307,639 | |
| | | | |
Dine Brands Global Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 65,850 | | | | 5,838,261 | |
| | | | |
Euronet Worldwide Incorporated (Information Technology, IT Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 13,500 | | | | 2,023,515 | |
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Forward Air Corporation (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) | | | | | | | | | | | 64,600 | | | | 4,090,472 | |
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Gardner Denver Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Machinery) † | | | | | | | | | | | 56,800 | | | | 1,917,000 | |
| | | | |
Gibraltar Industries Incorporated (Industrials, Building Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 132,700 | | | | 5,264,209 | |
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Healthcare Services Group Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) « | | | | | | | | | | | 59,600 | | | | 2,017,460 | |
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 91,100 | | | | 3,514,638 | |
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Hostess Brands Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products) † | | | | | | | | | | | 416,600 | | | | 5,582,440 | |
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ICU Medical Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) † | | | | | | | | | | | 11,100 | | | | 2,525,250 | |
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Innoviva Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 385,087 | | | | 5,402,771 | |
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Jack in the Box Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | | | | | | | | | 63,070 | | | | 4,862,697 | |
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Kimball International Incorporated Class B (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 31,728 | | | | 496,860 | |
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LogMeIn Incorporated (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,000 | | | | 2,142,400 | |
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Meridian Bioscience Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 89,826 | | | | 1,033,897 | |
| | | | |
MGE Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities) | | | | | | | | | | | 80,192 | | | | 5,436,216 | |
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MKS Instruments Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 27,600 | | | | 2,511,876 | |
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Movado Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 72,600 | | | | 2,588,190 | |
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Natus Medical Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) † | | | | | | | | | | | 121,700 | | | | 3,256,692 | |
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Retail Value Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs) † | | | | | | | | | | | 121,584 | | | | 4,073,064 | |
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Spectrum Brands Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Household Products) « | | | | | | | | | | | 38,800 | | | | 2,388,916 | |
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Standex International Corporation (Industrials, Machinery) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,851 | | | | 2,038,326 | |
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WD-40 Company (Consumer Staples, Household Products) « | | | | | | | | | | | 16,400 | | | | 2,759,300 | |
| | | | |
Weingarten Realty Investors (Real Estate, Equity REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | 111,300 | | | | 3,221,022 | |
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Westwood Holdings Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 62,826 | | | | 1,965,826 | |
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WPX Energy Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) † | | | | | | | | | | | 212,800 | | | | 2,955,792 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 126,356,542 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $241,555,454) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 274,556,010 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 11.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 11.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | % | | | | | | | 7,263,259 | | | | 7,263,985 | |
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Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 25,976,121 | | | | 25,976,121 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $33,240,106) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,240,106 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $274,795,560) | | | 102.37 | % | | | 307,796,116 | |
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Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (2.37 | ) | | | (7,123,862 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 300,672,254 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
REIT | Real estate investment trust |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 2,683,969 | | | | 73,219,652 | | | | 68,640,362 | | | | 7,263,259 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 83,759 | | | $ | 7,263,985 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 16,091,244 | | | | 78,160,801 | | | | 68,275,924 | | | | 25,976,121 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 201,779 | | | | 25,976,121 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 285,538 | | | $ | 33,240,106 | | | | 11.06 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $7,018,549 of securities loaned), at value (cost $241,555,454) | | $ | 274,556,010 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $33,240,106) | | | 33,240,106 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $216,545) | | | 217,483 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,955,767 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 122,042 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 833,387 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 8,056 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 43,224 | |
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Total assets | | | 310,976,075 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 7,260,264 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 2,159,759 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 400,445 | |
Management fee payable | | | 228,805 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 42,497 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 6,070 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 5,531 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 200,450 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 10,303,821 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 300,672,254 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 265,822,711 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 34,849,543 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 300,672,254 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 150,014,803 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 3,783,322 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $39.65 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $42.07 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 9,007,183 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 338,995 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $26.57 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 29,378,081 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 704,577 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $41.70 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 112,272,187 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 2,704,793 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $41.51 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $146,682) | | $ | 3,122,537 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 270,944 | |
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Total investment income | | | 3,393,481 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 1,387,382 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 142,826 | |
Class C | | | 18,343 | |
Administrator Class | | | 18,250 | |
Institutional Class | | | 71,831 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 170,031 | |
Class C | | | 21,837 | |
Administrator Class | | | 35,096 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 65,510 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 53,702 | |
Professional fees | | | 26,445 | |
Registration fees | | | 41,553 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 28,165 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,929 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 13,202 | |
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Total expenses | | | 2,105,102 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (33,775 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 2,071,327 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1,322,154 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 2,520,490 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 21,078,441 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 23,598,931 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 24,921,085 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 1,322,154 | | | | | | | $ | 619,416 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 2,520,490 | | | | | | | | 26,019,319 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 21,078,441 | | | | | | | | (35,532,667 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 24,921,085 | | | | | | | | (8,893,932 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (11,274,268 | ) | | | | | | | (17,602,533 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (3,147,113 | ) | | | | | | | (4,638,012 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (2,341,670 | ) | | | | | | | (3,376,252 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (9,652,016 | ) | | | | | | | (4,852,851 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (26,415,067 | ) | | | | | | | (30,469,648 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 515,575 | | | | 19,353,803 | | | | 233,179 | | | | 10,125,839 | |
Class C | | | 40,888 | | | | 1,002,800 | | | | 90,405 | | | | 2,760,784 | |
Administrator Class | | | 59,951 | | | | 2,350,859 | | | | 126,648 | | | | 5,751,220 | |
Institutional Class | | | 385,688 | | | | 14,884,994 | | | | 2,462,395 | | | | 110,967,613 | |
