The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2021:
| Quoted prices (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Total |
Assets | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | |
Municipal obligations | $ 0 | $ 865,509,839 | $0 | $ 865,509,839 |
Short-term investments | | | | |
Investment companies | 21,547,611 | 0 | 0 | 21,547,611 |
Total assets | $21,547,611 | $865,509,839 | $0 | $887,057,450 |
Additional sector, industry or geographic detail, if any, is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo"). The manager is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. For providing these services, Funds Management does not receive a fee from the Fund but is entitled to receive fees from separately managed account sponsors of the wrap-fee programs. Out of these fees, Funds Management pays Wells Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, for its services as the subadviser to the Fund.
Generally, no ordinary operating fees or expenses are charged to the Fund. Funds Management has contractually committed to irrevocably absorb and pay or reimburse all ordinary operating expenses of the Fund, except portfolio transactions or other investment-related costs (e.g., commissions), fees payable for services provided by the Fund’s securities lending agent (if any), interest, taxes, leverage expenses, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. This commitment has an indefinite term.
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 $14,555,000, $29,105,000 and $0 in interfund purchases, sales and net realized gains (losses), respectively, during the year ended June 30, 2021.
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 June 30, 2021 were $48,338,784 and $34,699,011, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $350,000,000 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 bank funding 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 June 30, 2021, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risk exists when a shareholder owns a large amount of shares of the Fund. A fund with a concentration of ownership may be more affected by the investment activity of those shareholders than would be a fund that does not have any ownership concentration. As of June 30, 2021, an affiliate of Wells Fargo owned 23% of the Fund and an unaffiliated shareholder owned 27% of the Fund.