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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-09253

 

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

525 Market Street, 12 th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

C. David Messman

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

525 Market Street, 12 th Floor, 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: Registrant is making a filing for 16 of its series, Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund, and Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund. Each series has an October 31 fiscal year end.

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2013

 

 

 


ITEM 1. INVESTMENTS


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 19.57%

          

Brazil : 0.65%

          

BRF SA ( Consumer Staples , Food Products , BRL ) 144A

     7.75   5-22-2018      460,000       $ 171,188   
          

 

 

 

Germany : 3.12%

          

KFW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     5.00      1-16-2017      625,000         294,752   

KFW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     8.50      4-15-2015      1,000,000         520,985   
             815,737   
          

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.77%

          

RZD Capital Limited ( Industrials , Road & Rail , RUB )

     8.30      4-2-2019      6,500,000         201,637   
          

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 3.94%

          

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , ZAR )

     6.00      10-21-2019      8,500,000         783,933   

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , HUF )

     6.50      1-5-2015      54,000,000         248,086   
             1,032,019   
          

 

 

 

Mexico : 1.59%

          

America Movil Sab De CV ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services , MXN )

     6.45      12-5-2022      3,000,000         224,705   

Petroleos Mexicanos Company ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels , MXN )

     7.65      11-24-2021      2,300,000         191,235   
             415,940   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 0.85%

          

Rabobank Nederland ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     6.13      5-2-2017      460,000         223,020   
          

 

 

 

Russia : 0.75%

          

Sberbank Rossii ( Financials , Commercial Banks , RUB )

     7.00      1-31-2016      6,500,000         197,200   
          

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.55%

          

Foodcorp Limited ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , EUR )

     8.75      3-1-2018      100,000         144,010   
          

 

 

 

United States : 7.35%

          

Inter-American Development Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , MXN )

     8.00      1-26-2016      12,500,000         1,066,921   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , MXN )

     6.50      9-11-2013      6,900,000         541,833   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , MXN )

     7.50      3-5-2020      3,600,000         315,785   
             1,924,539   
          

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $5,617,918)

             5,125,290   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 73.04%

          

Brazil (BRL)

     8.50      1-5-2024      2,025,000         827,717   

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2017      4,750,000         2,061,221   

Chile (CLP)

     5.50      8-5-2020      238,000,000         470,118   

Colombia (COP)

     7.75      4-14-2021      975,000,000         600,103   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      268,000,000         1,254,071   

Indonesia (IDR)

     7.38      9-15-2016      11,000,000,000         1,073,880   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      2,350,000         710,395   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      3,125,000         983,262   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.75      11-13-2042      13,465,000         1,127,094   

Nigeria (NGN)

     15.10      4-27-2017      80,000,000         516,862   

Poland (PLN) ¤

     0.00      7-25-2015      1,800,000         533,039   

Poland (PLN)

     4.00      10-25-2023      3,400,000         1,056,317   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     2.00      1-31-2025      1,860,005         190,674   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     2.60      3-31-2028      10,221,260         1,099,116   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

 

Security name     Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Government Bonds @ (continued)

  

         

Romania (RON)

  

    6.00   4-30-2016      1,800,000       $ 559,208   

Russia (RUB)

  

    7.00      1-25-2023      81,500,000         2,409,531   

Russia (RUB)

  

    7.50      3-15-2018      25,400,000         803,666   

Thailand (THB)

  

    3.25      6-16-2017      32,000,000         1,021,772   

Turkey (TRY)

  

    6.30      2-14-2018      1,590,000         741,636   

Turkey (TRY)

  

    9.00      3-8-2017      2,100,000         1,084,739   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $21,014,622)

  

            19,124,421   
            

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 3.11%

  

         

Brazil : 1.29%

  

         

ITAU Unibanco Holding SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

  

    5.13      5-13-2023    $ 200,000         184,800   

Petroplus Finance Limited ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

  

    5.75      1-20-2020      150,000         155,038   
            339,838   
            

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 0.63%

  

         

TNK BP Finance SA ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

  

    6.63      3-20-2017      150,000         164,430   
            

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 1.19%

  

         

Sable International Finance Limited ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services )

    

    7.75      2-15-2017      110,000         116,600   

Vedanta Resources plc ( Materials , Metals & Mining ) 144A

  

    6.00      1-31-2019      200,000         195,000   
            311,600   
            

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $838,013)

  

            815,868   
            

 

 

 
      Yield          Shares         

Short-Term Investments : 1.59%

  

         

Investment Companies : 1.59%

  

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

   

    0.08           415,877         415,877   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $415,877)

  

            415,877   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $27,886,430)*

     97.31             25,481,456   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     2.69                703,263   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 26,184,719   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in local currency.
¤ Security issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $27,936,148 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 303,412   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,758,104
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (2,454,692

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Fixed income securities acquired with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on evaluated bid prices received from an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the independent pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.


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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

   $ 0       $ 5,125,290       $ 0       $ 5,125,290   

Foreign government bonds

     0         19,124,421         0         19,124,421   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         815,868         0         815,868   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     415,877         0         0         415,877   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 415,877       $ 25,065,579       $ 0       $ 25,481,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ (153,485   $ 0       $ (153,485

 

+ Forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized losses on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013 the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to buy:

 

Exchange

date

    Counterparty     Contracts to receive     U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  8-7-2013        State Street Bank        36,000,000 THB      $ 1,149,825      $ 1,219,884      $ (70,059
  8-28-2013        State Street Bank        4,000,000 MYR        1,231,257        1,313,068        (81,811
  9-24-2013        State Street Bank        24,000,000 HUF        106,169        104,794        1,375   

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange

date

    Counterparty     Contracts to deliver     U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  9-24-2013        State Street Bank        205,000,000 HUF      $ 906,858      $ 896,018      $ (10,840
  10-30-2013        State Street Bank        2,150,000 TRY        1,091,776        1,096,491        4,715   
  10-31-2013        State Street Bank        3,075,000 ZAR        307,716        310,851        3,135   


Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes : 0.61%

          

United States : 0.61%

          

JPMorgan Chase & Company ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services )

     3.25   9-23-2022    $ 7,500,000       $ 7,143,803   

NBCUniversal Media LLC ( Consumer Discretionary , Media )

     2.88      1-15-2023      2,600,000         2,473,884   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $10,264,073)

             9,617,687   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 22.39%

          

Australia : 0.90%

          

Telstra Corporation Limited ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     3.75      5-16-2022      2,500,000         3,674,459   

Telstra Corporation Limited ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     4.25      3-23-2020      7,000,000         10,645,377   
             14,319,836   
          

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.32%

          

BRF SA ( Consumer Staples , Food Products , BRL ) 144A

     7.75      5-22-2018      13,500,000         5,023,999   
          

 

 

 

Finland : 0.76%

          

Nordic Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , AUD )

     5.00      4-19-2022      13,000,000         12,064,413   
          

 

 

 

France : 2.16%

          

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, EUR )

     3.31      1-25-2023      4,300,000         5,648,941   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure , EUR )

     4.73      5-26-2021      3,500,000         5,164,153   

Pernod Ricard SA ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     4.88      3-18-2016      3,750,000         5,443,672   

Pernod Ricard SA ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     5.00      3-15-2017      1,900,000         2,825,808   

Pernod Ricard SA ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     7.00      1-15-2015      2,450,000         3,543,645   

Veolia Environnement ( Utilities , Multi-Utilities , EUR )

     6.75      4-24-2019      6,910,000         11,463,134   
             34,089,353   
          

 

 

 

Germany : 1.32%

          

KfW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , NOK )

     3.75      9-25-2015      35,500,000         6,250,212   

KfW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , AUD )

     6.25      5-19-2021      11,700,000         11,739,868   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR ) 144A

     5.13      1-21-2023      1,700,000         2,180,177   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR ) 144A

     5.75      1-15-2023      500,000         661,849   
             20,832,106   
          

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.56%

          

AG Spring Finance II Limited ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , EUR ) 144A

     7.50      6-1-2018      3,600,000         4,730,351   

Rottapharm Limited ( Health Care , Pharmaceuticals , EUR )

     6.13      11-15-2019      3,000,000         4,100,803   
             8,831,154   
          

 

 

 

Italy : 0.27%

          

Luxottica Group SpA ( Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods , EUR )

     3.63      3-19-2019      3,000,000         4,329,051   
          

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 2.35%

          

Befesa Zinc Aser SA ( Utilities , Water Utilities , EUR )

     8.88      5-15-2018      4,025,000         5,702,711   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Luxembourg (continued)

          

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , AUD )

     6.50   8-7-2019      16,400,000       $ 16,339,635   

Fiat Industrial SpA ( Financials , Consumer Finance , EUR )

     6.25      3-9-2018      3,000,000         4,412,903   

Heidelbergcement AG ( Industrials , Building Products , EUR )

     8.50      10-31-2019      1,730,000         2,905,650   

Servus Luxembourg Holding SCA ( Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles , EUR ) 144A

     7.75      6-15-2018      2,550,000         3,409,354   

Sunrise Communications ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     7.00      12-31-2017      200,000         283,365   

Telenet Finance V Luxemburg SCA ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR )

     6.25      8-15-2022      3,000,000         4,110,781   
             37,164,399   
          

 

 

 

Mexico : 0.56%

          

America Movil SAB de CV ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     3.00      7-12-2021      6,500,000         8,826,099   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 3.33%

          

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten ( Financials , Commercial Banks , EUR )

     2.63      9-1-2020      9,250,000         12,978,096   

BMW Finance NV ( Financials , Consumer Finance , EUR )

     3.63      1-29-2018      3,500,000         5,121,847   

British-American Tobacco Holdings BV ( Consumer Staples , Tobacco , EUR )

     4.00      7-7-2020      4,370,000         6,511,938   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     6.00      1-20-2017      2,600,000         4,021,294   

Heineken NV ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     2.13      8-4-2020      6,000,000         7,932,083   

Interxion Holding NV ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services , EUR ) 144A

     6.00      7-15-2020      1,600,000         2,149,845   

Nokia Siemens Networks ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR ) 144A

     6.75      4-15-2018      500,000         688,988   

Rabobank Nederland ( Financials , Commercial Banks , NZD )

     6.25      7-10-2014      4,361,000         3,571,740   

UPC Holdings BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR )

     8.38      8-15-2020      1,635,000         2,392,634   

Ziggo Holding BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR )

     3.63      3-27-2020      5,600,000         7,366,147   
             52,734,612   
          

 

 

 

New Zealand : 0.60%

          

General Electric Capital Corporation ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , NZD )

     4.25      1-17-2018      10,600,000         8,189,431   

General Electric Capital Corporation ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , AUD )

     6.00      3-15-2019      1,405,000         1,338,863   
             9,528,294   
          

 

 

 

Russia : 0.03%

          

Sberbank Rossii ( Financials , Commercial Banks , RUB )

     7.00      1-31-2016      14,200,000         430,806   
          

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.25%

          

Foodcorp Limited ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , EUR )

     8.75      3-1-2018      2,730,000         3,931,483   
          

 

 

 

Spain : 0.25%

          

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U. ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , EUR )

     3.99      1-23-2023      3,000,000         3,935,678   
          

 

 

 

Sweden : 1.87%

          

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken ( Financials , Commercial Banks , SEK )

     3.00      6-20-2018      95,000,000         14,934,158   

Swedbank Hypotek AB ( Financials , Commercial Banks , SEK )

     3.75      9-19-2018      90,000,000         14,633,887   
             29,568,045   
          

 

 

 

Switzerland : 0.31%

          

Eurofima ( Financials , Commercial Banks , AUD )

     6.25      12-28-2018      5,000,000         4,898,039   
          

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

United Kingdom : 5.02%

          

Anglian Water Osprey Financing plc ( Utilities , Water & Sewer Revenue , GBP )

     7.00   1-31-2018      4,000,000       $ 6,550,261   

Arqiva Broadcast Finance plc ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , GBP ) 144A

     9.50      3-31-2020      800,000         1,305,233   

B.A.T. International Finance plc ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , EUR )

     3.63      11-9-2021      4,000,000         5,808,435   

GlaxoSmithKline plc ( Health Care , Pharmaceuticals , EUR )

     5.63      12-13-2017      6,500,000         10,279,049   

Heathrow Funding Limited ( Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure , EUR )

     4.60      2-15-2020      9,450,000         14,162,365   

Imperial Tobacco Finance Company ( Consumer Staples , Tobacco , EUR )

     4.50      7-5-2018      5,000,000         7,463,395   

Imperial Tobacco Finance Company ( Consumer Staples , Tobacco , EUR )

     5.00      12-2-2019      4,100,000         6,326,773   

Jaguar Land Rover plc ( Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles , GBP )

     8.25      3-15-2020      3,355,000         5,639,693   

National Grid plc ( Utilities , Multi-Utilities , EUR )

     4.38      3-10-2020      6,511,000         9,985,395   

Nationwide Building Society ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , EUR )

     3.13      4-3-2017      4,000,000         5,635,734   

Phones4u Finance plc ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , GBP )

     9.50      4-1-2018      2,410,000         3,831,193   

Virgin Media Finance plc ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services , GBP )

     8.88      10-15-2019      1,431,000         2,378,273   
             79,365,799   
          

 

 

 

United States : 1.53%

          

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     2.88      9-25-2024      5,000,000         6,754,851   

EP Energy LLC ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels , EUR )

     5.88      11-1-2019      3,500,000         5,006,447   

General Electric Capital Corporation ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , EUR )

     2.63      3-15-2023      3,500,000         4,592,993   

IBM Corporation ( Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals , EUR )

     1.38      11-19-2019      1,800,000         2,345,300   

Iron Mountain Incorporated ( Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies , EUR )

     6.75      10-15-2018      1,920,000         2,608,167   

National Grid USA ( Utilities , Electric Utilities , EUR )

     3.25      6-3-2015      2,065,000         2,868,828   
             24,176,586   
          

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $346,800,872)

             354,049,752   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 71.22%

          

Australia Government Bond (AUD)

     5.50      1-21-2018      45,000,000         44,815,839   

Australian Government Bond Series 133 (AUD)

     5.50      4-21-2023      69,750,000         71,669,526   

Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado (EUR)

     4.10      7-30-2018      42,700,000         58,635,088   

Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado 144A (EUR)

     4.40      10-31-2023      25,300,000         32,966,181   

Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado 144A« (EUR)

     5.40      1-31-2023      15,255,000         21,479,887   

Brazil (BRL)

     8.50      1-5-2024      48,285,000         19,736,455   

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2017      89,550,000         38,859,444   

Canada (NZD)

     6.25      6-16-2015      13,150,000         10,992,998   

Chile (CLP)

     5.50      8-5-2020      531,500,000         1,049,864   

Colombia (COP)

     7.75      4-14-2021      1,675,000,000         1,030,946   

Germany (NOK)

     4.00      3-4-2016      40,000,000         7,116,753   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      707,000,000         3,308,314   

Indonesia (IDR)

     7.38      9-15-2016      25,630,000,000         2,502,141   

Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro (EUR)

     4.00      2-1-2017      44,300,000         61,408,566   

Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro (EUR)

     4.50      3-1-2024      44,900,000         59,930,421   

Korea (KRW)

     2.75      9-10-2017      33,300,000,000         29,170,880   

Korea (KRW)

     5.25      9-10-2015      11,400,000,000         10,631,293   

Korea (KRW)

     5.25      3-10-2027      33,590,000,000         35,232,387   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      5,250,000         1,587,052   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.31      10-31-2017      223,000,000         67,534,354   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      14,875,000         4,680,329   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.25      12-15-2016      52,500,000         4,436,586   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Government Bonds @ (continued)

          

Mexico (MXN)

     7.75   11-13-2042      851,450,000       $ 71,271,020   

New South Wales Treasury (AUD)

     6.00      2-1-2018      15,000,000         14,959,255   

New Zealand (NZD)

     5.50      4-15-2023      60,925,000         53,454,354   

Nigeria (NGN)

     15.10      4-27-2017      170,000,000         1,098,331   

Norway (NOK)

     3.75      5-25-2021      167,000,000         30,852,944   

Poland ¤ (PLN)

     0.00      7-25-2015      4,000,000         1,184,532   

Poland (PLN)

     4.00      10-25-2023      80,100,000         24,885,583   

Poland (PLN)

     5.25      10-25-2020      146,300,000         49,791,984   

Province of Ontario (AUD)

     6.25      9-29-2020      13,600,000         13,377,236   

Queensland Treasury (AUD)

     5.75      7-22-2024      11,000,000         10,673,718   

Queensland Treasury (AUD)