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| | | | | | | 37,592,456 | | | | | | | | 129,605,456 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 292,824 | | | | 10,332,359 | | | | 383,761 | | | | 16,051,908 | |
Class C | | | 129,340 | | | | 3,066,652 | | | | 151,690 | | | | 4,452,102 | |
Administrator Class | | | 62,335 | | | | 2,314,119 | | | | 75,455 | | | | 3,309,823 | |
Institutional Class | | | 244,000 | | | | 9,022,788 | | | | 103,060 | | | | 4,511,956 | |
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| | | | | | | 24,735,918 | | | | | | | | 28,325,789 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (350,156 | ) | | | (13,117,686 | ) | | | (693,625 | ) | | | (29,950,836 | ) |
Class C | | | (765,101 | ) | | | (19,215,656 | ) | | | (243,976 | ) | | | (7,443,741 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (85,098 | ) | | | (3,401,954 | ) | | | (169,400 | ) | | | (7,661,211 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (762,532 | ) | | | (30,090,409 | ) | | | (589,541 | ) | | | (26,577,364 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (65,825,705 | ) | | | | | | | (71,633,152 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (3,497,331 | ) | | | | | | | 86,298,093 | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | (4,991,313 | ) | | | | | | | 46,934,513 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 305,663,567 | | | | | | | | 258,729,054 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 300,672,254 | | | | | | | $ | 305,663,567 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $39.97 | | | | $45.81 | | | | $38.61 | | | | $37.23 | | | | $43.26 | | | | $42.68 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.21 | 1 | | | 0.26 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.03 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.97 | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 9.68 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.86 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.12 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 9.89 | | | | 3.18 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.89 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (3.44 | ) | | | (5.22 | ) | | | (2.69 | ) | | | (1.80 | ) | | | (6.77 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $39.65 | | | | $39.97 | | | | $45.81 | | | | $38.61 | | | | $37.23 | | | | $43.26 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.87 | % | | | (1.82 | )% | | | 26.90 | % | | | 9.12 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.07 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.06 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $150,015 | | | | $132,906 | | | | $155,828 | | | | $138,805 | | | | $151,740 | | | | $167,166 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $28.02 | | | | $33.65 | | | | $28.98 | | | | $28.39 | | | | $34.80 | | | | $34.36 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.06 | )1 | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | (0.14 | )1 | | | (0.24 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 7.15 | | | | 2.19 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.69 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.96 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 7.09 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.45 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (2.42 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $26.57 | | | | $28.02 | | | | $33.65 | | | | $28.98 | | | | $28.39 | | | | $34.80 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.45 | % | | | (2.56 | )% | | | 25.95 | % | | | 8.31 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.32 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.32 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.30 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.12 | )% | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.20 | )% | | | (0.02 | )% | | | (0.48 | )% | | | (0.69 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $9,007 | | | | $26,167 | | | | $31,487 | | | | $32,863 | | | | $36,215 | | | | $41,792 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $41.90 | | | | $47.78 | | | | $40.15 | | | | $38.65 | | | | $44.60 | | | | $44.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.18 | 1 | | | 0.14 | 1 | | | 0.29 | 1 | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.13 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 10.07 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.90 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.31 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 10.36 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.99 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (3.51 | ) | | | (5.29 | ) | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (1.86 | ) | | | (6.77 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $41.70 | | | | $41.90 | | | | $47.78 | | | | $40.15 | | | | $38.65 | | | | $44.60 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.93 | % | | | (1.68 | )% | | | 27.04 | % | | | 9.30 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.22 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.22 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $29,378 | | | | $27,965 | | | | $30,327 | | | | $30,832 | | | | $31,765 | | | | $53,966 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $41.80 | | | | $47.68 | | | | $40.08 | | | | $38.63 | | | | $44.67 | | | | $44.05 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.11 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 10.06 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.34 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 10.44 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.11 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (5.00 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (5.39 | ) | | | (2.84 | ) | | | (2.00 | ) | | | (6.96 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $41.51 | | | | $41.80 | | | | $47.68 | | | | $40.08 | | | | $38.63 | | | | $44.67 | |
Total return1 | | | 9.06 | % | | | (1.45 | )% | | | 27.38 | % | | | 9.56 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 2.48 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.14 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.14 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.17 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.47 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $112,272 | | | | $118,625 | | | | $41,087 | | | | $12,531 | | | | $10,369 | | | | $5,284 | |
1 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities
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other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c) (7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund (net of fees and rebates), if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
As of April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $275,968,957 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 42,787,261 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (10,960,102 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 31,827,159 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia | | $ | 8,487,356 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 8,487,356 | |
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Austria | | | 1,637,453 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,637,453 | |
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Bermuda | | | 2,864,141 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,864,141 | |
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Canada | | | 18,277,644 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 18,277,644 | |
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France | | | 12,352,799 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,352,799 | |
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Germany | | | 15,909,550 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15,909,550 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 3,571,681 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,571,681 | |
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Ireland | | | 1,681,298 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,681,298 | |
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Italy | | | 1,411,322 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,411,322 | |
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Japan | | | 0 | | | | 41,676,897 | | | | 0 | | | | 41,676,897 | |
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Netherlands | | | 3,204,081 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,204,081 | |
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Spain | | | 3,074,078 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,074,078 | |
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Sweden | | | 1,924,710 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,924,710 | |
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Switzerland | | | 2,534,666 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,534,666 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 29,591,792 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 29,591,792 | |
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United States | | | 126,356,542 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 126,356,542 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 25,976,121 | | | | 7,263,985 | | | | 0 | | | | 33,240,106 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 258,855,234 | | | $ | 48,940,882 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 307,796,116 | |
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | | 21 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At April 30, 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, 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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee | |
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First $500 million | | | 0.950 | % |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.925 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.900 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 0.875 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.850 | |
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Next $5 billion | | | 0.840 | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.830 | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.55% and declining to 0.40% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.55% for Class A shares, 2.30% for Class C shares, and 1.40% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.15% for Institutional 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.