     6.00      2-21-2018      15,000,000         14,900,093   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     2.00      1-31-2025      245,515,346         25,168,465   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     2.60      3-31-2028      21,902,700         2,355,248   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     3.45      12-7-2033      16,968,700         2,071,143   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     6.50      2-28-2041      22,300,000         1,665,849   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     7.75      2-28-2023      143,000,000         14,418,134   

Romania (RON)

     6.00      4-30-2016      3,850,000         1,196,084   

Russia (RUB)

     7.00      1-25-2023      189,500,000         5,602,529   

Russia (RUB)

     7.50      3-15-2018      1,203,800,000         38,088,712   

Sweden (SEK)

     1.50      11-13-2023      216,400,000         31,142,557   

Sweden (SEK)

     3.75      8-12-2017      247,300,000         41,447,406   

Thailand (THB)

     3.25      6-16-2017      1,523,000,000         48,629,974   

Turkey (TRY)

     6.30      2-14-2018      77,655,000         36,221,217   

Turkey (TRY)

     9.00      3-8-2017      5,900,000         3,047,599   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $1,186,664,257)

             1,126,279,271   
          

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 3.69%

          

Bermuda : 0.37%

          

Qtel International Finance Limited ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services )

     4.75      2-16-2021    $ 5,550,000         5,799,750   
          

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.83%

          

ITAU Unibanco Holding SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

     5.13      5-13-2023      7,350,000         6,791,400   

Petroplus Finance Limited ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

     5.75      1-20-2020      6,185,000         6,392,736   
             13,184,136   
          

 

 

 

Cayman Islands : 0.44%

          

International Petroleum Investment Company Limited ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

     5.00      11-15-2020      5,700,000         6,106,125   

Petrobras International Finance Company ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

     5.38      1-27-2021      860,000         857,012   
             6,963,137   
          

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 0.13%

          

Aguila 3 SA ( Industrials , Airlines )

     7.88      1-31-2018      1,500,000         1,552,500   

TNK BP Finance SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

     6.63      3-20-2017      400,000         438,480   
             1,990,980   
          

 

 

 

Mexico : 0.12%

          

America Movil SAB de CV ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services )

     3.13      7-16-2022      2,000,000         1,864,858   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 0.41%

          

Mubadala Development Company ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

     5.50      4-20-2021      3,200,000         3,500,000   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name     Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Netherlands (continued)

  

         

Myriad International Holdings BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Media ) 144A

    

    6.00   7-18-2020    $ 2,950,000       $ 3,045,875   
            6,545,875   
            

 

 

 

Peru : 0.42%

  

         

Banco De Credito Del Peru ( Financials , Commercial Banks ) 144A(i)

   

    4.25      4-1-2023      7,235,000         6,620,025   
            

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 0.97%

  

         

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ( Consumer Discretionary , Media ) 144A

    

    3.13      11-26-2022      2,900,000         2,725,444   

HSBC Holdings plc ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

  

    4.00      3-30-2022      8,000,000         8,174,872   

Sable International Finance Limited ( Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services )

    

    7.75      2-15-2017      2,795,000         2,962,700   

Vedanta Resources plc ( Materials , Metals & Mining ) 144A

  

    6.00      1-31-2019      1,600,000         1,560,000   
            15,423,016   
            

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $58,657,565)

  

            58,391,777   
            

 

 

 
         
      Yield          Shares         

Short-Term Investments : 1.76%

  

         

Investment Companies : 1.76%

  

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

   

    0.08           13,436,162         13,436,162   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (r)(v)(l)(u)

   

    0.12           14,420,000         14,420,000   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $27,856,162)

  

            27,856,162   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $1,630,242,929)*

     99.67             1,576,194,649   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     0.33                5,266,020   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 1,581,460,669   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in local currency.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
¤ Security issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.
(i) Illiquid security
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,630,362,389 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 50,277,071   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (104,444,811
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (54,167,740

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Fixed income securities acquired with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on evaluated bid prices received from an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the independent pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.


Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted
prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ 0       $ 9,617,687       $ 0       $ 9,617,687   

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

     0         354,049,752         0         354,049,752   

Foreign government bonds

     0         1,126,279,271         0         1,126,279,271   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         58,391,777         0         58,391,777   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     13,436,162         14,420,000         0         27,856,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,436,162       $ 1,562,758,487       $ 0       $ 1,576,194,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ 578,376       $ 0       $ 578,376   

 

+ Forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized gains on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to buy:

 

Exchange
date

    Counterparty   Contracts to
receive
    U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  8-7-2013      State Street Bank     78,000,000 THB      $ 2,491,288      $ 2,643,082      $ (151,794
  8-7-2013      State Street Bank     9,350,000,000 JPY        95,498,317        95,889,076        (390,759
  8-28-2013      State Street Bank     8,750,000 MYR        2,693,375        2,872,337        (178,962
  8-28-2013      State Street Bank     1,000,000 GBP        1,520,966        1,567,590        (46,624
  9-4-2013      State Street Bank     32,000,000 CAD        31,130,373        31,131,433        (1,060
  9-4-2013      State Street Bank     33,100,000 CAD        32,200,480        32,126,815        73,665   
  9-4-2013      State Street Bank     10,100,000 CAD        9,825,524        9,561,497        264,027   
  9-24-2013      State Street Bank     60,000,000 HUF        265,422        261,986        3,436   
  10-18-2013      State Street Bank     60,000,000 EUR        79,842,733        78,751,800        1,090,933   
  10-31-2013      State Street Bank     11,960,000,000 JPY        122,211,616        122,126,804        84,812   

 

Exchange
date

    Counterparty   Contracts to
receive
    U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for
    U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  8-14-2013      State Street Bank     2,490,000,000 HUF      $ 11,054,656        8,528,566 EUR      $ 11,346,423      $ (291,767
  8-14-2013      State Street Bank     39,467,460 EUR        52,507,599        11,680,000,000 HUF        51,854,772        652,827   
  8-14-2013      State Street Bank     9,190,000,000 HUF        40,800,116        31,073,573 EUR        41,340,353        (540,237
  9-3-2013      State Street Bank     29,166,209 EUR        38,805,344        72,265,000 TRY        37,102,737        1,702,607   
  9-13-2013      State Street Bank     7,470,249,000 JPY        76,313,518        99,600,000 NZD        79,315,043        (3,001,525
  9-18-2013      State Street Bank     14,003,822,600 JPY        143,061,909        154,600,000 AUD        138,521,486        4,540,423   
  9-18-2013      State Street Bank     45,000,000 AUD        40,319,967        4,104,202,500 JPY        41,928,198        (1,608,231
  9-18-2013      State Street Bank     454,001,000 JPY        4,638,037        5,000,000 AUD        4,479,996        158,041   
  10-18-2013      State Street Bank     4,416,675,000 JPY        45,127,783        50,000,000 AUD        44,711,890        415,893   

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange
date

    Counterparty   Contracts to
deliver
    U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  8-21-2013      State Street Bank     250,000,000 PLN      $ 78,126,160      $ 76,600,178      $ (1,525,982
  8-28-2013      State Street Bank     14,390,000 GBP        21,886,700        21,720,122        (166,578
  9-4-2013      State Street Bank     75,200,000 CAD        73,156,377        71,332,562        (1,823,815
  9-24-2013      State Street Bank     460,000,000 HUF        2,034,901        2,010,577        (24,324
  9-30-2013      State Street Bank     1,455,000,000 THB        46,330,151        46,651,811        321,660   
  10-30-2013      State Street Bank     4,575,000 TRY        2,323,197        2,333,231        10,034   
  10-30-2013      State Street Bank     482,500,000 SEK        73,879,694        74,525,431        645,737   
  10-31-2013      State Street Bank     417,500,000 ZAR        41,779,328        42,204,970        425,642   
  10-31-2013      State Street Bank     6,000,000 ZAR        600,421        606,538        6,117   
  10-31-2013      State Street Bank     4,450,000,000 JPY        45,471,713        45,405,893        (65,820


Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

  Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Agency Securities : 0.93%

          

FHLMC Series 2013-K713 Class B ±144A

     3.17   4-25-2046    $ 250,000       $ 228,677   

Total Agency Securities (Cost $224,874)

             228,677   
          

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities : 2.95%

          

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2012-4 Class E 144A

     3.82      2-10-2020      250,000         256,341   

CAL Funding II Limited Series 2012-1A Class A 144A

     3.47      10-25-2027      231,250         230,987   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2012-5 Class D

     3.30      9-17-2018      95,000         95,646   

TAL Advantage LLC Series 2013-1A Class A 144A

     2.83      2-22-2038      143,750         139,864   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $742,528)

             722,838   
          

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes : 31.52%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 9.03%

          

Automobiles : 1.01%

          

Ford Motor Company

     7.45      7-16-2031      200,000         246,658   
          

 

 

 

Distributors : 0.06%

          

LKQ Corporation 144A

     4.75      5-15-2023      15,000         14,381   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.71%

          

Service Corporation International

     8.00      11-15-2021      150,000         174,938   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 3.23%

          

Ameristar Casinos Incorporated

     7.50      4-15-2021      10,000         10,675   

CityCenter Holdings LLC ¥

     10.75      1-15-2017      250,000         270,000   

Darden Restaurants Incorporated

     3.35      11-1-2022      200,000         184,449   

Greektown Superholdings Incorporated Series A

     13.00      7-1-2015      150,000         157,875   

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC 144A%%

     5.00      8-1-2018      25,000         25,063   

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC 144A

     8.25      12-15-2017      133,000         144,438   
             792,500   
          

 

 

 

Household Durables : 0.49%

          

Mohawk Industries Incorporated

     3.85      2-1-2023      125,000         120,513   
          

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail : 0.75%

          

Expedia Incorporated

     5.95      8-15-2020      175,000         183,460   
          

 

 

 

Media : 2.78%

          

Cinemark USA Incorporated

     5.13      12-15-2022      200,000         192,750   

Cox Communications Incorporated 144A

     2.95      6-30-2023      185,000         165,539   

DISH DBS Corporation

     6.75      6-1-2021      150,000         159,000   

Lamar Media Corporation

     5.88      2-1-2022      150,000         154,500   

Lynx I Corporation 144A

     5.38      4-15-2021      5,000         5,063   

Lynx II Corporation 144A

     6.38      4-15-2023      5,000         5,131   
             681,983   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 1.66%

          

Beverages : 0.81%

          

Constellation Brands Incorporated

     7.25      9-1-2016      175,000         199,063   
          

 

 

 

Food Products : 0.10%

          

B&G Foods Incorporated

     4.63      6-1-2021      25,000         24,156   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco : 0.75%

          

Lorillard Tobacco Company

     8.13      6-23-2019      150,000         183,185   
          

 

 

 

 

 

1


Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Energy : 5.29%

          

Energy Equipment & Services : 1.95%

          

Era Group Incorporated

     7.75   12-15-2022    $ 100,000       $ 100,000   

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

     7.77      12-15-2037      250,000         222,500   

PHI Incorporated

     8.63      10-15-2018      150,000         156,750   
             479,250   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.34%

          

Denbury Resources Incorporated

     6.38      8-15-2021      150,000         157,500   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     5.20      2-1-2022      175,000         187,317   

Exterran Partners LP 144A

     6.00      4-1-2021      10,000         10,150   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      2-1-2021      25,000         24,656   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      4-15-2023      10,000         9,750   

Sabine Pass LNG LP 144A

     6.50      11-1-2020      175,000         182,000   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

     7.50      11-30-2016      60,000         66,000   

Semgroup LP 144A

     7.50      6-15-2021      20,000         20,250   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     7.38      3-15-2020      150,000         160,500   
             818,123   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 6.52%

          

Capital Markets : 1.60%

          

Lazard Group LLC

     6.85      6-15-2017      175,000         195,780   

Morgan Stanley

     4.10      5-22-2023      210,000         197,321   
             393,101   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 2.56%

          

Ally Financial Incorporated

     7.50      9-15-2020      15,000         17,419   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     8.00      3-15-2020      15,000         17,663   

General Motors Financial Company Incorporated 144A

     2.75      5-15-2016      300,000         298,875   

HSBC Finance Corporation

     6.68      1-15-2021      175,000         198,007   

SLM Corporation

     7.25      1-25-2022      10,000         10,600   

SLM Corporation

     8.00      3-25-2020      25,000         27,875   

SLM Corporation

     8.45      6-15-2018      50,000         57,506   
             627,945   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 1.01%

          

General Electric Capital Corporation

     5.30      2-11-2021      225,000         246,703   
          

 

 

 

Insurance : 0.61%

          

Prudential Financial Incorporated ±

     5.20      3-15-2044      160,000         148,400   
          

 

 

 

REITs : 0.74%

          

American Tower Corporation

     3.50      1-31-2023      200,000         182,203   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 0.92%

          

Health Care Providers & Services : 0.92%

          

HCA Incorporated

     8.50      4-15-2019      5,000         5,413   

Health Management Associates Incorporated

     6.13      4-15-2016      200,000         220,750   
             226,163   
          

 

 

 

Industrials : 1.43%

          

Air Freight & Logistics : 0.64%

          

Bristow Group Incorporated

     6.25      10-15-2022      150,000         156,000   
          

 

 

 

 

 

2


Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Transportation Infrastructure : 0.79%

          

Penske Truck Leasing 144A

     4.25   1-17-2023    $ 200,000       $ 194,203   
          

 

 

 

Information Technology : 1.59%

          

Computers & Peripherals : 0.79%

          

NCR Corporation

     5.00      7-15-2022      200,000         193,500   
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.06%

          

Verisign Incorporated 144A

     4.63      5-1-2023      15,000         14,400   
          

 

 

 

IT Services : 0.74%

          

Audatex North America Incorporated 144A

     6.00      6-15-2021      25,000         25,438   

First Data Corporation

     11.25      3-31-2016      158,000         157,210   
             182,648   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 4.65%

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 2.28%

          

Cincinnati Bell Incorporated

     8.25      10-15-2017      250,000         261,875   

GCI Incorporated

     6.75      6-1-2021      150,000         141,000   

TW Telecommunications Holdings Incorporated

     5.38      10-1-2022      155,000         155,775   
             558,650   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services : 2.37%

          

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated

     6.63      11-15-2020      150,000         157,500   

Motorola Solutions Incorporated

     3.75      5-15-2022      200,000         195,134   

Sprint Capital Corporation

     6.88      11-15-2028      250,000         230,000   
             582,634   
          

 

 

 

Utilities : 0.43%

          

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders : 0.43%

          

NSG Holdings LLC 144A

     7.75      12-15-2025      100,000         105,500   
          

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $8,010,644)

             7,730,260   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 21.83%

          

Brazil (BRL)

     8.50      1-5-2024      800,000         326,999   

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2017      875,000         379,699   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      8-22-2014      62,500,000         284,855   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      63,000,000         294,800   

Indonesia (IDR)

     5.25      5-15-2018      2,850,000,000         254,110   

Indonesia (IDR)

     8.25      6-15-2032      1,475,000,000         143,545   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      350,000         105,803   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      900,000         283,180   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.25      12-15-2016      3,600,000         304,223   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.75      11-13-2042      3,930,000         328,962   

Poland (PLN)

     4.00      10-25-2023      1,850,000         574,761   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     7.75      2-28-2023      5,000,000         504,131   

Romania (RON)

     6.00      4-30-2016      400,000         124,269   

Russia (RUB)

     6.20      1-31-2018      30,850,000         927,534   

Turkey (TRY)

     6.30      2-14-2018      360,000         167,918   

Turkey (TRY)

     9.00      3-8-2017      675,000         348,666   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $6,039,172)

             5,353,455   
          

 

 

 

 

 

3


Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations : 1.51%

          

Idaho : 0.53%

          

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Legacy Public Charter School ( Education Revenue )

     7.00   5-1-2017    $ 130,000       $ 128,720   
          

 

 

 

Texas : 0.98%

          

North Texas Tollway Authority ( Transportation Revenue )

     8.91      2-1-2030      210,000         241,277   
          

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $379,204)

             369,997   
          

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage Backed Securities : 9.35%

          

Americold LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA Class B 144A

     6.03      1-14-2029      200,000         227,542   

BB-UBS Trust Series 2012-TFT Class C ±144A

     3.47      6-5-2030      150,000         140,010   

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-LC4 Class B ±

     4.93      12-10-2044      175,000         179,837   

FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2011-K15 Class B ±144A

     4.93      8-25-2044      250,000         251,118   

FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2011-K703 Class B ±144A

     4.89      7-25-2044      250,000         260,145   

FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2013-K502 Class B ±144A

     2.73      3-25-2045      250,000         245,481   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012 Class B 144A