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.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $3,482 from the sale of Class A shares and $153, in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Pursuant to these procedures, the Fund had $0 and $14,434,297 in interfund purchases and sales, respectively, during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $93,738,287 and $119,563,360, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
8. 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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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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 151 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo International Equity Fund

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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo International Equity Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Dale A. Winner, CFA®‡
Venkateshwar (Venk) Lal
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios1 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (WFEAX)3 | | 1-20-1998 | | | -13.58 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 6.76 | | | | -8.32 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 7.39 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.15 | |
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Class C (WFEFX)3 | | 3-6-1998 | | | -10.00 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 6.58 | | | | -9.00 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 6.58 | | | | 2.15 | | | | 1.90 | |
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Class R (WFERX)3 | | 10-10-2003 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -8.59 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 7.10 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.40 | |
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Class R6 (WFEHX)4 | | 9-30-2015 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -8.09 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 7.63 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.80 | |
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Administrator Class (WFEDX)5 | | 7-16-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -8.36 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 7.42 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.15 | |
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Institutional Class (WFENX)3 | | 3-9-1998 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -8.12 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 7.66 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 0.85 | |
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MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)6 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -3.23 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 7.75 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R, Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20196 | |
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Hitachi Limited | | | 3.47 | |
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Smiths Group plc | | | 3.25 | |
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BP plc | | | 3.23 | |
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Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 3.16 | |
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China Mobile Limited | | | 2.79 | |
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Eni SpA | | | 2.77 | |
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 2.74 | |
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Prysmian SpA | | | 2.70 | |
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Den Norske Bank ASA | | | 2.59 | |
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Sensata Technologies Holding plc | | | 2.57 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20197 |
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Country allocation as of April 30, 20197 |
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‡ | CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. |
1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the expenses of each class after fee waivers at 1.14% for Class A, 1.89% for Class C, 1.39% for Class R, 0.79% for Class R6, 1.14% for Administrator Class, and 0.84% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010 is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen International Equity Fund. |
4 | Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen International Equity Fund. |
5 | Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and has been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen International Equity Fund. |
6 | 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 Unites 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 indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,042.16 | | | $ | 5.77 | | | | 1.14 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.14 | | | $ | 5.71 | | | | 1.14 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,038.18 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | | 1.89 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.42 | | | $ | 9.44 | | | | 1.89 | % |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,040.75 | | | $ | 6.78 | | | | 1.34 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.15 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | | 1.34 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,043.70 | | | $ | 4.21 | | | | 0.83 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.68 | | | $ | 4.16 | | | | 0.83 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,041.80 | | | $ | 5.77 | | | | 1.14 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.14 | | | $ | 5.71 | | | | 1.14 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,043.31 | | | $ | 4.46 | | | | 0.88 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.43 | | | $ | 4.41 | | | | 0.88 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 96.79% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia: 0.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Origin Energy Limited (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) † | | | | | | | | | | | 216,436 | | | $ | 1,124,489 | |
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Brazil: 1.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cosan Limited Class A (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 346,872 | | | | 4,238,776 | |
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Canada: 4.51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Home Capital Group Incorporated (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance) †« | | | | | | | | | | | 480,100 | | | | 6,787,411 | |
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Lundin Mining Corporation (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,560,645 | | | | 8,375,784 | |
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China: 9.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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China Everbright Limited (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,652,000 | | | | 6,647,787 | |
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China Mobile Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 984,000 | | | | 9,376,147 | |
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HollySys Automation Technologies Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 385,253 | | | | 8,063,345 | |
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Midea Group Company Limited Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 128,001 | | | | 995,614 | |
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Limited H Shares (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,992,800 | | | | 6,264,248 | |
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France: 5.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (Industrials, Building Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 225,820 | | | | 9,229,517 | |
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Orange SA (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 525,475 | | | | 8,230,595 | |
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Germany: 6.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Metro AG (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | | | | | | | | | 280,536 | | | | 4,751,205 | |
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Muenchener Rueckversicherungs Gesellschaft AG (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,661 | | | | 4,417,315 | |
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Rheinmetall AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 71,410 | | | | 8,193,565 | |
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SAP SE (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 32,972 | | | | 4,237,330 | |
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Siemens AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,955 | | | | 1,910,127 | |
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Hong Kong: 2.05% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,024,000 | | | | 6,880,359 | |
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Ireland: 1.63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Greencore Group plc (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,830,222 | | | | 5,489,203 | |
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Israel: 1.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Check Point Software Technologies Limited (Information Technology, Software) † | | | | | | | | | | | 36,270 | | | | 4,379,965 | |
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Italy: 5.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Eni SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 546,375 | | | | 9,325,811 | |
| | | | |
Prysmian SpA (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 471,336 | | | | 9,087,506 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,413,317 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
8 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Japan: 11.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alps Electric Company Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 217,800 | | | $ | 4,606,202 | |
| | | | |
Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,779,700 | | | | 8,284,203 | |
| | | | |
Hitachi Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 351,200 | | | | 11,680,289 | |
| | | | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,257,000 | | | | 6,236,637 | |
| | | | |
Nomura Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 637,000 | | | | 2,411,821 | |
| | | | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 182,400 | | | | 6,730,875 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39,950,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Malaysia: 1.72% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,552,642 | | | | 5,802,981 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Netherlands: 8.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Koninklijke Philips NV (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 249,616 | | | | 10,629,040 | |
| | | | |
NN Group NV (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 192,190 | | | | 8,368,055 | |
| | | | |
OCI NV (Materials, Chemicals) † | | | | | | | | | | | 291,959 | | | | 8,464,877 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,461,972 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Norway: 2.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Den Norske Bank ASA (Financials, Banks) « | | | | | | | | | | | 454,388 | | | | 8,724,406 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Russia: 2.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 888,730 | | | | 7,003,192 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Singapore: 2.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,602,500 | | | | 7,976,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Africa: 2.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Sasol Limited (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 246,118 | | | | 8,163,616 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
South Korea: 2.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 74,440 | | | | 2,345,069 | |
| | | | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited GDR (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 2,228 | | | | 2,196,808 | |
| | | | |