     3.41      12-10-2030      250,000         235,212   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2011-C5 Class B ±144A

     5.31      8-15-2046      250,000         269,118   

JPMorgan Chase Commerical Mortgage ±

     6.00      12-31-2049      135,000         132,806   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2007-HQ11 Class AM ±

     5.48      2-12-2044      25,000         27,565   

Morgan Stanley Trust Series 2012-C5 Class B ±

     4.44      8-15-2045      250,000         248,202   

Morgan Stanley Trust Series 2013-C7 Class C ±

     4.19      2-15-2046      80,000         74,655   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $2,458,905)

             2,291,691   
          

 

 

 

Term Loans : 24.44%

          

Albertson’s LLC

     4.25      3-21-2016      23,097         23,155   

Albertson’s LLC

     4.75      3-21-2019      16,803         16,877   

Allison Transmission Incorporated

     3.20      8-7-2017      149,250         150,181   

Applied Systems Incorporated

     4.25      12-8-2016      9,974         10,018   

Arris Group Incorporated

     3.50      4-17-2020      54,863         54,702   

Atlantic Aviation FBO Incorporated

     3.25      5-20-2020      25,000         25,031   

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

     3.53      11-1-2016      24,938         24,906   

Capital Automotive LP

     4.00      4-10-2019      132,866         133,738   

CBAC Borrower LLC

     8.25      7-2-2020      35,000         36,050   

CCC Information Services Incorporated <

     4.00      12-20-2019      30,437         30,475   

CDW LLC

     3.50      4-29-2020      59,850         59,463   

Centaur LLC

     5.25      2-20-2019      59,850         60,224   

Community Health Systems Incorporated

     3.77      1-25-2017      150,000         150,980   

Cricket Communications Incorporated

     4.75      10-10-2019      248,750         250,720   

Cricket Communications Incorporated

     4.75      3-9-2020      10,000         10,078   

Crown Castle International Corporation

     3.25      1-31-2019      248,745         248,822   

CSC Holdings Incorporated

     2.69      4-17-2020      130,000         129,048   

DineEquity Incorporated

     3.75      10-19-2017      248,729         251,761   

Dunkin’ Brands Incorporated

     3.75      2-14-2020      248,648         249,767   

Emdeon Business Services LLC

     3.75      11-2-2018      24,938         25,073   

EMI Music Publishing

     4.25      6-29-2018      64,837         65,202   

Equipower Resources Holdings LLC <

     0.00      12-15-2020      45,000         45,169   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.14      12-29-2014      164,669         162,303   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.14      12-28-2015      84,015         82,808   

First Data Corporation

     4.19      3-23-2018      15,000         14,963   

Focus Brands Incorporated

     4.27      2-21-2018      29,185         29,249   

HCA Incorporated

     2.94      5-1-2018      100,000         100,275   

HGIM Corporation

     5.50      6-18-2020      75,000         76,031   

Hubbard Radio LLC

     4.50      4-29-2019      25,000         25,047   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Limited

     4.25      4-2-2018      248,747         250,612   

JC Penney Corporation

     6.00      5-21-2018      20,000         20,104   

KAR Auction Services Incorporated

     3.75      5-19-2017      243,259         245,022   

Kasima LLC

     3.25      5-14-2021      25,000         25,016   

La Frontera Generation LLC

     4.50      9-30-2020      15,000         15,081   

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

     5.25      8-1-2019      250,000         251,483   

MGM Resorts International

     3.50      12-20-2019      248,750         248,854   

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Term Loans (continued)

          

Multiplan Incorporated

     4.00   8-25-2017    $ 37,485       $ 37,780   

National Cinemedia LLC

     2.95      11-26-2019      45,000         44,831   

Nielsen Finance LLC

     2.94      5-2-2016      248,750         249,986   

NRG Energy Incorporated

     2.75      7-2-2018      248,742         248,327   

Nusil Technology LLC

     5.25      4-7-2017      4,959         4,957   

Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack

     5.00      10-11-2018      199,000         199,991   

Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC

     6.25      4-4-2018      39,900         39,601   

Regal Cinemas Corporation

     2.71      8-23-2017      24,300         24,361   

Riverbed Technology Incorporated

     4.00      12-18-2019      182,603         184,088   

Salem Communications Corporation

     4.50      3-16-2020      29,600         29,711   

SBA Senior Finance II LLC

     3.75      9-27-2019      54,986         55,192   

Spin Holdco Incorporated

     4.25      11-14-2019      91,333         91,818   

SRAM LLC First Lien

     4.02      4-10-2020      29,433         29,507   

Sungard Data Systems Incorporated

     4.50      1-31-2020      149,250         151,210   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC

     4.25      6-29-2018      25,000         25,039   

Syniverse Holdings Incorporated

     4.00      4-23-2019      250,000         250,418   

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP

     5.25      11-13-2018      107,571         108,513   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings LLC

     3.72      10-10-2014      400,000         283,800   

The Geo Group Incorporated

     3.25      4-3-2020      74,813         75,280   

United Surgical Partners International Incorporated

     4.75      4-3-2019      9,975         10,029   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated <

     0.00      6-24-2020      10,000         10,130   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated Series C

     3.50      12-11-2019      199,000         200,803   

Vertafore Incorporated

     4.25      10-2-2019      14,963         14,995   

Washington Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC

     5.25      2-21-2019      24,938         25,000   

Total Term Loans (Cost $6,035,051)

             5,993,655   
          

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 3.18%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 0.78%

          

Media : 0.78%

          

WPP Finance 2010 Company

     3.63      9-7-2022      200,000         189,898   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.61%

          

Food Products : 0.61%

          

BRF SA 144A

     3.95      5-22-2023      175,000         150,500   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 0.59%

          

Commercial Banks : 0.59%

          

Banco de Brasil 144A

     5.88      1-26-2022      150,000         144,000   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 0.15%

          

Pharmaceuticals : 0.15%

          

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     6.75      8-15-2018      10,000         10,550   

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     7.50      7-15-2021      25,000         26,813   
             37,363   
          

 

 

 

Industrials : 1.05%

          

Building Products : 1.05%

          

ArcelorMittal

     4.25      8-5-2015      250,000         257,499   
          

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $825,437)

             779,260   
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Yield          Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments : 2.81%

          

Investment Companies : 2.40%

          

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)##

     0.08        588,930       $ 588,930   
          

 

 

 
           Maturity date    Principal         

U.S. Treasury Securities : 0.41%

          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

     0.03      9-19-2013    $ 100,000         99,996   
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $688,925)

             688,926   
          

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $25,404,740)*

     98.52           24,158,759   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1.48              361,914   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00         $ 24,520,673   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
¥ A payment-in-kind (PIK) security is a security in which the issuer may make interest or dividend payments in cash or additional securities. These additional securities generally have the same terms as the original holdings.
%% Security issued on a when-issued basis.
@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in local currency.
< All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
## All or a portion of this security has been segregated for when-issued securities and unfunded loans.
# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.
(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity at time of purchase.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $25,405,349 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 35,643   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,282,233
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   ($ 1,246,590

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Fixed income securities acquired with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on evaluated bid prices received from an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the independent pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or ‘when-issued’ basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

1


Term loans

The Fund may invest in term loans. The Fund begins earning interest when the loans are funded. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower and there could be potential loss to the Fund in the event of default by the borrower.

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund had unfunded term loan commitments of $60,309.

Futures contracts

The Fund may be subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices when available. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant other
observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Agency securities

   $ 0       $ 228,677       $ 0       $ 228,677   

Asset-backed securities

     0         722,838         0         722,838   

Corporate bonds and notes

     0         7,730,260         0         7,730,260   

Foreign government bonds

     0         5,353,455         0         5,353,455   

Municipal obligations

     0         369,997         0         369,997   

Non-agency mortgage backed securities

     0         2,291,691         0         2,291,691   

Term loans

     0         5,523,339         470,316         5,993,655   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         779,260         0         779,260   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     588,930         0         0         588,930   

U.S. Treasury securities

     99,996         0         0         99,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 688,926       $ 22,999,517       $ 470,316       $ 24,158,759   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2


As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted
prices

(Level 1)
     Significant other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Futures contracts+

   $ 0       $ 207,199       $ 0       $ 207,199   

Forward foreign currency contracts+

     0         21,315         0         21,315   

 

+ Futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized gains on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the period ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1 or Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Term loans  

Balance as of January 31, 2013

   $ 0   

Accrued discounts

     (335

Realized losses

     (32

Change in unrealized losses

     (2,141

Purchases

     474,741   

Sales

     (1,917

Transfers into Level 3

     0   

Transfers out of Level 3

     0   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2013

   $ 470,316   
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to securities still held at July 31, 2013

   $ (2,141
  

 

 

 

The investment types categorized above were valued using indicative broker quotes and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs. Quantitative unobservable inputs used by the brokers are often proprietary and not provided to the Fund and therefore the disclosure that would address these inputs is not included above.

Derivative transactions

During the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into futures contracts to manage duration exposure.

At July 31, 2013, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date     Contracts   Type   Contract
value at
July 31, 2013
    Unrealized
gains
 
  9-19-2013      4 Short   U.S. Treasury Bonds   $ 536,250      $ 24,305   
  9-19-2013      54 Short   10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     6,827,625        174,999   
  9-30-2013      6 Short   5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     728,203        7,895   

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund had segregated $99,996 as cash collateral for open futures contracts.

 

3


During the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange
date
    Counterparty   Contracts to deliver   U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  8-13-2013      State Street Bank   135,000,000 HUF   $ 599,402      $ 589,172      ($ 10,230
  8-28-2013      State Street Bank   1,135,000 TRY     583,379        609,674        26,295   
  10-31-2013      State Street Bank   5,150,000 ZAR     515,362        520,612        5,250   

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 88.72%

     

Australia : 4.07%

     

AMP Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     465,857       $ 1,892,684   

BHP Billiton Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     63,100         1,964,691   

Cochlear Limited (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     17,600         966,271   

Sydney Airport Holdings Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     558,900         1,803,498   

Treasury Wine Estates Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     138,300         592,963   
        7,220,107   
     

 

 

 

China : 10.83%

     

Baidu Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     8,500         1,124,635   

China Construction Bank (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,254,000         936,183   

China Dongxiang Group Company (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     5,049,000         898,399   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     131,500         1,398,828   

Cosco Pacific Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     21,670         30,456   

Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     1,530,000         864,072   

Guodian Technology & Environment Group Corporation Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     2,925,000         584,578   

Hollysys Automation Technologies Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)†«

     70,000         950,600   

Huaneng Renewables Corporation Limited (Utilities , Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)

     2,558,000         907,022   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited Class H (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     5,146,000         3,383,955   

PetroChina Company Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     2,234,000         2,612,613   

Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     5,162,000         1,737,173   

Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     2,676,000         900,557   

SINA Corporation (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     14,500         1,000,065   

Trina Solar Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

     121,100         898,562   

Zhejiang Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,172,000         995,858   
        19,223,556   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 6.83%

     

China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     882,000         887,049   

CNOOC Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     675,000         1,218,474   

First Pacific Company Limited (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     1,323,000         1,496,043   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors &
Semiconductor Equipment)†«

     9,299,000         2,374,029   

L’Occitane International SA (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     343,250         770,095   

Magic Holdings International Limited (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     1,599,000         947,984   

Shun Tak Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     1,840,000         790,036   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     601,000         957,806   

Termbray Petro-King Oilfield Services Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)†

     1,796,000         891,562   

Tianneng Power International Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     1,558,000         761,362   

Wasion Group Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     1,582,000         1,034,187   
        12,128,627   
     

 

 

 

India : 2.93%

     

Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     48,400         927,524   

Coal India Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     362,200         1,677,122   

Emami Limited (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     132,450         1,019,650   

Hindalco Industries Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     538,600         798,090   

Oberoi Realty Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     238,500         781,729   
        5,204,115   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 4.96%

     

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     1,925,000         810,083   

PT Astra Otoparts Tbk (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     581,500         226,320   

PT Garuda Indonesia Persero Tbk (Industrials , Airlines)†

     22,216,000         1,080,808   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     298,500         1,230,015   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Indonesia (continued)

     

PT Lippo Karawaci Terbuka Tbk (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     14,164,500       $ 1,764,102   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     2,331,500         2,699,572   

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)†

     1,809,500         1,003,566   
        8,814,466   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 29.88%

     

Dynam Japan Holdings Corporation Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     680,600         1,295,278   

Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     71,000         1,756,327   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     84,300         1,853,722   

GLP J-REIT (Financials , REITs)

     2,750         2,696,354   

Hitachi Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     749,000         5,033,623   

Japan Airlines Company Limited (Industrials , Airlines)

     46,000         2,443,060   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corporation (Financials , REITs)

     460         906,751   

JFE Holdings Incorporated (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     145,400         3,292,328   

M3 Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Technology)

     600         1,654,581   

Mitsubishi Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     55,700         1,017,744   

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     337,000         3,280,165   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     424,000         2,282,178   

Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     175,000         5,295,935   

Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,876,300         3,890,194   

Modec Incorporated (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     61,600         1,807,546   

Nagoya Railroad Company Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     635,000         1,777,040   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     66,300         3,341,748   

ORIX Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     215,800         3,206,915   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     486,000         2,243,611   

THK Company Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     109,600         2,290,283   

Tokyo Electron Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     36,900         1,682,755   
        53,048,138   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 2.82%

     

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     743,600         958,153   

Eastern & Oriental Bhd (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     3,121,800         1,915,038   

Gamuda Bhd (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     760,600         1,116,047   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     320,400         1,013,349   
        5,002,587   
     

 

 

 

New Zealand : 0.47%

     

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)«

     464,200         834,202   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 1.98%

     

ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     969,200         898,234   

D&L Industries Incorporated (Materials , Chemicals)

     2,125,700         340,171   

Global Estate Resorts Incorporated (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)†

     6,823,000         263,934   

GT Capital Holdings Incorporated (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     25,200         474,059   

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     960,500         130,042   

Semirara Mining Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     245,800         1,409,261   
        3,515,701   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 12.80%

     

Ascott Residence Trust (Financials , REITs)

     1,325,000         1,308,475   

CapitaLand Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     318,000         808,231   

CapitaMall Trust (Financials , REITs)

     590,000         942,440   

Croesus Retail Trust (Financials , REITs)†

     2,451,000         1,803,269   

CSE Global Limited (Information Technology , IT Services)

     1,498,000         972,459   

Dyna-Mac Holdings Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     2,305,000         734,567   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name          Shares      Value  

Singapore (continued)

       

Global Logistic Properties Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

       636,000       $ 1,421,285   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

       1,808,000         1,337,920   

Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

       107,000         871,425   

Lippo Malls Indonesia REIT (Financials , REITs)

       4,806,000         1,871,952   

Mapletree Commercial Trust (Financials , REITs)

       1,938,000         1,814,707   

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (Financials , REITs)†

       1,193,000         882,417   

Religare Health Trust (Financials , REITs)

       1,390,000         929,693   

SIA Engineering Company (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

       382,000         1,463,855   

Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

       407,000         1,063,257   

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

       321,000         992,666   

SPH REIT (Financials , REITs)†

       250,000         192,784   

STX OSV Holdings Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

       3,038,000         1,972,184   

Venture Corporation Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

       234,000         1,347,822   
          22,731,408   
       

 

 

 

South Korea : 3.87%

       

Hyundai Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

       4,500         931,304   

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Utilities , Electric Utilities)†

       48,600         1,239,415   

KT Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

       31,700         1,027,109   

POSCO (Materials , Metals & Mining)

       4,600         1,324,610   

SK Telecom Company Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

       12,000         2,355,297   
          6,877,735   
       

 

 

 

Taiwan : 3.28%

       

Chroma ATE Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

       309,000         646,101   

Cleanaway Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

       307,000         2,027,112   

Mediatek Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

       119,000         1,428,643   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

       502,000         1,715,939   
          5,817,795   
       

 

 

 

Thailand : 2.42%

       

PTT Global Chemical PCL (Materials , Chemicals)

       823,100         1,735,610   

Shin Corporation PCL (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

       618,800         1,719,987   

Thai Oil PCL (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       435,900         849,518   
          4,305,115   
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 1.58%

       

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

       250,000         2,809,258   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $153,771,434)

          157,532,810   
       

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 0.51%

       

Thailand : 0.51%

       

Samui Airport Property Fund

       1,597,900         908,710   
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $932,934)