SK Telecom Company Limited (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,347 | | | | 4,946,610 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,488,487 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Switzerland: 4.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alcon Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) † | | | | | | | | | | | 16,617 | | | | 956,951 | |
| | | | |
LafargeHolcim Limited (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 157,450 | | | | 8,093,853 | |
| | | | |
Novartis AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 73,355 | | | | 5,990,352 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,041,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Thailand: 0.94% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Siam Commercial Bank plc (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 776,200 | | | | 3,148,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom: 18.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Babcock International Group plc (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 140,266 | | | | 960,261 | |
| | | | |
BP plc (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,492,655 | | | | 10,880,502 | |
| | | | |
Fresnillo plc (Materials, Metals & Mining) | | | | | | | | | | | 459,964 | | | | 4,491,251 | |
| | | | |
John Wood Group plc (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,268,723 | | | | 7,784,023 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kingfisher plc (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,347,151 | | | $ | 4,639,406 | |
| | | | |
Man Group plc (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,752,247 | | | | 5,620,266 | |
| | | | |
Melrose Industries plc (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,016,339 | | | | 5,316,458 | |
| | | | |
Sensata Technologies Holding plc (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) † | | | | | | | | | | | 173,253 | | | | 8,652,255 | |
| | | | |
Smiths Group plc (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 550,141 | | | | 10,922,172 | |
| | | | |
Vodafone Group plc (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,195,858 | | | | 2,214,347 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61,480,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United States: 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gentex Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) | | | | | | | | | | | 146,179 | | | | 3,366,502 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $292,849,322) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 325,614,507 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 5.49% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 5.49% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | % | | | | | | | 12,846,115 | | | | 12,847,400 | |
| | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 5,616,920 | | | | 5,616,920 | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $18,464,305) | | | | 18,464,320 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $311,313,627) | | | 102.28 | % | | | 344,078,827 | |
| | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (7,661,876 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 336,416,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
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. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
GDR | Global depositary receipt |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency to be received | | Currency to be delivered | | Counterparty | | Settlement date | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
| | | | | |
14,361,299 USD | | 12,563,500 EUR | | Goldman Sachs | | 6-6-2019 | | $ | 228,557 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | | | |
22,045,408 USD | | 16,606,200 GBP | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 350,605 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | |
5,480,000 GBP | | 7,223,916 USD | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 0 | | | | (64,691 | ) |
| | | | | |
5,346,657 USD | | 4,107,000 GBP | | Morgan Stanley | | 6-6-2019 | | | 0 | | | | (18,843 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 579,162 | | | $ | (83,534 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 20,988,148 | | | | 110,410,158 | | | | 118,552,191 | | | | 12,846,115 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 178,751 | | | $ | 12,847,400 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 10,009,651 | | | | 89,522,862 | | | | 93,915,593 | | | | 5,616,920 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 53,425 | | | | 5,616,920 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 232,176 | | | $ | 18,464,320 | | | | 5.49 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 11 | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $12,197,421 of securities loaned), at value (cost $292,849,322) | | $ | 325,614,507 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $18,464,305) | | | 18,464,320 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,637,740) | | | 1,623,824 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,090,436 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 264,095 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 2,282,704 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 3,759 | |
Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 579,162 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 9,824 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 350,932,631 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 12,833,540 | |
Cash collateral due to broker | | | 630,000 | |
Overdraft due to custodian bank | | | 253,625 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 242,824 | |
Management fee payable | | | 161,498 | |
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 83,534 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 40,068 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | 8,966 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,021 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 256,604 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 14,515,680 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 336,416,951 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 316,382,218 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 20,034,733 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 336,416,951 | |
| | | | |
| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 91,695,984 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 7,675,327 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $11.95 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $12.68 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 14,037,480 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 1,190,998 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $11.79 | |
Net assets – Class R | | $ | 1,401,258 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R1 | | | 115,186 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R | | | $12.17 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 37,874,635 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 3,184,857 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $11.89 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 4,191,927 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 356,180 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $11.77 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 187,215,667 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 15,774,851 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $11.87 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $327,003) | | $ | 3,633,148 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 150,990 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 3,784,138 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 1,525,721 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 92,888 | |
Class C | | | 18,847 | |
Class R | | | 1,426 | |
Class R6 | | | 6,616 | |
Administrator Class | | | 2,753 | |
Institutional Class | | | 131,872 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 110,581 | |
Class C | | | 22,437 | |
Class R | | | 1,024 | |
Administrator Class | | | 5,294 | |
Distribution fees | | | | |
Class C | | | 67,312 | |
Class R | | | 1,698 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 72,133 | |
Professional fees | | | 33,325 | |
Registration fees | | | 44,317 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 36,933 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,909 | |
Interest expense | | | 15,777 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 9,432 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,211,295 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (423,948 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,787,347 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1,996,791 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| |
Net realized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (7,803,834 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 287,356 | |
| | | | |
Net realized losses on investments | | | (7,516,478 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 15,723,959 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (475,581 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 15,248,378 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 7,731,900 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 9,728,691 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
| | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 1,996,791 | | | | | | | $ | 10,640,487 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (7,516,478 | ) | | | | | | | 10,779,848 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 15,248,378 | | | | | | | | (65,802,116 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 9,728,691 | | | | | | | | (44,381,781 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (2,379,075 | ) | | | | | | | (3,952,000 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (362,405 | ) | | | | | | | (814,322 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | (31,976 | ) | | | | | | | (59,089 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (1,182,755 | ) | | | | | | | (2,906,201 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (123,449 | ) | | | | | | | (602,675 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (6,402,990 | ) | | | | | | | (10,478,098 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (10,482,650 | ) | | | | | | | (18,812,385 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 922,022 | | | | 10,688,885 | | | | 1,152,774 | | | | 15,432,689 | |
Class C | | | 69,315 | | | | 762,202 | | | | 341,521 | | | | 4,529,729 | |
Class R | | | 12,485 | | | | 143,856 | | | | 20,290 | | | | 272,361 | |
Class R6 | | | 8,317 | | | | 94,122 | | | | 706,610 | | | | 9,064,153 | |
Administrator Class | | | 78,633 | | | | 886,304 | | | | 84,981 | | | | 1,114,286 | |
Institutional Class | | | 2,144,408 | | | | 24,475,581 | | | | 9,238,916 | | | | 123,655,558 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,050,950 | | | | | | | | 154,068,776 | |
| | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 205,666 | | | | 2,180,061 | | | | 271,234 | | | | 3,601,626 | |
Class C | | | 31,396 | | | | 329,030 | | | | 57,378 | | | | 751,083 | |
Class R | | | 703 | | | | 7,595 | | | | 889 | | | | 12,001 | |
Class R6 | | | 53,355 | | | | 562,364 | | | | 209,719 | | | | 2,777,828 | |
Administrator Class | | | 11,694 | | | | 122,082 | | | | 45,884 | | | | 600,531 | |
Institutional Class | | | 469,933 | | | | 4,943,696 | | | | 609,296 | | | | 8,034,503 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,144,828 | | | | | | | | 15,777,572 | |
| | | | |
Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,174,939 | ) | | | (13,511,968 | ) | | | (1,867,405 | ) | | | (24,377,062 | ) |
Class C | | | (894,555 | ) | | | (10,148,522 | ) | | | (616,504 | ) | | | (7,877,466 | ) |
Class R | | | (15,142 | ) | | | (179,814 | ) | | | (50,948 | ) | | | (658,133 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (2,253,720 | ) | | | (24,767,939 | ) | | | (1,076,925 | ) | | | (14,183,411 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (177,619 | ) | | | (1,957,002 | ) | | | (1,064,217 | ) | | | (14,013,356 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (7,524,072 | ) | | | (84,833,674 | ) | | | (6,845,893 | ) | | | (88,264,185 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | (135,398,919 | ) | | | | | | | (149,373,613 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (90,203,141 | ) | | | | | | | 20,472,735 | |
| | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | | | | | (90,957,100 | ) | | | | | | | (42,721,431 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 427,374,051 | | | | | | | | 470,095,482 | |
| | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 336,416,951 | | | | | | | $ | 427,374,051 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.81 | | | | $13.43 | | | | $11.07 | | | | $11.53 | | | | $11.28 | | | | $11.98 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | 1 | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.18 | 1 | | | 0.37 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.40 | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | 2.47 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.81 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.46 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 2.69 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | (0.44 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.95 | | | | $11.81 | | | | $13.43 | | | | $11.07 | | | | $11.53 | | | | $11.28 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.22 | % | | | (8.81 | )% | | | 24.91 | % | | | (2.76 | )% | | | 6.85 | % | | | (3.77 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 3.14 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 32 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $91,696 | | | | $91,206 | | | | $109,655 | | | | $122,248 | | | | $145,654 | | | | $97,640 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.57 | | | | $13.13 | | | | $10.82 | | | | $11.30 | | | | $11.06 | | | | $11.75 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | 1 | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.08 | 2 | | | 0.27 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.42 | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | 2.40 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.79 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.42 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 2.54 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.52 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.79 | | | | $11.57 | | | | $13.13 | | | | $10.82 | | | | $11.30 | | | | $11.06 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.82 | % | | | (9.47 | )% | | | 23.91 | % | | | (3.43 | )% | | | 6.03 | % | | | (4.49 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.18 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.28 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.84 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 2.37 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 32 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $14,037 | | | | $22,963 | | | | $28,919 | | | | $27,508 | | | | $29,080 | | | | $16,346 | |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.98 | | | | $13.58 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.66 | | | | $11.40 | | | | $11.96 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.20 | 1 | | | 0.19 | 1 | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.32 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.41 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.79 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.46 | | | | (1.18 | ) | | | 2.68 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.47 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $12.17 | | | | $11.98 | | | | $13.58 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $11.66 | | | | $11.40 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.08 | % | | | (9.03 | )% | | | 24.47 | % | | | (2.94 | )% | | | 6.53 | % | | | (4.00 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.34 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 2.71 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 32 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,401 | | | | $1,404 | | | | $1,996 | | | | $2,029 | | | | $2,147 | | | | $1,576 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R6 | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.79 | | | | $13.44 | | | | $11.06 | | | | $11.49 | | | | $10.89 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.45 | 2 | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.00 | 3 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.32 | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 0.60 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.47 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 2.72 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.60 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.89 | | | | $11.79 | | | | $13.44 | | | | $11.06 | | | | $11.49 | |
Total return4 | | | 4.37 | % | | | (8.57 | )% | | | 25.30 | % | | | (2.46 | )% | | | 5.51 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.88 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.13 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 0.23 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $37,875 | | | | $63,414 | | | | $74,405 | | | | $26 | | | | $26 | |
1 | For the period from September 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2015 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.62 | | | | $13.20 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $11.33 | | | | $11.09 | | | | $11.79 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | 1 | | | 0.20 | 1 | | | 0.21 | 1 | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.17 | 1 | | | 0.37 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.40 | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | 2.43 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.80 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.45 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 2.64 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.74 | | | | (0.43 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.77 | | | | $11.62 | | | | $13.20 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $11.33 | | | | $11.09 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.18 | % | | | (8.79 | )% | | | 24.84 | % | | | (2.71 | )% | | | 6.89 | % | | | (3.82 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 3.21 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 32 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $4,192 | | | | $5,152 | | | | $18,174 | | | | $36,032 | | | | $52,469 | | | | $12,962 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.76 | | | | $13.40 | | | | $11.05 | | | | $11.49 | | | | $11.25 | | | | $11.96 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.30 | 1 | | | 0.28 | 1 | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.19 | 1 | | | 0.37 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.34 | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | 2.43 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.46 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 2.71 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.40 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.87 | | | | $11.76 | | | | $13.40 | | | | $11.05 | | | | $11.49 | | | | $11.25 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.33 | % | | | (8.56 | )% | | | 25.21 | % | | | (2.48 | )% | | | 7.07 | % | | | (3.53 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.22 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 3.18 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 32 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $187,216 | | | | $243,225 | | | | $236,946 | | | | $182,639 | | | | $192,799 | | | | $63,766 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 21 | |
securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund (net of fees and rebates), if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income quarterly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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22 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
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 April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $315,917,701 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 47,853,429 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (19,196,675 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 28,656,754 | |
As of October 31, 2018, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consisted of $1,038,637 in short-term capital losses.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 23 | |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia | | $ | 1,124,489 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,124,489 | |
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Brazil | | | 4,238,776 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,238,776 | |
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Canada | | | 15,163,195 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15,163,195 | |
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China | | | 31,347,141 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 31,347,141 | |
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France | | | 17,460,112 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,460,112 | |
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Germany | | | 23,509,542 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 23,509,542 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 6,880,359 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,880,359 | |
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Ireland | | | 5,489,203 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,489,203 | |
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Israel | | | 4,379,965 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,379,965 | |
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Italy | | | 18,413,317 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 18,413,317 | |
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Japan | | | 0 | | | | 39,950,027 | | | | 0 | | | | 39,950,027 | |
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Malaysia | | | 5,802,981 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,802,981 | |
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Netherlands | | | 27,461,972 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 27,461,972 | |
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Norway | | | 8,724,406 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,724,406 | |
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Russia | | | 7,003,192 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,003,192 | |
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Singapore | | | 7,976,564 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,976,564 | |
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South Africa | | | 8,163,616 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,163,616 | |
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South Korea | | | 9,488,487 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 9,488,487 | |
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Switzerland | | | 15,041,156 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15,041,156 | |
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Thailand | | | 3,148,564 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,148,564 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 61,480,941 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 61,480,941 | |
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United States | | | 3,366,502 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,366,502 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 5,616,920 | | | | 12,847,400 | | | | 0 | | | | 18,464,320 | |
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| | | 291,281,400 | | | | 52,797,427 | | | | 0 | | | | 344,078,827 | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 0 | | | | 579,162 | | | | 0 | | | | 579,162 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 291,281,400 | | | $ | 53,376,589 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 344,657,989 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 83,534 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 83,534 | |
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Total liabilities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 83,534 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 83,534 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
Forward foreign currency contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.