          908,710   
       

 

 

 
     Dividend yield               

Preferred Stocks : 2.79%

       

South Korea : 2.79%

       

Samsung Electronics Company Limited ±

     0.94     6,800         4,945,234   
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

 

Security name              Shares      Value  

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,077,637)

          $ 4,945,234   
         

 

 

 
          Expiration date              

Warrants : 3.14%

         

United Kingdom : 3.14%

         

HSBC Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

    2-19-2019      180,000         359,477   

HSBC Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

    6-8-2020      702,500         1,299,801   

HSBC Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

    6-11-2020      241,819         682,975   

HSBC Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

    8-20-2020      693,500         1,394,038   

HSBC Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

    2-20-2023      749,900         1,836,545   
         

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $5,551,532)

            5,572,836   
         

 

 

 
    Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 1.74%

         

Investment Companies : 1.74%

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

    0.08        1,597,171         1,597,171   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(r)(u)(v)

    0.12           1,490,479         1,490,479   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,087,650)

            3,087,650   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $168,421,187)*

    96.90           172,047,240   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    3.10              5,511,070   
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total net assets

    100.00         $ 177,558,310   
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $172,415,015 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 12,341,103   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (12,708,878
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (367,775

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 157,532,810       $ 0       $ 0       $ 157,532,810   

Investment companies

     908,710         0         0         908,710   

Preferred stocks

     4,945,234         0         0         4,945,234   

Warrants

     0         5,572,836         0         5,572,836   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,597,171         1,490,479         0         3,087,650   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 164,983,925       $ 7,063,315       $ 0       $ 172,047,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 97.04%

     

Australia : 1.80%

     

Arrium Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     198,700       $ 177,708   

Bendigo Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     26,100         250,553   

Challenger Financial Services Group Limited (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     46,700         179,239   

Downer EDI Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     42,300         143,340   

Leighton Holdings Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     7,100         105,428   

Lend Lease Corporation Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     20,800         163,965   

Metcash Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     28,500         88,379   

Perilya Limited (Industrials , Professional Services)†

     289,100         45,475   

Seven Network Limited (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     15,300         95,442   

Toll Holdings Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     26,100         125,042   

United Construction Group Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     14,100         92,265   
        1,466,836   
     

 

 

 

Austria : 0.45%

     

OMV AG (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     5,300         234,547   

Voestalpine AG (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     3,400         130,336   
        364,883   
     

 

 

 

Belgium : 1.77%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     7,409         713,418   

Delhaize Group SA (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     3,600         236,374   

KBC Groep NV (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,700         148,407   

Telenet Group Holding NV (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     3,381         163,702   

UCB SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,202         184,555   
        1,446,456   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.57%

     

Banco do Brasil SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     12,100         120,239   

BM&F Bovespa SA (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     14,800         79,795   

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     17,700         181,550   

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     5,300         84,076   
        465,660   
     

 

 

 

Canada : 3.16%

     

Barrick Gold Corporation (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     18,169         300,723   

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     2,980         366,182   

Cenovus Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     11,290         334,184   

Magna International Incorporated Class A (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     4,500         344,149   

Metro Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     3,400         243,869   

Suncor Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     4,293         135,674   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     6,539         612,050   

WestJet Airlines Limited (Industrials , Airlines)

     11,100         237,757   
        2,574,588   
     

 

 

 

China : 4.40%

     

AutoNavi Holdings Limited ADR (Information Technology , Software)†«

     19,212         239,382   

Baidu Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     7,848         1,038,369   

Biostime International Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     27,500         132,791   

China Communications Services Corporation Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     220,000         142,968   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     50,500         537,192   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     369,200         274,677   

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     141,500         143,952   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited Class H (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     513,000         337,343   

Shenguan Holdings Group Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     172,000         73,186   

Tencent Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     9,200         417,319   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

China (continued)

     

Xtep International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     546,241       $ 247,920   
        3,585,099   
     

 

 

 

Denmark : 0.11%

     

Rockwool International A/S B Shares (Industrials , Building Products)

     563         89,258   
     

 

 

 

Finland : 0.39%

     

Metso Oyj (Industrials , Machinery)

     5,883         207,166   

TietoEnator Oyj (Information Technology , IT Services)

     5,800         110,725   
        317,891   
     

 

 

 

France : 5.76%

     

Alstom SA (Industrials , Machinery)

     3,400         114,979   

Arkema SA (Materials , Chemicals)

     910         91,220   

AXA SA (Financials , Insurance)

     7,500         165,379   

BNP Paribas SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,600         232,926   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA Class B (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     1,400         140,581   

Credit Agricole SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     10,900         104,087   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     752         136,708   

Pernod-Ricard SA (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     2,717         323,503   

Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     2,500         196,792   

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     5,065         540,203   

Schneider Electric SA (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     6,911         549,896   

SCOR SE (Financials , Insurance)

     7,700         246,105   

Societe Generale SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,700         148,727   

Thales SA (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     4,200         216,514   

Total SA (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     6,000         320,082   

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     1,717         416,069   

Vivendi SA (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     12,000         256,385   

Zodiac Aerospace SA (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     3,383         491,688   
        4,691,844   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 12.49%

     

Allianz AG (Financials , Insurance)

     4,608         718,465   

BASF SE (Materials , Chemicals)

     2,900         257,175   

Bayer AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     11,446         1,330,095   

Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     4,850         448,557   

Brenntag AG (Materials , Chemicals)

     837         137,518   

Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     4,800         333,460   

Deutsche Bank AG (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,300         148,848   

Deutsche Post AG (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     24,445         685,205   

E.ON SE (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     6,200         105,205   

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Financials , Insurance)

     2,200         163,606   

Heidelbergcement AG (Materials , Construction Materials)

     5,643         433,464   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     6,219         701,423   

Linde AG (Materials , Chemicals)

     5,886         1,133,848   

Metro AG (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     23,616         814,186   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     458         41,737   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Financials , Insurance)

     4,834         959,491   

Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,800         101,161   

RWE AG (Utilities , Multi-Utilities)

     2,900         87,249   

SAP AG (Information Technology , Software)

     5,752         423,089   

Siemens AG (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     7,167         784,794   

Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     1,600         364,303   
        10,172,879   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 4.09%

     

AIA Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     200,200         948,650   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     48,500         324,246   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

     

China Everbright Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     404,000       $ 571,963   

China Resources Land Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     104,600         287,274   

Guangdong Investment Limited (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     58,000         46,965   

Hengdeli Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)«

     1,902,366         490,579   

Hong Kong Land Holdings Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     24,058         162,873   

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     178,500         106,102   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     226,500         90,535   

Sands China Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     13,600         73,562   

Wheelock & Company (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     22,000         114,601   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     42,000         115,620   
        3,332,970   
     

 

 

 

India : 0.53%

     

Coal India Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     16,734         77,485   

Gail Limited (Utilities , Gas Utilities)

     800         24,240   

Grasim Industries GDR (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     1,800         78,678   

Tata Motors Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     7,700         185,108   

Tata Steel Limited GDR (Industrials , Machinery)

     17,100         62,928   
        428,439   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 0.20%

     

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     202,500         162,552   
     

 

 

 

Ireland : 1.05%

     

Covidien plc (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     10,501         647,177   

Mallinckrodt plc (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     1,259         57,776   

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (Materials , Containers & Packaging)

     7,500         151,660   
        856,613   
     

 

 

 

Israel : 0.45%

     

Bank Hapoalim Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     38,000         182,107   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     4,600         182,242   
        364,349   
     

 

 

 

Italy : 1.89%

     

Enel SpA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     48,100         160,231   

ENI SpA (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     30,391         671,554   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     372,695         707,032   
        1,538,817   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 18.14%

     

Adeka Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     20,600         208,293   

Aisin Seiki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     3,300         131,110   

Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     11,600         114,093   

Aozora Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     41,000         126,882   

Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     79,000         512,358   

Capcom Company Limited (Information Technology , Software)

     31,900         567,560   

Credit Saison Company Limited (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     1,100         24,728   

Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

     78,000         665,999   

Eizo Nanao Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     7,300         164,177   

Fukuoka Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     23,000         103,830   

Hitachi Capital Corporation (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     5,100         121,679   

Hitachi Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     50,000         336,023   

Honda Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     19,000         704,422   

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     49,000         206,690   

Itochu Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     38,700         460,874   

Japan Tobacco Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     23,400         818,558   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Japan (continued)

     

JX Holdings Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     28,500       $ 151,655   

KDDI Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     8,400         464,141   

Kyorin Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     7,900         172,588   

Maeda Road Construction Company Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     11,000         180,768   

Marubeni Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     30,000         208,967   

Miraca Holdings Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Providers & Services)

     1,800         86,957   

Mitsubishi Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     5,500         100,495   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     7,000         37,677   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     106,000         650,659   

Mitsui & Company Limited (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     9,000         120,876   

Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     11,000         332,887   

Mitsui OSK Lines Limited (Industrials , Marine)†

     162,000         625,432   

Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     154,300         319,915   

NGK Insulators Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     30,000         401,389   

Nichirei Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     21,000         101,236   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     5,600         282,259   

Nissan Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     26,200         274,818   

Nitto Denko Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     10,300         581,749   

NTT DoCoMo Incorporated (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     100         152,691   

Ono Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     2,400         154,182   

ORIX Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     2,900         43,096   

Otsuka Holdings Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     6,000         193,954   

Rengo Company Limited (Materials , Containers & Packaging)

     23,000         116,750   

Sankyu Incorporated (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     28,000         97,804   

SEINO Holdings Company Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     3,000         26,964   

Sharp Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)†

     85,000         350,730   

Sojitz Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     77,400         132,017   

Sumitomo Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Distributors)

     19,900         266,661   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     8,000         366,459   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,000         134,052   

Toshiba TEC Corporation (Information Technology , Office Electronics)

     22,000         126,953   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     19,000         109,642   

Toyota Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     22,600         1,378,021   

West Japan Railway Company (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     2,700         114,166   

Yamada Denki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     10,990         445,616   

Yokohama Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     21,000         207,190   
        14,778,692   
     

 

 

 

Liechtenstein : 0.13%

     

Verwaltungs-Und Privat-Bank AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     1,400         107,937   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 0.25%

     

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     41,700         38,564   

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     59,200         162,234   
        200,798   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 3.07%

     

Aegon NV (Financials , Insurance)

     17,300         133,372   

Akzo Nobel NV (Materials , Chemicals)

     10,300         626,963   

ING Groep NV (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)†

     16,600         169,604   

Koninklijke Ahold NV (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     16,900         278,451   

Koninklijke Vopak NV (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,899         109,365   

Nutreco NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     2,600         122,445   

Unilever NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     21,669         871,739   

Ziggo NV (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     4,696         186,545   
        2,498,484   
     

 

 

 

Nigeria : 0.18%

     

Nigerian Breweries plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     136,314         146,236   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Norway : 1.27%

     

Atea ASA (Information Technology , IT Services)

     5,400       $ 56,815   

DnB Nor ASA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     7,800         129,916   

Frontline 2012 Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     11,711         75,519   

Marine Harvest ASA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)«

     547,586         551,972   

Statoil ASA (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     5,700         123,619   

Yara International ASA (Materials , Chemicals)

     2,200         98,785   
        1,036,626   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 1.12%

     

Gazprom Neft Sponsored ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)(i)

     10,500         185,640   

Lukoil ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     4,200         247,901   

Mobile Telesystems ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     14,461         281,845   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     67,125         193,991   
        909,377   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 0.18%

     

Global Logistic Properties Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     64,000         143,022   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.31%

     

Absa Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,300         134,756   

Imperial Holding Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Distributors)

     5,700         118,969   
        253,725   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 2.80%

     

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     14,830         475,225   

Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     13,500         136,992   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     126         143,561   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited GDR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     837         479,601   

SK Telecom Company Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     4,477         878,723   

Woori Finance Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     16,400         164,230   
        2,278,332   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 0.40%

     

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     22,800         166,644   

Grifols SA (Health Care , Biotechnology)

     3,658         154,314   

Grifols SA B Shares (Health Care , Biotechnology)

     232         7,435   
        328,393   
     

 

 

 

Sweden : 1.41%

     

Boliden AB (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     12,400         175,399   

Nordea Bank AB (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     15,000         189,970   

Saab AB (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     9,100         164,880   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B Shares (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

     11,300         133,575   

Volvo AB Class B (Industrials , Machinery)

     33,135         488,524   
        1,152,348   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 8.94%

     

ABB Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     27,464         606,585   

Actelion Limited (Health Care , Biotechnology)

     725         48,179   

Baloise Holding AG (Financials , Insurance)

     2,000         217,408   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     3,334         326,393   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     20,379         598,741   

Georg Fischer AG (Industrials , Machinery)

     400         209,520   

Holcim Limited (Materials , Construction Materials)

     4,140         299,277   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Switzerland (continued)

     

Nestle SA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     13,035       $ 883,132   

Novartis AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     8,991         647,037   

Roche Holdings AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,633         895,050   

Swatch Group AG Class B (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     501         297,747   

Swiss Reinsurance AG (Financials , Insurance)

     6,501         517,720   

UBS AG (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     20,708         407,917   

Valora Holding AG (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     600         121,368   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Financials , Insurance)

     4,472         1,203,712   
        7,279,786   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 0.14%

     

Bangchak Petroleum plc (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     107,100         118,050   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 17.51%

     

Amlin plc (Financials , Insurance)

     19,500         119,280   

AstraZeneca plc (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     9,400         476,897   

Aviva plc (Financials , Insurance)

     22,000         124,332   

BAE Systems plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     49,700         337,128   

Barclays plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     50,000         218,984   

BP plc (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     141,149         976,023   

British Land Company plc (Financials , REITs)

     19,975         181,562   

BT Group plc (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     70,500         365,394   

Capita plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     38,503         610,913   

Centrica plc (Utilities , Gas Utilities)

     21,200         126,099   

Cobham plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     10,300         45,064   

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     457,053         753,697   

Diageo plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     4,429         138,391   

Firstgroup plc (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     32,500         49,416   

GlaxoSmithKline plc (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     4,400         112,719   

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     52,764         600,239   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     14,796         496,536   

Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     3,563         103,364   

J Sainsbury plc (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     42,600         255,074   

Johnson Matthey plc (Materials , Chemicals)

     7,357         317,289   

Land Securities Group plc (Financials , REITs)

     24,606         355,229   

Liberty Global plc Class A (Consumer Discretionary , Media)†

     3,993         323,912   

Liberty Global plc Class C (Consumer Discretionary , Media)†

     448         34,568   

Man Group plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     409,697         500,471   

Marston’s plc (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     33,800         79,904   

Meggitt plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     34,947         291,068   

Old Mutual plc (Financials , Insurance)

     59,600         176,074   

Pace plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     36,800         174,608   

Prudential plc (Financials , Insurance)

     8,667         153,865   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Consumer Staples , Household Products)

     5,706         406,149   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     28,183         503,762   

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (Financials , Insurance)

     53,200         101,163   

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     19,000         670,423   

SABMiller plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     14,318         701,466   

Smiths Group plc (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     20,061         422,672   

Standard Chartered plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     8,419         195,249   

Tesco plc (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     76,159         425,542   

Tullett Prebon plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     20,600         104,323   

Vodafone Group plc (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     111,300         334,397   

Vodafone Group plc ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     18,872         565,216   

WH Smith plc (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)«

     15,600         184,750   

William Morrison Supermarkets plc (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     48,700         214,174   

Wolseley plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     11,972         572,962   

WPP plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     20,333         366,230   
        14,266,578   
     

 

 

 

United States : 2.08%

     

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     719         325,348   

 

6


Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

United States (continued)

         

KKR & Company LP (Financials , Capital Markets)

         16,873       $ 345,053   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

         7,896         509,687   

Schlumberger Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

         6,381         518,967   
            1,699,055   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $71,159,580)

            79,056,573   
         

 

 

 
           Dividend yield               

Preferred Stocks : 0.62%

         

Brazil : 0.21%

         

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA ( Utilities , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels ) ±

       6.89     7,109         65,003   

Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce Class A ( Materials , Metals & Mining ) ±

       3.26        8,400         103,649   
            168,652   
         

 

 

 

Germany : 0.41%

         

Henkel AG & Company KGaA Vorzug ( Consumer Staples , Household Products ) ±

       1.28        3,405         333,578   
         

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $547,332)

            502,230   
         

 

 

 
           Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 2.82%

         

Investment Companies : 2.82%

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08        1,167,587         1,167,587   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments,
LLC (l)(u)(r)(v)

       0.12        1,129,761         1,129,761   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,297,348)