At April 30, 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, 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
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24 | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee | |
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First $500 million | | | 0.850 | % |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.800 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.750 | |
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Next $2 billion | | | 0.725 | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.700 | |
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Next $5 billion | | | 0.690 | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.680 | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.40% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
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Class A, Class C, Class R | | | 0.21 | % |
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Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.14% for Class A shares, 1.89% for Class C shares, 1.39% for Class R shares, 0.79% for Class R6 shares, 1.14% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.84% for Institutional 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 March 1, 2019, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.84% for Class R6 shares and 0.89% for Institutional Class shares.
Distribution fees
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C and Class R shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class C and Class R shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $1,623 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Equity Fund | | | 25 | |
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Class R and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $94,172,772 and $184,571,707, respectively.
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $4,988,805 and $42,002,898 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the six months ended April 30, 2019.
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral received | | | Net amount of assets | |
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Goldman Sachs | | $ | 228,557 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (228,557 | ) | | $ | 0 | |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 350,605 | | | | (83,534 | ) | | | (267,071 | ) | | | 0 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral pledged | | | Net amount of assets | |
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Morgan Stanley | | $ | 83,534 | | | $ | (83,534 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
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During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund had average borrowings outstanding of $423,003 (on an annualized basis) at an average annual interest rate of 3.73% and paid interest in the amount of $15,777.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
9. 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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TAX INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Creditable foreign taxes
paid | | Per share amount | | Foreign
income as % of ordinary income distributions |
| | |
$1,203,470 | | $0.0331 | | 83.43% |
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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 151 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2019

Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund

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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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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management 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 Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund for thesix-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregateex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.
Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.
November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China 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.
December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally,fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the past two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.
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 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.
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. |
8 | 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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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 3 | |
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. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.
In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.
By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, remained solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.
During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.
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
January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website atwfam.com, or call us directly at1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Amit Kumar
Jean-Baptiste Nadal, CFA®‡
Jen Robertson, CFA®‡
Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 2019
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios1 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
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Class A (EWEAX)3 | | 4-30-1996 | | | -1.32 | | | | 5.44 | | | | 11.52 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 6.70 | | | | 12.19 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.35 | |
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Class C (EWECX)3 | | 5-18-2007 | | | 2.90 | | | | 5.89 | | | | 11.35 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 5.89 | | | | 11.35 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.10 | |
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Administrator Class (EWEIX)3 | | 5-18-2007 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4.75 | | | | 6.86 | | | | 12.41 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.25 | |
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Institutional Class (EWENX)4 | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5.05 | | | | 7.13 | | | | 12.63 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.95 | |
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MSCI World Index (Net)5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.48 | | | | 7.31 | | | | 11.58 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Currentmonth-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wfam.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximumfront-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without afront-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to focused portfolio risk, geographic risk, and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20196 | |
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Visa Incorporated Class A | | | 3.32 | |
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Microsoft Corporation | | | 3.28 | |
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Motorola Solutions Incorporated | | | 2.76 | |
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Alphabet Incorporated Class C | | | 2.67 | |
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Dollar Tree Incorporated | | | 2.57 | |
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Vulcan Materials Company | | | 2.53 | |
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Comcast Corporation Class A | | | 2.50 | |
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Advance Auto Parts Incorporated | | | 2.48 | |
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Merck & Company Incorporated | | | 2.47 | |
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Capgemini SA | | | 2.38 | |
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Sector distribution as of April 30, 20197 |
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‡ | 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 February 29, 2020, 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. 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 prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Intrinsic World Equity Fund. |
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. Historical performance shown prior to July 19, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Intrinsic World Equity Fund. |
5 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index (Net) consists of the following 23 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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 indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
7 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution(12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of thesix-month period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2018 to April 30, 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 sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 11-1-2018 | | | Ending account value 4-30-2019 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,078.65 | | | $ | 6.96 | | | | 1.35 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.10 | | | $ | 6.76 | | | | 1.35 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,074.58 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | | 2.10 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.38 | | | $ | 10.49 | | | | 2.10 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,078.53 | | | $ | 6.44 | | | | 1.25 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 6.26 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,080.50 | | | $ | 4.90 | | | | 0.95 | % |
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Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.08 | | | $ | 4.76 | | | | 0.95 | % |
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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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 99.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Belgium: 1.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR (Consumer Staples, Beverages) « | | | | | | | | | | | 31,400 | | | $ | 2,792,716 | |
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France: 6.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Air Liquide SA (Materials, Chemicals) | | | | | | | | | | | 26,700 | | | | 3,550,185 | |
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Capgemini SA (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 29,500 | | | | 3,576,728 | |
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Societe Generale SA (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 68,600 | | | | 2,171,298 | |
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Germany: 1.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 166,800 | | | | 2,790,155 | |
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Hong Kong: 4.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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AIA Group Limited (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 322,000 | | | | 3,281,652 | |
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Samsonite International SA (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,022,190 | | | | 2,931,786 | |
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Ireland: 2.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Medtronic plc (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 36,000 | | | | 3,197,160 | |
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Japan: 7.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Nidec Corporation (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,700 | | | | 3,385,274 | |
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ORIX Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 164,100 | | | | 2,324,613 | |
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) † | | | | | | | | | | | 581,900 | | | | 3,116,473 | |
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Sony Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables) | | | | | | | | | | | 63,140 | | | | 3,180,242 | |
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Netherlands: 5.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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AerCap Holdings NV (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors) † | | | | | | | | | | | 61,300 | | | | 3,042,932 | |
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Airbus SE (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,400 | | | | 2,105,190 | |
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Unilever NV (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 52,400 | | | | 3,170,724 | |
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Switzerland: 6.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Nestle SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 2,886,795 | |
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Novartis AG ADR (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 31,900 | | | | 2,623,137 | |
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Roche Holding AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 8,900 | | | | 2,346,082 | |
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UBS Group AG (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 182,900 | | | | 2,452,847 | |
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United Kingdom: 5.51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aon plc (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,200 | | | | 3,098,408 | |
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Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 93,100 | | | | 2,973,910 | |
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Vodafone Group plc (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,191,500 | | | | 2,206,277 | |
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United States: 57.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Abbott Laboratories (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | | | | | | | | | 25,900 | | | | 2,060,604 | |
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Advance Auto Parts Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,400 | | | | 3,725,568 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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United States(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Affiliated Managers Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,700 | | | $ | 1,852,364 | |
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Alphabet Incorporated Class C (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services) † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,370 | | | | 4,005,178 | |
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American International Group Incorporated (Financials, Insurance) | | | | | | | | | | | 67,700 | | | | 3,220,489 | |
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Apple Incorporated (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,700 | | | | 1,344,489 | |
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BB&T Corporation (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 55,700 | | | | 2,851,840 | |
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Chevron Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 24,400 | | | | 2,929,464 | |
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Cigna Corporation (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 21,300 | | | | 3,383,292 | |
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CIT Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks) | | | | | | | | | | | 63,800 | | | | 3,398,626 | |
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Comcast Corporation Class A (Communication Services, Media) | | | | | | | | | | | 86,300 | | | | 3,756,639 | |
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Dollar Tree Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) † | | | | | | | | | | | 34,700 | | | | 3,861,416 | |
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Eli Lilly & Company (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,600 | | | | 2,059,904 | |
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EOG Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | | | | | | | | | 28,500 | | | | 2,737,425 | |
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General Dynamics Corporation (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,900 | | | | 3,020,368 | |
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Gilead Sciences Incorporated (Health Care, Biotechnology) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,200 | | | | 1,964,208 | |
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Honeywell International Incorporated (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,300 | | | | 3,351,059 | |
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Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | | | | | | | | | 34,500 | | | | 2,806,575 | |
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Merck & Company Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | | | | | | | | | 47,200 | | | | 3,715,112 | |
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Microsoft Corporation (Information Technology, Software) | | | | | | | | | | | 37,700 | | | | 4,923,620 | |
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Mondelez International Incorporated Class A (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | | | | | | | | | 65,300 | | | | 3,320,505 | |
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Motorola Solutions Incorporated (Information Technology, Communications Equipment) | | | | | | | | | | | 28,600 | | | | 4,144,426 | |
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Schlumberger Limited (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 43,900 | | | | 1,873,652 | |
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The Walt Disney Company (Communication Services, Entertainment) | | | | | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | | 3,013,340 | |
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United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,800 | | | | 1,678,276 | |
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Verizon Communications Incorporated (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | | 44,600 | | | | 2,550,674 | |
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Visa Incorporated Class A (Information Technology, IT Services) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,300 | | | | 4,982,230 | |
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Vulcan Materials Company (Materials, Construction Materials) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,100 | | | | 3,795,911 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86,327,254 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $116,374,878) | | | | | | | | | | | | 149,531,838 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 2.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 2.12% | |
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Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 2.55 | % | | | | | | | 2,654,735 | | | | 2,655,000 | |
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Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 2.36 | | | | | | | | 529,882 | | | | 529,882 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,184,882) | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,184,882 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $119,559,760) | | | 101.66 | % | | | 152,716,720 | |
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Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (2,492,157 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 150,224,563 | |
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« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is anon-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American depositary receipt |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 9 | |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC | | | 2,363,341 | | | | 19,991,781 | | | | 19,700,387 | | | | 2,654,735 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 33,139 | | | $ | 2,655,000 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 564,878 | | | | 9,778,832 | | | | 9,813,828 | | | | 529,882 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,390 | | | | 529,882 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 41,529 | | | $ | 3,184,882 | | | | 2.12 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $2,596,295 of securities loaned), at value (cost $116,374,878) | | $ | 149,531,838 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $3,184,882) | | | 3,184,882 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $71,833) | | | 71,161 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 49,864 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 308,666 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 1,407 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 21,403 | |
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Total assets | | | 153,169,221 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 2,655,023 | |
Management fee payable | | | 89,036 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 41,012 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 25,024 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 5,302 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 996 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 128,265 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 2,944,658 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 150,224,563 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 114,557,956 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 35,666,607 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 150,224,563 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 138,779,642 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 6,683,334 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $20.77 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $22.04 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 1,614,798 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 81,306 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $19.86 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 1,583,512 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 76,636 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $20.66 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 8,246,611 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 398,309 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $20.70 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 11 | |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $74,557) | | $ | 1,459,487 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 34,906 | |
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Total investment income | | | 1,494,393 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 607,750 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 136,921 | |
Class C | | | 3,786 | |
Administrator Class | | | 990 | |
Institutional Class | | | 4,855 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 163,002 | |
Class C | | | 4,507 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,829 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 13,522 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 19,502 | |
Professional fees | | | 25,212 | |
Registration fees | | | 33,767 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 20,154 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,909 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 9,331 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,056,037 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (92,987 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 963,050 | |
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Net investment income | | | 531,343 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 3,005,613 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 7,417,087 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 10,422,700 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 10,954,043 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31, 2018 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 531,343 | | | | | | | $ | 1,147,480 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 3,005,613 | | | | | | | | 14,917,116 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 7,417,087 | | | | | | | | (12,122,849 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 10,954,043 | | | | | | | | 3,941,747 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (14,576,126 | ) | | | | | | | (11,590,920 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (592,441 | ) | | | | | | | (529,503 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (175,917 | ) | | | | | | | (407,346 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (858,807 | ) | | | | | | | (567,484 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (16,203,291 | ) | | | | | | | (13,095,253 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 234,332 | | | | 4,537,880 | | | | 97,619 | | | | 2,206,319 | |
Class C | | | 11,056 | | | | 220,515 | | | | 8,983 | | | | 196,235 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,768 | | | | 36,870 | | | | 27,473 | | | | 617,360 | |
Institutional Class | | | 53,219 | | | | 1,033,639 | | | | 109,895 | | | | 2,482,208 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,828,904 | | | | | | | | 5,502,122 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 748,085 | | | | 14,204,308 | | | | 506,636 | | | | 11,262,955 | |
Class C | | | 30,481 | | | | 552,615 | | | | 23,586 | | | | 501,242 | |
Administrator Class | | | 8,882 | | | | 167,765 | | | | 17,906 | | | | 396,209 | |
Institutional Class | | | 33,977 | | | | 643,675 | | | | 21,129 | | | | 469,058 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,568,363 | | | | | | | | 12,629,464 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (391,325 | ) | | | (7,713,196 | ) | | | (657,430 | ) | | | (14,893,411 | ) |
Class C | | | (228,131 | ) | | | (4,239,519 | ) | | | (81,421 | ) | | | (1,774,406 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (9,388 | ) | | | (190,217 | ) | | | (175,686 | ) | | | (3,971,356 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (32,588 | ) | | | (627,967 | ) | | | (77,116 | ) | | | (1,745,497 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (12,770,899 | ) | | | | | | | (22,384,670 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 8,626,368 | | | | | | | | (4,253,084 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 3,377,120 | | | | | | | | (13,406,590 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 146,847,443 | | | | | | | | 160,254,033 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 150,224,563 | | | | | | | $ | 146,847,443 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 13 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $21.70 | | | | $23.08 | | | | $19.53 | | | | $22.82 | | | | $22.39 | | | | $21.88 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.17 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.40 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 4.54 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.59 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.46 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 4.73 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.76 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2.39 | ) | | | (1.89 | ) | | | (1.18 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $20.77 | | | | $21.70 | | | | $23.08 | | | | $19.53 | | | | $22.82 | | | | $22.39 | |