            2,297,348   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $74,004,260)*

     100.48          81,856,151   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (0.48          (387,055
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 81,469,096   
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

(i) Illiquid security
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
Non-income-earning security
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $76,682,177 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 12,933,778   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,759,804
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 5,173,974   

 

7


Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks


if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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 similarsecurities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 78,808,672       $ 247,901       $ 0       $ 79,056,573   

Preferred stocks

     502,230         0         0         502,230   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,167,587         1,129,761         0         2,297,348   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 80,478,489       $ 1,377,662       $ 0       $ 81,856,151   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ (38,905   $ 0       $ (38,905

 

+ Forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized losses on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange
date
  Counterparty   Contracts to deliver   U.S.value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
losses
 
10-7-2013   Barclays   209,706,000 JPY   $ 2,142,554      $ 2,103,649      $ (38,905


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 88.20%

     

Argentina : 0.29%

     

MercadoLibre Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)«

     94,800       $ 11,132,364   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 11.68%

     

All America Latina Logistica SA (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     8,132,870         31,442,748   

B2W Companhia Global do Varejo (Consumer Discretionary , Internet & Catalog Retail)†

     2,015,290         9,363,786   

Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     7,262,708         88,750,292   

BM&FBOVESPA SA (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     5,224,000         28,165,428   

BRF Brasil Foods SA ADR (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     816,278         17,492,838   

Brookfield Incorporacoes SA (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)†

     4,603,572         3,349,740   

CETIP SA (Financials , Capital Markets)

     3,602,537         36,319,877   

Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,903,200         14,932,948   

Companhia De Bebidas ADR (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     2,113,400         79,844,252   

Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     1,046,600         27,709,312   

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     2,257,000         6,420,729   

Multiplan Empreendimentos IImobilianios SA (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     707,400         15,615,607   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     2,233,200         30,460,848   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR Class A (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     1,862,953         26,714,746   

Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     690,000         5,837,333   

Tim Participacoes SA (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     2,150,963         7,995,339   

Vale SA Depository Receipt (Materials , Metals & Mining)«

     1,441,636         19,779,246   
        450,195,069   
     

 

 

 

Chile : 0.45%

     

Banco Santander Chile SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)«

     707,700         15,965,712   

Inversiones La Construccion (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     100,000         1,289,287   
        17,254,999   
     

 

 

 

China : 16.96%

     

51job Incorporated ADR (Industrials , Professional Services)†

     583,191         38,782,202   

Baidu Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     179,700         23,776,107   

Bitauto Holdings Limited ADR (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     61,645         742,206   

China Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     24,305,290         58,290,576   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     9,855,165         104,834,070   

Ctrip.com International Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)Ǡ

     1,193,506         43,718,125   

Dalian Port Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     18,732,000         3,743,695   

First Tractor Company (Industrials , Machinery)

     7,532,000         4,447,955   

Hengan International Group Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     3,450,000         37,900,356   

NetEase Incorporated ADR (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     201,800         12,856,678   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Diversified Consumer Services)

     1,990,189         44,162,294   

PetroChina Company Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     23,270,000         27,213,742   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Class H (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     5,900,000         5,576,229   

Sichuan Expressway Company (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     22,984,000         5,630,718   

SINA Corporation (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     1,623,117         111,946,379   

Sinotrans Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     32,149,000         6,052,084   

Sun Art Retail Group Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     16,154,500         22,454,163   

Tingyi Holding Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     15,078,000         37,288,674   

Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     8,412,000         64,264,660   
        653,680,913   
     

 

 

 

Colombia : 0.59%

     

Bancolombia SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     394,900         22,687,005   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 4.54%

     

AIA Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     10,691,400         50,661,322   

Belle International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     23,116,000         33,382,227   

CNOOC Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     34,780,000         62,783,021   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

     

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     15,985,000       $ 9,501,631   

Li Ning Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)†«

     10,906,500         6,750,116   

Shangri-La Asia Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     3,033,500         4,771,868   

Texwinca Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     7,166,000         6,976,030   
        174,826,215   
     

 

 

 

India : 5.83%

     

Bharti Airtel Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     4,838,728         27,414,551   

Bharti Infratel Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     5,218,871         12,771,450   

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (Financials , Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     890,700         11,725,365   

ICICI Bank Limited ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,478,355         48,460,477   

Infosys Technologies Limited ADR (Information Technology , IT Services)«

     748,115         37,166,353   

ITC Limited (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     4,282,640         24,066,739   

Reliance Industries Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     1,294,200         18,561,091   

Reliance Industries Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)144A

     1,246,587         35,739,649   

Ultra Tech Cement Limited (Materials , Construction Materials)

     286,000         8,638,795   
        224,544,470   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 1.20%

     

PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     2,659,000         4,023,104   

PT Astra International Incorporated Tbk (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     13,851,000         8,760,058   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,299,500         9,410,343   

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)†

     1,833,000         2,220,467   

PT Telekomunik Indonesia Persoro Tbk (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)«

     483,877         22,069,630   
        46,483,602   
     

 

 

 

Israel : 0.35%

     

Israel Chemicals Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     1,719,600         13,741,167   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 1.70%

     

Genting Bhd (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     7,480,900         22,668,695   

KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (Financials , REITs)

     3,437,900         6,952,104   

Resorts World Bhd (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     15,496,300         19,871,951   

Sime Darby Bhd (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     5,465,937         15,973,207   
        65,465,957   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 9.79%

     

America Movil SAB de CV ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     2,573,420         53,990,352   

Cemex SAB de CV ADR (Materials , Construction Materials)†

     3,196,990         36,797,355   

Fibra Uno Administracion SA B de CV (Financials , REITs)

     7,652,159         24,443,294   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     710,400         70,677,696   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     7,511,984         47,385,297   

Grupo Financiero Santander SAB de CV ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     1,283,641         18,510,103   

Grupo Sanborns SA de CV (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     3,864,153         8,985,171   

Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     2,905,000         78,725,500   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     13,827,100         37,835,012   
        377,349,780   
     

 

 

 

Peru : 0.37%

     

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     993,600         14,208,480   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 0.65%

     

Ayala Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     632,624         8,790,895   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     2,808,093         6,866,670   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Philippines (continued)

     

SM Investments Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     426,582       $ 9,331,174   
        24,988,739   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 4.67%

     

Lukoil ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     796,249         46,978,691   

Magnit (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)(a)

     47,300         11,517,427   

Mobile Telesystems ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     2,427,800         47,317,822   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     5,517,377         15,945,220   

Sberbank of Russia Sponsored ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     961,195         11,082,578   

Yandex NV Class A (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

     1,448,106         47,063,445   
        179,905,183   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 5.43%

     

Anglo American Platinum Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†«

     246,832         8,767,158   

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)«

     1,077,592         14,191,887   

Clicks Group Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     580,000         3,374,588   

Gold Fields Limited ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     960,700         5,793,021   

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,290,758         12,691,047   

MTN Group Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     1,822,643         34,224,785   

Sasol Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     470,000         21,654,158   

Shoprite Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     1,958,100         33,118,298   

Standard Bank Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,885,190         21,117,262   

Tiger Brands Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     1,743,333         54,426,695   
        209,358,899   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 9.48%

     

Amorepacific Corporation (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     7,190         6,067,268   

KB Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     330,000         10,457,307   

KB Financial Group Incorporated ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     93,117         2,944,360   

KT Corporation ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     3,914,813         62,715,304   

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     764,891         51,540,823   

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     5,255         6,890,193   

Lotte Confectionery Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     4,427         6,249,836   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     138,136         157,388,415   

Samsung Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     459,337         43,953,737   

Shinhan Financial Group Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     465,945         17,004,914   
        365,212,157   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 7.87%

     

104 Corporation (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     1,655,000         4,796,142   

Far Eastern Textile Company Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     26,613,491         30,042,408   

First Financial Holding Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     8,987,510         5,574,765   

Fuhwa Financial Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     48,050,750         25,077,760   

Mediatek Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     1,088,881         13,072,455   

President Chain Store Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     2,565,000         19,117,853   

Siliconware Precision Industries Company (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     4,713,000         5,477,400   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     13,035,224         44,557,066   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ADR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     7,357,852         124,936,327   

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     15,008,000         30,630,104   
        303,282,280   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 3.82%

     

Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,729,800         24,905,054   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

Thailand (continued)

            

PTT Exploration & Production PCL ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

            4,553,739       $ 22,695,952   

PTT PCL (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

            2,890,200         30,564,096   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            7,395,100         37,448,030   

Thai Beverage PCL (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

            74,127,000         31,497,486   
               147,110,618   
            

 

 

 

Turkey : 1.32%

            

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

            2,430,453         33,520,026   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)†

            1,181,462         17,237,531   
               50,757,557   
            

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 1.21%

            

African Barrick Gold Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

            1,428,500         2,453,437   

Standard Chartered plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            1,909,560         44,285,486   
               46,738,923   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,274,094,178)

               3,398,924,377   
            

 

 

 
           Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal         

Convertible Debentures : 0.00%

            

Brazil : 0.00%

            

Lupatech SA (s)(a)(i)

       6.50   4-15-2018    $ 303,000         6,800   
            

 

 

 

Total Convertible Debentures (Cost $160,691)

               6,800   
            

 

 

 
           Dividend yield          Shares         

Preferred Stocks : 2.12%

            

Brazil : 2.12%

            

Lojas Americanas SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail ) ±

       0.49           9,560,903         66,677,172   

Vale SA ADR ( Materials , Metals &
Mining
±

       3.50           1,203,500         14,815,085   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $87,782,343)

               81,492,257   
            

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 9.21%

            
           Yield                    

Investment Companies : 9.21%

            

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08           295,187,301         295,187,301   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (v)(r)(l)(u)

       0.12           59,761,457         59,761,457   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $354,948,758)

               354,948,758   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $3,716,985,970)*

     99.53             3,835,372,192   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     0.47                18,109,703   
            

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 3,853,481,895   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
Non-income-earning security
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

(s) Security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on this security.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(i) Illiquid security
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,724,110,553 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 471,874,358   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (360,612,719
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 111,261,639   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Fixed income securities acquired with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on evaluated bid prices received from an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the independent pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.


Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 3,387,406,950       $ 11,517,427       $ 0       $ 3,398,924,377   

Preferred stocks

     81,492,257         0         0         81,492,257   

Convertible debentures

     0         0         6,800         6,800   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     295,187,301         59,761,457         0         354,948,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,764,086,508       $ 71,278,884       $ 6,800       $ 3,835,372,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 84.33%

     

Australia : 0.79%

     

BHP Billiton Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     4,675       $ 145,562   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 8.56%

     

Alupar Investimento SA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)†

     18,860         144,673   

EDP Energias Do Brasil SA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     23,600         122,172   

Grendene SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     18,800         175,528   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     13,447         171,449   

Natura Cosmeticos SA (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     10,700         215,515   

Telefonica Brasil ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     12,201         261,955   

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Composite Unit (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     22,300         223,161   

Valid Solucoes SA (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     17,600         266,621   
        1,581,074   
     

 

 

 

Chile : 1.25%

     

Aguas Andinas SA Class A (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     243,000         170,244   

Enersis SA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     197,825         59,615   
        229,859   
     

 

 

 

China : 15.50%

     

ANTA Sports Products Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     87,000         98,267   

China BlueChemical Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     136,000         62,778   

China Construction Bank (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     478,000         356,854   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     31,500         335,080   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     119,600         88,980   

Cosco Pacific Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     139,835         196,529   

Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     311,000         175,638   

Digital China Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     48,000         52,731   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     60,800         94,544   

Huaneng Power International Incorporated (Utilities , Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)

     160,000         167,105   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited Class H (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     459,000         301,834   

Jiangsu Express Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     124,000         128,867   

KWG Property Holding Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     202,500         116,190   

PetroChina Company Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     278,000         325,115   

Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     388,000         130,574   

Zhejiang Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     272,000         231,121   
        2,862,207   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic : 0.34%

     

CEZ AS (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     2,600         61,852   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 4.56%

     

Bosideng International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     596,000         123,725   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     73,000         226,843   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     129,500         206,382   

Wynn Macau Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     24,000         68,080   

Xinyi Glass Holding Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     144,000         132,013   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     31,000         85,338   
        842,381   
     

 

 

 

India : 0.63%

     

ICICI Bank Limited ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,550         116,369   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 3.96%

     

Lippo Malls Indonesia (Financials , REITs)

     369,000         143,727   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

 

 

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Indonesia (continued)

     

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk (Utilities , Gas Utilities)

     432,500       $ 248,285   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     292,000         338,098   
        730,110   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 3.31%

     

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     166,766         214,883   

Malayan Banking Bhd (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     64,700         204,631   

Maxis Bhd (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     30,500         66,848   

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Financials , REITs)

     305,200         125,128   
        611,490   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 4.96%

     

Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SA (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     80,000         214,770   

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico SAB de CV (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     33,040         172,485   

Grupo Financiero Santander SAB de CV (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     97,181         281,133   

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV (Financials , REITs)144A

     123,466         248,039   
        916,427   
     

 

 

 

Panama : 0.68%

     

Banco Latinoamericano De Exportaciones SA E Shares (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     4,990         125,698   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 3.52%

     

Globe Telecom Incorporated (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     5,710         214,963   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     3,660         254,506   

Semirara Mining Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     31,590         181,117   
        650,586   
     

 

 

 

Poland : 0.76%

     

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials , Insurance)

     994         141,067   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 4.08%

     

Lukoil ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     2,980         175,820   

Mail.Ru Group Limited (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     1,900         60,705   

MegaFon GDR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     3,641         115,602   

Mobile Telesystems ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     16,180         315,348   

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS OAO (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)(a)

     50,563         86,287   
        753,762   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 7.02%

     

Ascendas India Trust (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     144,000         81,017   

Ascott Residence Trust (Financials , REITs)

     169,000         166,892   

Asian Pay Television Trust (Consumer Discretionary , Media)†

     103,000         72,943   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     162,000         119,880   

Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     20,000         162,883   

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (Financials , REITs)†

     213,000         157,548   

Religare Health Trust (Financials , REITs)

     133,000         88,956   

SembCorp Industries Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     31,000         123,917   

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     53,000         163,898   

STX OSV Holdings Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     244,000         158,398   
        1,296,332   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 3.79%

     

Absa Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     10,683         154,795   

Growthpoint Properties Limited (Financials , REITs)

     46,500         117,175   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

South Africa (continued)

     

Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     2,595       $ 115,203   

MTN Group Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     3,655         68,632   

Sanlam Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     26,533         127,831   

Sasol Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     2,498         115,090   
        698,726   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 5.60%

     

Kangwon Land Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     5,060         128,817   

KT Corporation ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     15,588         249,720   

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     2,120         142,852   

S-Oil Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     2,100         141,131   

SK Telecom Company Limited ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     17,164         370,571   
        1,033,091   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 8.50%

     

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     7,000         61,161   

Chroma ATE Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     30,000         62,728   

Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     42,000         134,320   

Cleanaway Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     26,000         171,677   

CTCI Corporation (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     33,000         59,427   

Delta Electronics Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     17,000         82,487   

Huaku Development Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     26,680         86,126   

MediaTek Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     7,000         84,038   

Mega Financial Holding Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     150,065         125,361   

Quanta Computer Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     37,000         86,125   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     52,530         164,843   

Siliconware Precision Industries Company (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     61,000         70,894   

Taiwan Cement Corporation (Materials , Construction Materials)

     74,000         91,655   

United Microelectronics Corporation ADR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     53,048         116,706   

Wistron Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     107,850         102,863   

WPG Holdings Company Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     56,000         69,751   
        1,570,162   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 3.86%

     

Esso (Thailand) PCL (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     701,400         155,742   

Major Cineplex Group PCL (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     137,400         92,624   

PTT Global Chemical PCL (Materials , Chemicals)

     58,500         123,355   

Shin Corporation PCL (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     70,100         194,847   

Thai Oil PCL (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     40,300         78,540   

Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     38,000         68,291   
        713,399   
     

 

 

 

Turkey : 0.83%

     

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Materials , Construction Materials)

     15,336         89,119   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)†

     11,100         64,790   
        153,909   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 1.83%

     

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     30,000         337,110   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Dividend yield     Shares      Value  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $15,359,875)

        $ 15,571,173   
       

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks : 3.67%

       

Brazil : 2.57%

       

Banco Bradesco SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks ) ±

     4.05   $ 13,300         161,488   

Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce Class A ( Materials , Metals & Mining ) ±

     8.27        9,700         119,690   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels ) ±

     5.49        27,000         192,794   
          473,972   
       

 

 

 

Russia : 1.10%

       

Sberbank ADR ( Financials , Commercial Banks ) (a) ±

     4.55        89,927         203,779   
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $770,022)