Total return1 | | | 7.87 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 25.44 | % | | | (2.54 | )% | | | 4.23 | % | | | 3.45 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.70 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 23 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $138,780 | | | | $132,207 | | | | $141,831 | | | | $127,428 | | | | $149,492 | | | | $157,061 | |
1 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $20.74 | | | | $22.15 | | | | $18.77 | | | | $21.99 | | | | $21.64 | | | | $21.19 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.03 | )1 | | | (0.00 | )1,2 | | | 0.03 | 1 | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.01 | 1 | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.36 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 4.38 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.58 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.33 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 4.41 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.56 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.74 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (2.47 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $19.86 | | | | $20.74 | | | | $22.15 | | | | $18.77 | | | | $21.99 | | | | $21.64 | |
Total return4 | | | 7.46 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 24.54 | % | | | (3.26 | )% | | | 3.41 | % | | | 2.65 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.22 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 2.15 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.34 | )% | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | (0.06 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 23 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,615 | | | | $5,556 | | | | $7,015 | | | | $7,252 | | | | $8,958 | | | | $9,788 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $21.60 | | | | $22.98 | | | | $19.43 | | | | $22.76 | | | | $22.33 | | | | $21.81 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.08 | 1 | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.20 | 1 | | | 0.24 | 1 | | | 0.23 | 1 | | | 0.22 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 4.54 | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.59 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.45 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 4.74 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.81 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2.39 | ) | | | (1.92 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $20.66 | | | | $21.60 | | | | $22.98 | | | | $19.43 | | | | $22.76 | | | | $22.33 | |
Total return2 | | | 7.85 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 25.60 | % | | | (2.43 | )% | | | 4.51 | % | | | 3.70 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 23 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,584 | | | | $1,628 | | | | $4,727 | | | | $4,735 | | | | $6,239 | | | | $7,327 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited) | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $21.69 | | | | $23.05 | | | | $19.51 | | | | $22.83 | | | | $22.40 | | | | $21.87 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.25 | 1 | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.25 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.35 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 4.53 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.60 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.48 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 4.80 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 1.03 | | | | 0.85 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2.47 | ) | | | (1.96 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (2.78 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $20.70 | | | | $21.69 | | | | $23.05 | | | | $19.51 | | | | $22.83 | | | | $22.40 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.05 | % | | | 2.52 | % | | | 25.92 | % | | | (2.13 | )% | | | 4.72 | % | | | 3.90 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.11 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 23 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $8,247 | | | | $7,456 | | | | $6,681 | | | | $4,357 | | | | $5,058 | | | | $3,179 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund | | | 17 | |
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 Intrinsic World Equity Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2019, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registeredopen-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests innon-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or
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received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund (net of fees and rebates), if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on theex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies theex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on 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.
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As of April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $120,168,008 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 40,637,973 | |
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Gross unrealized losses | | | (8,089,261 | ) |
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Net unrealized gains | | $ | 32,548,712 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Belgium | | $ | 2,792,716 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,792,716 | |
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France | | | 9,298,211 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 9,298,211 | |
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Germany | | | 2,790,155 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,790,155 | |
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Hong Kong | | | 6,213,438 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,213,438 | |
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Ireland | | | 3,197,160 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,197,160 | |
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Japan | | | 0 | | | | 12,006,602 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,006,602 | |
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Netherlands | | | 8,318,846 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,318,846 | |
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Switzerland | | | 10,308,861 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 10,308,861 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 8,278,595 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,278,595 | |
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United States | | | 86,327,254 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 86,327,254 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment companies | | | 529,882 | | | | 2,655,000 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,184,882 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 138,055,118 | | | $ | 14,661,602 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 152,716,720 | |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
At April 30, 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, 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 a management fee at the following annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
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Average daily net assets | | Management fee |
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First $500 million | | 0.850% |
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Next $500 million | | 0.800 |
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Next $1 billion | | 0.750 |
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Next $2 billion | | 0.725 |
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Next $1 billion | | 0.700 |
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Next $5 billion | | 0.690 |
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Over $10 billion | | 0.680 |
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent,sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
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Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. 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. When only certain classes exceed their expense caps, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through February 29, 2020 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class C shares, 1.25% for Administrator Class shares and 0.95% for Institutional 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.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule12b-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.
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In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive thefront-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, Funds Distributor received $651 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to 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.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $9,159,917 and $16,357,471, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
8. 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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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 atwfam.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 atwfam.comor by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wfam.com), on aone-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly,seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on 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 151 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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Isaiah Harris, Jr. (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 |
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Judith M. Johnson (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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 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 |
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James G. Polisson (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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 |
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Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 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
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
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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. | | |
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Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
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Alexander Kymn (Born 1973) | | Secretary and 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. | | |
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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. | | |
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David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 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 atwfam.com. |
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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: wfam.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 atwfam.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
© 2019 Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
A Portfolio of Investments for each series of Wells Fargo Funds Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 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 MANAGEMEENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the registrant’s last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Funds Trust disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inRule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the registrant 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 registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined inRule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the most recent 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.
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURES OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITES FORCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(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.
(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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Wells Fargo Funds Trust |
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By: | | /s/ Andrew Owen |
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| | Andrew Owen |
| | President |
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Date: | | June 26, 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.
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Wells Fargo Funds Trust |
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By: | | /s/ Andrew Owen |
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| | Andrew Owen |
| | President |
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Date: | | June 26, 2019 |
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By: | | /s/ Jeremy DePalma |
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| | Jeremy DePalma |
| | Treasurer |
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Date: | | June 26, 2019 |