          677,751   
       

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 2.09%

       

Brazil : 0.92%

       

FII BTG Pactual Corporate Office Fund

       2,893         169,293   
       

 

 

 

Thailand : 1.17%

       

Samui Airport Property Fund

       379,700         215,932   
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $430,138)

          385,225   
       

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 9.93%

       
     Yield               

Investment Companies : 9.93%

       

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

     0.08        1,833,351         1,833,351   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,833,351)

          1,833,351   
       

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $18,393,386)*

     100.02        18,467,500   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (0.02        (3,189
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00      $ 18,464,311   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $18,473,865 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 857,408   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (863,773
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (6,365

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 15,484,886       $ 86,287       $ 0       $ 15,571,173   

Preferred stocks

     473,972         203,779         0         677,751   

Investment companies

     385,225         0         0         385,225   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,833,351         0         0         1,833,351   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 18,177,434       $ 290,066       $ 0       $ 18,467,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 96.34%

     

Argentina : 0.19%

     

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA ADR (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     65,927       $ 512,912   
     

 

 

 

Australia : 0.91%

     

Atlas Iron Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,411,882         1,034,292   

Perseus Mining Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     694,751         365,319   

Tiger Resources Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     6,290,400         1,130,825   
        2,530,436   
     

 

 

 

Austria : 0.50%

     

RHI AG (Materials , Construction Materials)

     44,429         1,395,495   
     

 

 

 

Canada : 2.65%

     

B2Gold Corporation (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     353,826         1,033,471   

MBAC Fertilizer Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)†«

     578,864         1,121,545   

MBAC Fertilizer Corporation - Restricted Shares (Materials , Chemicals)†

     84,000         162,749   

Mercator Minerals Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     120,000         12,852   

Nevsun Resources Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     142,458         479,899   

Parex Resources Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     282,382         1,426,894   

Surge Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†(a)144A

     41,460         214,748   

Surge Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†«

     468,396         2,426,119   

Taseko Mines Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     221,008         456,175   
        7,334,452   
     

 

 

 

China : 1.70%

     

51job Incorporated ADR (Industrials , Professional Services)†

     17,955         1,194,008   

Pactera Technology International Limited ADR (Information Technology , IT Services)†

     261,547         1,752,365   

Sinotrans Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     9,264,000         1,743,958   
        4,690,331   
     

 

 

 

Denmark : 1.02%

     

Jyske Bank (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     64,371         2,823,284   
     

 

 

 

France : 5.44%

     

ALTEN (Information Technology , IT Services)

     62,095         2,313,026   

Atos Origin SA (Information Technology , IT Services)

     27,217         2,046,121   

JC Decaux SA (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     24,444         784,360   

Laurent Perrier Group (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     6,288         558,380   

M6 Metropole Television SA (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     38,591         760,082   

Mersen (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     86,897         1,976,818   

SCOR SE (Financials , Insurance)

     107,396         3,432,554   

Teleperformance (Industrials , Professional Services)

     65,487         3,171,190   
        15,042,531   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 2.83%

     

Amadeus Fire AG (Industrials , Professional Services)

     19,648         1,188,919   

Gerresheimer AG (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     26,401         1,540,651   

GSW Immobilien AG (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     37,823         1,530,668   

Hochtief AG (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     32,160         2,450,670   

United Internet AG (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     34,179         1,116,744   
        7,827,652   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 1.22%

     

China High Precision Automation Group (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)«(a)(i)

     3,447,000         151,114   

Emperor Watch & Jewellery Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     11,230,000         854,312   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

     

Luk Fook Holdings International Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)«

     385,000       $ 1,077,222   

Sunlight REIT (Financials , REITs)

     2,019,000         822,637   

Techtronic Industries Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     187,000         457,638   
        3,362,923   
     

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.37%

     

C&C Group plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     185,219         1,020,121   
     

 

 

 

Israel : 0.66%

     

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     1,132,883         1,829,625   
     

 

 

 

Italy : 1.34%

     

Amplifon SpA (Health Care , Health Care Providers & Services)

     239,874         1,200,516   

Credito Emiliano SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     38,081         209,433   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     150,106         1,160,219   

Mediobanca SpA (Financials , Capital Markets)

     183,334         1,125,347   
        3,695,515   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 10.82%

     

Aeon Delight Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     119,100         2,176,181   

Anritsu Corporation (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     152,400         1,917,647   

Avex Group Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     19,100         655,459   

Chiba Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     155,000         1,074,916   

Credit Saison Company Limited (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     72,300         1,625,292   

FamilyMart Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     56,900         2,513,456   

Hitachi Chemical Company Limited (Industrials , Chemicals)

     151,700         2,558,030   

Isuzu Motors Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     328,000         2,334,961   

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     121,200         3,056,305   

ORIX JREIT Incorporated (Financials , REITs)

     1,958         2,189,776   

Shimanura Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     12,900         1,480,911   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     385,000         1,793,075   

Taikisha Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     30,700         742,181   

Tamron Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Leisure Equipment & Products)

     46,737         937,031   

Tokai Carbon Company Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     118,000         339,863   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Company Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     74,755         1,609,473   

Toshiba Machine Company Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     348,263         1,611,308   

Yusen Logistics Company Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     145,000         1,309,161   
        29,925,026   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 0.58%

     

Eurofins Scientific (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     7,351         1,613,601   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 1.00%

     

Nutreco NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)«

     34,748         1,636,436   

USG People NV (Industrials , Professional Services)

     150,291         1,117,662   
        2,754,098   
     

 

 

 

Norway : 1.94%

     

Hoegh LNG Holdings Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     256,797         1,943,583   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     76,607         1,031,558   

SpareBank 1 SR Bank ASA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     284,043         2,400,445   
        5,375,586   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 0.70%

     

Sollers OJSC (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)(a)

     88,170         1,928,953   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

South Korea : 1.42%

     

BS Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     123,420       $ 1,763,261   

Handsome Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     28,060         693,117   

Kiwoom Securities Company (Financials , Capital Markets)

     28,836         1,457,939   
        3,914,317   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 0.54%

     

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     288,293         1,488,098   
     

 

 

 

Sweden : 0.57%

     

Meda AB Class A (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     134,804         1,574,883   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 2.87%

     

Aryzta AG (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     37,768         2,336,396   

Barry Callebaut AG (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     1,931         1,872,681   

Dufry AG (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)†

     15,311         2,000,216   

Lonza Group AG (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     22,355         1,719,894   
        7,929,187   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 1.04%

     

Catcher Technology Company Limited (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     257,000         1,114,168   

Siliconware Precision Industries Company (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     1,142,000         1,327,221   

Siliconware Precision Industries Company ADR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     75,440         430,008   
        2,871,397   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 12.29%

     

Aberdeen Asset Management plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     247,227         1,445,330   

Ashmore Group plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     123,497         696,434   

Ashtead Group plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     168,078         1,805,162   

Babcock International Group plc (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     145,985         2,609,437   

Bovis Homes Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     299,517         3,642,845   

Capita plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     156,342         2,480,622   

Catlin Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     355,102         2,733,407   

Devro plc (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     98,416         467,861   

Enquest plc (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     794,664         1,496,597   

Hays plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     398,557         625,100   

Hiscox Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     180,387         1,783,690   

Mitie Group plc (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     411,580         1,696,775   

Morgan Advanced Materials plc (Industrials , Machinery)

     249,311         1,158,653   

Oxford Instruments plc (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     40,476         877,431   

Partnership Assurance Group (Financials , Insurance)†

     111,000         842,605   

Perform Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)†

     232,202         1,773,252   

Savills plc (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     209,545         2,008,254   

SIG plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     655,994         1,814,239   

Subsea 7 SA (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     51,244         972,217   

Taylor Wimpey plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     1,891,808         3,064,978   
        33,994,889   
     

 

 

 

United States : 43.74%

     

A. Schulman Incorporated (Materials , Chemicals)

     87,411         2,342,615   

ACCO Brands Corporation (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)†

     277,300         1,832,953   

ACI Worldwide Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

     79,300         3,754,855   

ALLETE Incorporated (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     53,900         2,890,118   

ATMI Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

     156,400         3,886,540   

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)†

     26,800         3,269,332   

Brown & Brown Incorporated (Financials , Insurance)

     113,700         3,750,963   

Cambrex Corporation (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)†

     84,500         1,237,925   

Carbo Ceramics Incorporated (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)«

     21,200         1,862,632   

Casey’s General Stores Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     19,000         1,258,370   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)  

Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

Security name               Shares      Value  

United States (continued)

        

Comstock Resources Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        188,280       $ 3,157,456   

Delta Apparel Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)†

        102,600         1,646,730   

Denny’s Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants &
Leisure)†

        624,359         3,552,603   

Douglas Dynamics Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

        176,300         2,533,431   

EMCOR Group Incorporated (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

        29,800         1,230,144   

First Citizens BancShares Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

        20,212         4,234,414   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

        295,100         3,154,619   

Forward Air Corporation (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

        58,505         2,139,528   

Franklin Electric Company Incorporated (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

        123,362         4,596,468   

Global Payments Incorporated (Information Technology , IT Services)

        51,600         2,389,596   

Guess? Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

        79,000         2,660,720   

Haemonetics Corporation (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)†

        77,400         3,267,828   

Imation Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)†

        514,954         2,409,985   

Kadant Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

        123,241         4,034,910   

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

        456,800         2,357,088   

Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

        69,167         4,037,969   

Maidenform Brands Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)†

        178,400         4,167,424   

Matthews International Corporation Class A (Consumer Discretionary , Diversified Consumer Services)

        75,640         2,925,755   

Mueller Industries Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

        67,000         3,677,630   

Neenah Paper Incorporated (Materials , Paper & Forest Products)

        80,325         3,178,460   

NetScout Systems Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

        93,900         2,491,167   

Post Properties Incorporated (Financials , REITs)

        66,300         3,084,276   

Progress Software Corporation (Information Technology , Software)†

        107,900         2,761,161   

Quanex Building Products Corporation (Industrials , Building Products)

        85,489         1,455,023   

Schweitzer Manduit International Incorporated (Materials , Paper & Forest Products)

        17,439         944,147   

Silgan Holdings Incorporated (Materials , Containers & Packaging)

        50,500         2,436,120   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Industrials , Building Products)

        74,100         2,446,782   

Stone Energy Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

        106,664         2,598,335   

The Men’s Wearhouse Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

        104,400         4,168,692   

Thoratec Corporation (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)†

        60,500         1,983,795   

TIBCO Software Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

        108,900         2,715,966   

TreeHouse Foods Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Food Products)†

        53,700         3,812,163   

Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)†

        181,390         2,610,201   
           120,946,889   
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $224,300,638)

           266,382,201   
        

 

 

 
          Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 6.43%

        

Investment Companies : 6.43%

        

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select
Class (l)(u)

      0.08     9,685,793         9,685,793   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(u)(r)(v)

      0.12        8,084,998         8,084,998   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $17,770,791)

           17,770,791   
        

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $242,071,429)*

    102.77          284,152,992   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (2.77 )            (7,657,946
 

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

    100.00        $ 276,495,046   
 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(i) Illiquid security
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $243,399,600 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 56,298,528   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (15,545,136
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 40,753,392   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks


if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 264,087,386       $ 2,143,701       $ 151,114       $ 266,382,201   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     9,685,793         8,084,998         0         17,770,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 273,773,179       $ 10,228,699       $ 151,114       $ 284,152,992   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ 210,219       $ 0       $ 210,219   

 

+ Forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized gains on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange

date

    Counterparty   Contracts to deliver     U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains
 
  9-9-2013      JPMorgan Chase Bank     439,245,000 JPY      $ 4,487,086      $ 4,697,305      $ 210,219   


Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 97.79%

     

Canada : 5.51%

     

Barrick Gold Corporation (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     177,579       $ 2,939,191   

Cenovus Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     102,332         3,029,027   

Suncor Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     53,023         1,675,715   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     58,605         5,485,428   
        13,129,361   
     

 

 

 

China : 6.06%

     

AutoNavi Holdings Limited ADR (Information Technology , Software)Ǡ

     171,799         2,140,616   

Biostime International Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     302,000         1,458,288   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     472,000         5,020,888   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited Class H (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     4,660,000         3,064,366   

Shenguan Holdings Group Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     1,886,000         802,491   

Xtep International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     4,317,715         1,959,662   
        14,446,311   
     

 

 

 

Finland : 0.93%

     

Metso Oyj (Industrials , Machinery)

     63,318         2,229,703   

Germany : 8.65%

     

Bayer AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     38,291         4,449,646   

Metro AG (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     157,204         5,419,767   

SAP AG (Information Technology , Software)

     51,197         3,765,797   

Siemens AG (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     63,864         6,993,178   
        20,628,388   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 4.10%

     

China Everbright Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     3,518,000         4,980,613   

Hengdeli Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     18,582,874         4,792,118   
     9,772,731   
     

 

 

 

Italy : 4.38%

     

ENI SpA (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     185,884         4,107,499   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,337,281         6,331,085   
     10,438,584   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 23.95%

     

Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     689,000         4,468,543   

Capcom Company Limited (Information Technology , Software)

     277,700         4,940,797   

Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

     746,000         6,369,686   

Hitachi Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     449,000         3,017,485   

Itochu Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     225,600         2,686,647   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     979,000         6,009,386   

Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     101,000         3,056,511   

Mitsui OSK Lines Limited (Industrials , Marine)†

     1,456,000         5,621,162   

Nitto Denko Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     85,388         4,822,752   

Sharp Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)†

     829,000         3,420,652   

Toyota Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     138,900         8,469,339   

Yamada Denki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail) «

     103,610         4,201,120   
     57,084,080   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 2.30%

     

Akzo Nobel NV (Materials , Chemicals)

     90,067         5,482,392   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund

 

 

Security name          Shares      Value  

Norway : 2.60%

       

Frontline 2012 Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

       123,728       $ 797,866   

Marine Harvest ASA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

       5,351,950         5,394,818   
          6,192,684   
       

 

 

 

Russia : 1.80%

       

Mobile Telesystems ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

       127,250         2,480,103   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

       629,774         1,820,047   
          4,300,150   
       

 

 

 

South Korea : 5.79%

       

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

       121,150         3,882,235   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited GDR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)144A

       8,069         4,623,537   

SK Telecom Company Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

       26,995         5,298,438   
          13,804,210   
       

 

 

 

Sweden : 1.71%

       

Volvo AB Class B (Industrials , Machinery)

       275,740         4,065,358   
       

 

 

 

Switzerland : 8.49%

       

ABB Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

       228,745         5,052,188   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       31,411         3,075,084   

Novartis AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

       54,759         3,940,731   

Swatch Group AG Class B (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       4,381         2,603,652   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Financials , Insurance)

       20,647         5,557,478   
          20,229,133   
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 17.20%

       

BP plc (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       902,598         6,241,324   

Capita plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

       339,512         5,386,915   

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

       4,355,492         7,182,360   

Man Group plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

       3,642,986         4,450,141   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Consumer Staples , Household Products)

       49,046         3,491,060   

Smiths Group plc (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

       160,505         3,381,731   

Vodafone Group plc ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

       184,658         5,530,507   

Wolseley plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

       111,341         5,328,617   
          40,992,655   
       

 

 

 

United States : 4.32%

       

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

       7,254         3,282,435   

KKR & Company LP (Financials , Capital Markets)

       125,523         2,566,945   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

       68,745         4,437,492   
          10,286,872   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $200,163,288)

          233,082,612   
       

 

 

 
     Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 0.88%

       

Investment Companies : 0.88%

       

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(u)(v)(r)

     0.12     2,085,890         2,085,890   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,085,890)

          2,085,890   
       

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $202,249,178)*

     98.67        235,168,502   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1.33           3,178,048   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00      $ 238,346,550   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $206,130,299 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,914,983   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (13,876,780
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 29,038,203   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.


Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 233,082,612       $ 0       $ 0       $ 233,082,612   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     0         2,085,890         0         2,085,890   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 233,082,612       $ 2,085,890       $ 0       $ 235,168,502   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted
prices

(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ (382,889   $ 0       $ (382,889

 

+ Forward foreign currency contracts are presented at the unrealized losses on the instrument.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At July 31, 2013, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange

Date

    Counterparty   Contracts to deliver   U.S. value at
July 31, 2013
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
losses
 
  10-7-2013      Barclays   2,063,850,000 JPY   $ 21,086,232      $ 20,703,343      $ (382,889


Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 99.00%

     

Chile : 1.48%

     

Enersis SA ADR (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     174,600       $ 2,653,920   
     

 

 

 

France : 9.60%

     

L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     20,500         3,434,930   

Pinault-Printempts-Redoute SA (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     17,080         3,910,521   

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     34,132         3,640,319   

Total SA (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     51,880         2,767,644   

Total SA ADR (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     11,300         599,465   

Vivendi SA (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     132,500         2,830,918   
        17,183,797   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 2.55%

     

Adidas-Salomon AG (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     41,000         4,570,816   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 7.18%

     

Kao Corporation (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     85,800         2,751,629   

Kao Corporation ADR (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     15,500         496,775   

Komatsu Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     123,000         2,748,688   

Komatsu Limited ADR (Industrials , Machinery)«

     13,500         300,915   

ORIX Corporation (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     149,000         2,214,227   

ORIX Corporation ADR (Financials , Consumer Finance)«

     14,500         1,078,800   

TOTO Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     319,000         3,261,352   
        12,852,386   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 3.23%

     

Millicom International Cellular SA (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     39,930         3,188,568   

Samsonite International SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     942,983         2,583,732   
        5,772,300   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 7.37%

     

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company NV (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     89,795         5,361,904   

Heineken NV (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     48,000         3,371,639   

Unilever NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     111,479         4,460,275   
        13,193,818   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 2.31%

     

DBS Group Holdings Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     315,260         4,142,772   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 2.45%

     

Samsung Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     3,850         4,386,586   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 1.73%

     

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)«

     424,183         3,105,020   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 5.65%

     

Novartis AG ADR (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     49,100         3,516,051   

Transocean Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     57,000         2,688,120   

UBS AG (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     198,000         3,900,308   
        10,104,479   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 5.92%

     

Diageo plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     86,764         2,711,070   

HSBC Holdings plc ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     35,672         2,024,386   

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     79,662         2,712,515   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

         

Standard Chartered plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

         135,733       $ 3,147,847   
            10,595,818   
         

 

 

 

United States : 49.53%

         

Abbott Laboratories (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

         101,000         3,699,630   

Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated (Materials , Chemicals)

         37,580         4,082,691   

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

         7,877         3,564,343   

Autoliv Incorporated GDR (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

         51,350         4,226,548   

Baxter International Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

         59,800         4,367,792   

Charles Schwab Corporation (Financials , Capital Markets)

         220,900         4,879,681   

eBay Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)†

         64,800         3,349,512   

EMC Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

         186,500         4,876,975   

Franklin Resources Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

         88,800         4,340,544   

Home Depot Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

         50,300         3,975,209   

JPMorgan Chase & Company (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

         88,144         4,912,265   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

         41,000         3,651,050   

Oracle Corporation (Information Technology , Software)

         153,800         4,975,430   

PepsiCo Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

         46,500         3,884,610   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

         65,306         4,215,502   

Schlumberger Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

         47,684         3,878,140   

SunTrust Banks Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

         62,600         2,177,854   

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

         104,500         4,096,400   

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

         41,846         3,632,233   

Visa Incorporated Class A (Information Technology , IT Services)

         17,307         3,063,512   

Walt Disney Company (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

         62,900         4,066,485   

Zions Bancorporation (Financials , Commercial Banks)

         160,048         4,743,823   
            88,660,229   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $134,292,126)

            177,221,941   
         

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 2.91%

         
           Yield               

Investment Companies : 2.91%

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select
Class (l)(u)

   

    0.08     1,882,244         1,882,244   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(u)(v)(r)

  

    0.12        3,334,355         3,334,355   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,216,599)

            5,216,599   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $139,508,725)*

     101.91          182,438,540   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (1.91          (3,423,750
         

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 179,014,790   
         

 

 

 

 

« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
Non-income-earning security
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $139,941,176 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 46,965,897   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,468,533
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,497,364   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Security loans

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

 

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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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, etc.)

Level 3 –

  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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant other
observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 177,221,941       $ 0       $ 0       $ 177,221,941   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,882,244         3,334,355         0         5,216,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 179,104,185       $ 3,334,355       $ 0       $ 182,438,540   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 90.64%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 19.12%

     

Auto Components : 1.52%

     

Dana Holding Corporation

     74,500       $ 1,627,826   
     

 

 

 

Automobiles : 1.01%

     

Thor Industries Incorporated

     20,000         1,081,000   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 1.70%

     

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

     49,500         1,821,105   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.38%

     

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Class A †

     61,000         1,478,030   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 11.56%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Class A

     46,000         2,294,020   

Aeropostale Incorporated †

     70,000         1,059,100   

Ascena Retail Group Incorporated †

     112,000         2,138,080   

Chico’s FAS Incorporated

     114,500         1,961,385   

DSW Incorporated Class A

     14,300         1,083,797   

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated

     18,500         1,346,615   

OfficeMax Incorporated

     220,000         2,505,800   
        12,388,797   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 1.95%

     

Jones Group Incorporated

     127,500         2,093,550   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 2.35%

     

Food Products : 2.35%

     

Flowers Foods Incorporated

     64,500         1,480,920   

J & J Snack Foods Corporation

     13,000         1,035,840   
        2,516,760   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 5.54%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 4.05%

     

Forum Energy Technologies Incorporated †«

     64,500         1,862,760   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     66,420         1,685,075   

Tetra Technologies Incorporated †

     78,000         789,360   
        4,337,195   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 1.49%

     

Oasis Petroleum Incorporated †

     38,000         1,597,520   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 18.26%

     

Capital Markets : 3.90%

     

E*TRADE Financial Corporation †

     92,500         1,378,250   

Eaton Vance Corporation

     23,700         959,139   

Stifel Financial Corporation †

     49,000         1,844,850   
        4,182,239   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 6.51%

     

Associated Banc-Corp

     95,000         1,609,300   

Cathay General Bancorp

     35,000         831,600   

Hancock Holding Company

     55,000         1,801,800   

TCF Financial Corporation

     68,000         1,036,320   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Commercial Banks (continued)

     

Zions Bancorporation

     57,000       $     1,689,480   
        6,968,500   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 2.59%

     

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

     29,000         821,860   

Stancorp Financial Group Incorporated

     36,829         1,955,252   
        2,777,112   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development : 2.55%

     

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

     30,000         2,730,900   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 2.71%

     

CommonWealth REIT

     41,840         965,249   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     114,500         1,939,630   
        2,904,879   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 5.78%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 1.45%

     

Steris Corporation

     34,500         1,553,190   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 1.46%

     

AMN Healthcare Services Incorporated †

     106,000         1,566,680   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 2.87%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A †

     15,700         1,915,243   

Charles River Laboratories International Incorporated †

     25,500         1,161,270   
        3,076,513   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 24.36%

     

Commercial Services & Supplies : 8.83%

     

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     83,000         548,630   

Herman Miller Incorporated

     38,000         1,068,180   

Kar Auction Services Incorporated

     163,000         4,146,720   

Resources Connection Incorporated

     134,500         1,788,850   

Schawk Incorporated

     59,000         813,020   

United Stationers Incorporated

     26,360         1,091,040   
        9,456,440   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 3.30%

     

EMCOR Group Incorporated

     39,500         1,630,560   

Pike Electric Corporation

     155,500         1,898,655   
        3,529,215   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 6.04%

     

Harsco Corporation

     54,700         1,409,072   

IDEX Corporation

     40,800         2,433,720   

Trinity Industries Incorporated

     27,000         1,062,990   

Wabtec Corporation

     27,000         1,567,620   
        6,473,402   
     

 

 

 

Marine : 1.51%

     

Kirby Corporation †

     19,150         1,617,409   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name          Shares      Value  

Professional Services : 1.19%

       

Korn/Ferry International †

       65,500       $ 1,279,215   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 1.44%

       

Landstar System Incorporated

       28,520         1,541,791   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 2.05%

       

Aercap Holdings NV †

       125,500         2,198,760   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology : 11.68%

       

Communications Equipment : 0.69%

       

Plantronics Incorporated

       16,000         743,840   
       

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 0.90%

       

Avid Technology Incorporated †

       162,000         965,520   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 2.30%

       

Jabil Circuit Incorporated

       107,000         2,459,930   
       

 

 

 

IT Services : 3.62%

       

DST Systems Incorporated

       13,500         945,405   

VeriFone Systems Incorporated †

       154,000         2,936,780   
          3,882,185   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 2.33%

       

ATMI Incorporated †

       38,500         956,725   

International Rectifier Corporation †

       64,000         1,543,040   
          2,499,765   
       

 

 

 

Software : 1.84%

       

Informatica Corporation †

       51,500         1,965,755   
       

 

 

 

Materials : 1.61%

       

Construction Materials : 0.84%

       

Texas Industries Incorporated †«

       14,600         907,244   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 0.77%

       

Walter Industries Incorporated «

       73,500         822,465   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 0.59%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 0.59%

       

General Communication Incorporated Class A †

       71,500         632,775   
       

 

 

 

Utilities : 1.35%

       

Electric Utilities : 1.35%

       

Westar Energy Incorporated

       43,000         1,444,370   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $80,061,952)

          97,121,877   
       

 

 

 
     Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 11.24%

       

Investment Companies : 11.24%

       

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

     0.08     10,222,240         10,222,240   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(r)(u)(v)

     0.12        1,817,400         1,817,400   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $12,039,640)

          12,039,640   
       

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $92,101,592)*

     101.88      $  109,161,517   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (1.88        (2,017,204
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00      $ 107,144,313   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $92,806,475 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,111,460   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,756,418
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,355,042   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 97,121,877       $ 0       $ 0       $ 97,121,877   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     10,222,240         1,817,400         0         12,039,640   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 107,344,117       $ 1,817,400       $ 0       $ 109,161,517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 90.64%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 14.30%

     

Distributors : 1.28%

     

Core Mark Holding Company Incorporated

     90,600       $ 5,676,090   

LKQ Corporation †

     117,800         3,071,046   
        8,747,136   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 1.51%

     

Steiner Leisure Limited †

     60,100         3,482,194   

Stewart Enterprises Incorporated Class A

     521,600         6,853,824   
        10,336,018   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 6.68%

     

Ameristar Casinos Incorporated

     324,800         8,597,456   

Bally Technologies Incorporated †

     97,000         6,952,960   

Brinker International Incorporated

     55,800         2,240,370   

Domino’s Pizza Incorporated

     110,100         6,890,058   

Home Inns & Hotels Management ADR Ǡ

     86,500         2,405,565   

Ignite Restaurant Group Incorporated †

     220,300         3,527,003   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Incorporated †

     92,100         5,238,648   

SHFL Entertainment Incorporated †

     221,900         5,048,225   

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

     131,400         4,834,206   
        45,734,491   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 0.97%

     

Harman International Industries Incorporated

     109,200         6,609,876   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products : 0.97%

     

Brunswick Corporation

     41,100         1,551,525   

Callaway Golf Company

     607,100         4,358,978   

LeapFrog Enterprises Incorporated †

     61,800         711,936   
        6,622,439   
     

 

 

 

Media : 0.51%

     

John Wiley & Sons Incorporated

     76,900         3,470,497   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 2.38%

     

Aeropostale Incorporated †

     366,600         5,546,658   

Children’s Place Retail Stores Incorporated †

     43,616         2,357,009   

Finish Line Incorporated

     236,500         5,264,490   

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated

     42,900         3,122,691   
        16,290,848   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 3.29%

     

Beverages : 0.28%

     

Cott Corporation

     230,416         1,928,582   
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing : 0.71%

     

Casey’s General Stores Incorporated

     73,000         4,834,790   
     

 

 

 

Food Products : 1.83%

     

Dean Foods Company

     700,900         7,639,810   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Food Products (continued)

     

Pinnacle Foods Incorporated

     192,900       $ 4,913,163   
        12,552,973   
     

 

 

 

Personal Products : 0.47%

     

Elizabeth Arden Incorporated †

     78,400         3,219,104   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 4.49%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 1.45%

     

Bristow Group Incorporated

     47,400         3,223,674   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     264,500         6,710,365   
        9,934,039   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.04%

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Incorporated †

     213,100         6,748,877   

Jones Energy Incorporated †

     336,400         4,729,784   

Laredo Petroleum Holdings Incorporated Ǡ

     263,800         5,779,858   

Stealthgas Incorporated †

     160,000         1,614,400   

Teekay Corporation

     48,834         1,937,245   
        20,810,164   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 16.56%

     

Capital Markets : 1.43%

     

FXCM Incorporated Class A

     166,200         2,742,300   

HFF Incorporated Class A

     217,500         4,567,500   

Stifel Financial Corporation †

     64,931         2,444,652   
        9,754,452   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 4.20%

     

First Horizon National Corporation

     248,600         3,065,238   

First Midwest Bancorp Incorporated

     210,200         3,209,754   

FirstMerit Corporation

     277,800         6,228,276   

Lakeland Financial Corporation

     123,000         3,880,650   

Old National Bancorp

     359,200         5,176,072   

Simmons First National Corporation

     115,500         3,158,925   

Susquehanna Bancshares Incorporated

     300,100         3,991,330   
        28,710,245   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 0.52%

     

Compass Diversified Holdings

     202,300         3,566,549   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 4.27%

     

Amerisafe Incorporated

     84,000         3,001,320   

Brown & Brown Incorporated

     265,700         8,765,443   

Markel Corporation †

     11,461         6,074,330   

Primerica Incorporated

     39,300         1,612,872   

ProAssurance Corporation

     91,600         4,903,348   

Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated

     71,000         4,834,390   
        29,191,703   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 5.77%

     

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Incorporated Class A

     148,079         3,743,437   

Colonial Properties Trust

     239,050         5,787,401   

Equity Lifestyle Properties Incorporated

     112,634         4,335,283   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     199,404         5,371,944   

Mid-America Apartment Communities Incorporated

     126,108         8,518,595   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

REITs (continued)

     

Parkway Properties Incorporated

     323,358       $ 5,658,765   

Redwood Trust Incorporated «

     357,972         6,064,046   
        39,479,471   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.37%

     

Ocwen Financial Corporation †

     53,700         2,557,194   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 11.55%

     

Biotechnology : 1.42%

     

Cepheid Incorporated †

     114,300         3,985,641   

Lexicon Genetics Incorporated †

     1,020,800         2,531,584   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     24,400         3,203,720   
        9,720,945   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 4.67%

     

Cooper Companies Incorporated

     59,600         7,590,060   

Haemonetics Corporation †

     127,600         5,387,272   

Masimo Corporation

     113,200         2,636,428   

Sirona Dental Systems Incorporated †

     96,800         6,834,080   

Spectranetics Corporation †

     87,600         1,578,552   

Unilife Corporation Ǡ

     523,869         1,477,311   

Volcano Corporation †

     122,300         2,442,331   

West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated

     54,100         3,990,416   
        31,936,450   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 2.31%

     

Centene Corporation †

     40,400         2,240,988   

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Corporation †

     272,700         8,879,112   

Lifepoint Hospitals Incorporated †

     95,400         4,689,864   
        15,809,964   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.21%

     

Quality Systems Incorporated

     62,800         1,436,236   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 2.05%

     

Fluidigm Corporation †

     125,200         2,223,552   

Parexel International Corporation †

     188,700         9,331,215   

TECHNE Corporation

     33,700         2,485,038   
        14,039,805   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 0.89%

     

Salix Pharmaceuticals Limited †

     82,100         6,067,190   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 18.02%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 0.64%

     

Hexcel Corporation †

     125,100         4,404,771   
     

 

 

 

Airlines : 1.41%

     

Allegiant Travel Company

     66,200         6,446,556   

Spirit Airlines Incorporated †

     96,500         3,189,325   
        9,635,881   
     

 

 

 

 

3


Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Building Products : 2.03%

     

Armstrong World Industries Incorporated †

     34,500       $ 1,727,760   

Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated

     75,400         3,114,774   

Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated †

     190,400         3,568,096   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated

     115,500         3,813,810   

Universal Forest Products Incorporated

     39,700         1,637,625   
        13,862,065   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 2.76%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated

     253,700         6,570,830   

Standard Parking Corporation †

     237,661         5,470,956   

Waste Connections Incorporated

     158,090         6,838,973   
        18,880,759   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 1.28%

     

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

     265,100         2,038,619   

MYR Group Incorporated †

     130,400         2,816,640   

Primoris Services Corporation

     188,600         3,922,880   
        8,778,139   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 3.55%

     

AZZ Incorporated

     75,100         2,841,033   

Belden Incorporated

     47,300         2,772,253   

EnerSys

     173,600         9,186,912   

Regal-Beloit Corporation

     72,800         4,708,704   

Thermon Group Holdings Incorporated †

     238,100         4,764,381   
        24,273,283   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 1.84%

     

Enpro Industries Incorporated †

     30,100         1,710,583   

IDEX Corporation

     124,773         7,442,709   

Wabash National Corporation †

     322,800         3,463,644   
        12,616,936   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 1.89%

     

On Assignment Incorporated †

     76,100         2,323,333   

RPX Corporation †

     103,900         1,812,016   

ScanSource Incorporated †

     57,500         2,047,575   

Towers Watson & Company Class A

     79,700         6,713,131   
        12,896,055   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 1.13%

     

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated †

     44,900         4,025,734   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Incorporated †

     121,900         3,685,037   
        7,710,771   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 1.49%

     

Applied Industrial Technologies Incorporated

     144,900         7,557,984   

MRC Global Incorporated †

     99,400         2,665,908   
        10,223,892   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 11.69%

     

Communications Equipment : 0.56%

     

JDS Uniphase Corporation †

     261,000         3,828,870   
     

 

 

 

 

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 1.83%

     

Fabrinet †

     162,300       $ 2,403,663   

MTS Systems Corporation

     112,000         7,061,600   

OSI Systems Incorporated †

     43,700         3,076,043   
        12,541,306   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 2.04%

     

Gartner Incorporated †

     33,700         2,022,337   

Genpact Limited

     230,200         4,693,778   

Sapient Corporation †

     528,200         7,241,622   
        13,957,737   
     

 

 

 

Office Electronics : 0.52%

     

Zebra Technologies Corporation†

     76,200         3,518,154   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 3.68%

     

Atmel Corporation †

     673,900         5,323,810   

Entegris Incorporated †

     273,600         2,607,408   

Fairchild Semiconductor International Incorporated †

     361,400         4,560,868   

Integrated Device Technology Incorporated †

     525,000         4,730,250   

MA-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Incorporated †

     166,800         2,673,804   

Monolithic Power Systems Incorporated

     89,000         2,330,020   

Nanometrics Incorporated †

     190,900         2,932,224   
        25,158,384   
     

 

 

 

Software : 3.06%

     

Cadence Design Systems Incorporated †

     220,300         3,211,974   

Comverse Incorporated †

     58,830         1,842,556   

NetScout Systems Incorporated †

     182,900         4,852,337   

PTC Incorporated †

     292,100         7,910,068   

Verint Systems Incorporated †

     87,825         3,142,379   
        20,959,314   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 5.89%

     

Chemicals : 1.53%

     

Innophos Holdings Incorporated

     98,800         4,924,192   

Minerals Technologies Incorporated

     80,300         3,693,800   

Taminco Corporation Ǡ

     80,709         1,840,165   
        10,458,157   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging : 2.08%

     

Berry Plastics Group Incorporated †

     373,900         8,622,134   

Packaging Corporation of America

     104,000         5,594,160   
        14,216,294   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 2.28%

     

Compass Minerals International Incorporated

     38,400         2,903,040   

Globe Specialty Metals Incorporated

     219,000         2,612,670   

Horsehead Holding Corporation †

     160,900         1,971,025   

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

     70,300         4,587,075   

Pretium Resources Incorporated †

     419,600         3,541,424   
        15,615,234   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Utilities : 4.85%

         

Electric Utilities : 2.79%

         

Cleco Corporation

         146,800       $ 7,121,268   

IDACORP Incorporated

         161,900         8,543,463   

UNS Energy Corporation

         67,700         3,442,545   
            19,107,276   
         

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities : 1.69%

         

Northwestern Corporation

         272,981         11,519,798   
         

 

 

 

Water Utilities : 0.37%

         

SJW Corporation

         90,300         2,518,466   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $475,319,469)

            620,042,703   
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 1.02%

         

iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF «

         67,100         6,956,257   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,538,443)

            6,956,257   
         

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 11.17%

         
           Yield        

Investment Companies : 11.17%

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08     58,225,443         58,225,443   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(u)(v)(r)

       0.12        18,219,275         18,219,275   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $76,444,718)

            76,444,718   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $558,302,630)*

     102.83          703,443,678   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (2.83          (19,350,551
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 684,093,127   
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $561,881,118 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 151,536,297   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,973,737
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 141,562,560   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 620,042,703       $ 0       $ 0       $ 620,042,703   

Investment companies

     6,956,257         0         0         6,956,257   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     58,225,443         18,219,275         0         76,444,718   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 685,224,403       $ 18,219,275       $ 0       $ 703,443,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 94.03%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 6.54%

     

Auto Components : 0.42%

     

Gentex Corporation

     667,400       $ 15,069,892   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.88%

     

Cambium Learning Group Incorporated †

     1,421,000         1,932,560   

Corinthian Colleges Incorporated †**

     8,373,200         18,755,968   

Strayer Education Incorporated

     248,800         11,011,888   
        31,700,416   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 2.92%

     

Denny’s Corporation †

     3,134,400         17,834,736   

Scientific Games Corporation Class A †

     3,119,900         42,524,237   

The Wendy’s Company

     6,402,900         45,524,619   
        105,883,592   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.54%

     

Cavco Industries Incorporated †**

     732,500         40,133,675   

Harman International Industries Incorporated

     210,300         12,729,459   

KB Home Incorporated

     173,200         3,074,300   
        55,937,434   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 0.55%

     

Stage Stores Incorporated

     303,500         7,575,360   

Vitamin Shoppe Incorporated †

     259,200         12,449,376   
        20,024,736   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 0.23%

     

Crocs Incorporated †

     621,900         8,501,373   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.86%

     

Personal Products : 0.86%

     

Prestige Brands Holdings Incorporated †

     914,800         31,020,868   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 25.27%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 8.90%

     

Ensco plc Class A

     198,100         11,359,054   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     1,338,900         33,967,893   

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

     621,600         39,285,120   

ION Geophysical Corporation †

     6,455,400         39,700,710   

Key Energy Services Incorporated †

     2,234,900         14,169,266   

Newpark Resources Incorporated †**

     7,028,900         80,410,616   

Oceaneering International Incorporated

     414,200         33,587,478   

Parker Drilling Company †

     3,139,960         19,059,557   

PHI Incorporated (non-voting) †

     603,800         21,253,760   

PHI Incorporated (voting) †**

     136,800         4,856,400   

Vantage Drilling Company †

     3,593,000         6,611,120   

Willbros Group Incorporated †**

     2,520,700         18,098,626   
        322,359,600   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 16.37%

     

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation †

     112,400         1,451,084   

Comstock Resources Incorporated

     139,500         2,339,415   

Forest Oil Corporation †

     596,900         3,056,128   

InterOil Corporation †#**

     4,949,374         424,161,352   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

Newfield Exploration Company †

     243,300       $ 5,985,180   

PetroQuest Energy Incorporated †

     238,400         1,072,800   

Range Resources Corporation

     1,061,000         83,925,100   

Synergy Resources Corporation †

     258,209         2,001,120   

Trilogy Energy Corporation

     2,436,100         68,925,193   
        592,917,372   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 18.35%

     

Commercial Banks : 4.28%

     

Ameris Bancorp †

     270,900         5,214,825   

Associated Banc-Corp

     192,900         3,267,726   

Bancorp Incorporated †

     1,413,500         21,202,500   

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     643,600         9,402,996   

CenterState Banks Incorporated

     1,140,400         11,244,344   

City National Corporation

     238,400         16,575,952   

First Horizon National Corporation

     1,446,100         17,830,413   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated

     2,352,000         25,142,880   

IBERIABANK Corporation

     344,200         20,238,960   

National Bank Holdings Corporation Class A

     749,200         14,984,000   

Park Sterling Corporation

     953,200         6,386,440   

Sandy Spring Bancorp Incorporated

     147,100         3,595,124   
        155,086,160   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 4.31%

     

Argo Group International Holdings Limited #**

     2,122,100         94,751,765   

Hilltop Holdings Incorporated †

     1,778,900         30,294,667   

Mercury General Corporation

     365,000         16,133,000   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Limited

     1,029,400         14,926,300   
        156,105,732   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 9.62%

     

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

     1,559,000         7,576,740   

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

     2,193,700         25,929,534   

Chimera Investment Corporation

     48,480,000         144,470,400   

GEO Group Incorporated

     572,200         19,866,784   

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     410,000         8,236,900   

Invesco Mortgage Capital Incorporated

     2,683,800         44,094,834   

MFA Mortgage Investments Incorporated

     4,271,400         34,085,772   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     2,026,200         34,323,828   

Sun Communities Incorporated

     620,200         30,030,084   
        348,614,876   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.14%

     

Northwest Bancshares Incorporated

     354,400         4,897,808   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 5.64%

     

Biotechnology : 0.01%

     

Amarin Corporation plc ADR †

     80,000         436,800   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 2.01%

     

Hologic Incorporated †

     1,002,600         22,759,020   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated †**

     7,235,400         32,052,822   

Symmetry Medical Incorporated †

     248,600         2,165,306   

Thoratec Corporation †

     189,800         6,223,542   

Varian Medical Systems Incorporated †

     133,800         9,700,500   
        72,901,190   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services : 2.37%

     

Air Methods Corporation

     219,700       $ 7,379,723   

Amedisys Incorporated †

     1,120,800         14,021,208   

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated †**

     2,566,200         14,473,368   

Gentiva Health Services Incorporated †**

     2,527,300         27,143,202   

Healthways Incorporated †

     1,330,000         22,822,800   
        85,840,301   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.60%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated †

     1,095,100         17,313,531   

Medidata Solutions Incorporated †

     48,600         4,496,958   
        21,810,489   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 0.65%

     

Nordion Incorporated †

     1,480,100         10,745,526   

Parexel International Corporation †

     256,800         12,698,760   
        23,444,286   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 11.21%

     

Airlines : 5.86%

     

Alaska Air Group Incorporated

     169,900         10,392,783   

Delta Air Lines Incorporated †

     3,869,700         82,153,731   

Latam Airlines Group SP ADR

     200,800         2,700,760   

United Continental Holdings Incorporated †

     2,907,000         101,308,950   

US Airways Group Incorporated †

     819,700         15,861,195   
        212,417,419   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 2.75%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated

     1,899,600         49,199,640   

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     4,701,100         31,074,271   

Healthcare Services Group Incorporated

     780,200         19,200,722   
        99,474,633   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 0.97%

     

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV

     129,900         7,739,442   

Primoris Services Corporation

     1,312,900         27,308,320   
        35,047,762   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 0.68%

     

GrafTech International Limited †

     3,301,100         24,824,272   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 0.45%

     

Hill International Incorporated †**

     2,711,700         8,514,738   

Kforce Incorporated

     464,500         7,747,860   
        16,262,598   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 0.25%

     

Covenant Transport Incorporated Class A †**

     1,421,200         9,109,892   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 0.25%

     

Applied Industrial Technologies Incorporated

     170,900         8,914,144   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 10.79%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.32%

     

Alcatel-Lucent SA ADR †

     1,467,900         3,728,466   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

     

Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated †

     3,843,300       $ 25,596,378   

Harmonic Incorporated †

     2,413,700         18,488,942   
        47,813,786   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 3.29%

     

Cray Incorporated †#**

     2,728,200         63,212,394   

Intermec Incorporated †**

     3,527,700         35,030,061   

Lexmark International Incorporated

     249,700         9,361,253   

Quantum Corporation †

     7,194,800         11,511,680   
        119,115,388   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 5.30%

     

Checkpoint Systems Incorporated †

     1,540,600         26,498,320   

Cognex Corporation

     674,100         35,801,451   

Coherent Incorporated

     834,900         47,322,132   

OSI Systems Incorporated †#**

     1,171,200         82,440,768   
        192,062,671   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.32%

     

Monster Worldwide Incorporated †

     2,048,300         11,716,276   
     

 

 

 

Office Electronics : 0.06%

     

Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A †

     45,000         2,077,650   
     

 

 

 

Software : 0.50%

     

Accelrys Incorporated †

     1,790,100         15,627,573   

Tangoe Incorporated †

     141,250         2,550,975   
        18,178,548   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 14.23%

     

Chemicals : 0.47%

     

Calgon Carbon Corporation †

     959,400         17,202,042   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging : 0.38%

     

Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated

     1,163,300         13,598,977   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 12.88%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

     908,700         25,816,167   

Carpenter Technology Corporation

     878,500         45,927,980   

Dominion Diamond Corporation †

     476,200         6,728,706   

NovaGold Resources Incorporated †

     2,650,200         7,712,082   

Osisko Mining Corporation †

     1,878,700         7,834,179   

Randgold Resources Limited ADR #

     3,264,900         242,484,123   

Royal Gold Incorporated

     747,700         38,648,613   

Sandstorm Gold Limited †(i)

     107,900         618,267   

Sandstorm Gold Limited Canadian Exchange †

     2,443,711         13,894,723   

Silver Standard Resources Incorporated †

     2,656,500         20,375,355   

Steel Dynamics Incorporated

     2,271,600         35,346,096   

United States Steel Corporation

     646,100         11,209,835   

Webco Industries Incorporated †**(a)(i)

     90,150         10,006,650   
        466,602,776   
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 0.50%

     

Wausau Paper Corporation

     1,589,300         18,102,127   
     

 

 

 

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Security name                       Shares      Value  

Telecommunication Services : 1.14%

            

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.14%
Cincinnati Bell Incorporated †**

            11,956,000       $ 41,248,200   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,408,262,070)

               3,406,322,086   
            

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 1.45%

            

KBW Regional Banking ETF

               6,331,256   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

               31,401,121   

Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

               14,815,764   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $68,112,651)

               52,548,141   
            

 

 

 
                 Expiration date                

Warrants : 0.01%

            

Materials : 0.01%

            

Metals & Mining : 0.01%
Sandstorm Gold Limited†(i)

         10-19-2015         470,263         219,770   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

               219,770   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                      

Short-Term Investments : 4.39%

  

Investment Companies : 4.39%

  

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08        158,966,173         158,966,173   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $158,966,173)

               158,966,173   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $2,635,340,894)*

     99.88             3,618,056,170   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     0.12                4,508,857   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 3,622,565,027   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
** Represents an affiliate of the Fund under section 2(a)(2) and 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as the Fund holds 5% or more of the issuer’s outstanding voting shares.
# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(i) Illiquid security
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,675,313,779 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,280,778,104   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (338,035,713
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 942,742,391   

 

5


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Options

The Fund may be subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered call options or secured put options on individual securities and/or indices. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. Premiums received from written options that expire unexercised are recognized as realized gains from investments on the expiration date. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in calculating the realized gain or loss on the sale. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost of the security purchased. The Fund, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security and/or index underlying the written option.


The Fund may also purchase call or put options. The premium is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, the value of which is subsequently adjusted based on the current market value of the option. Premiums paid for purchased options that expire are recognized as realized losses from investments on the expiration date. Premiums paid for purchased options that are exercised or closed are added to the amount paid or offset against the proceeds received for the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk of loss associated with purchased options is limited to the premium paid.

Options traded on an exchange are regulated and terms of the options are standardized. Options traded over the counter expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 3,396,315,436       $ 10,006,650       $ 0       $ 3,406,322,086   

Investment companies

     52,548,141         0         0         52,548,141   

Warrants

     0         219,770         0         219,770   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     158,966,173         0         0         158,966,173   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,607,829,750       $ 10,226,420       $ 0       $ 3,618,056,170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Written options

   $ 0       $ (349,950   $ 0       $ (349,950

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Investments in affiliates

An affiliated investment is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares. The following is a summary of transactions in issuers that were either affiliates of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period.


     Shares,
beginning
of period
     Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
     Shares, end
of period
     Value, end
of period
 

Argo Group International Holdings Limited

     2,115,700         214,750     208,350         2,122,100       $ 94,751,765   

Cavco Industries Incorporated

     539,500         193,000        0         732,500         40,133,675   

Cincinnati Bell Incorporated

     9,419,300         3,533,900        997,200         11,956,000         41,248,200   

Corinthian Colleges Incorporated

     5,019,300         3,353,900        0         8,373,200         18,755,968   

Covenant Transport Incorporated Class A

     1,412,300         8,900        0         1,421,200         9,109,892   

Cray Incorporated

     3,468,455         41,500        781,755         2,728,200         63,212,394   

Crexus Investment Corporation

     4,085,800         0        4,085,800         0         0   

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated

     2,581,900         4,900        20,600         2,566,200         14,473,368   

dELiaA*s Incorporated

     1,916,100         16,100        1,932,200         0         0   

Gentiva Health Services Incorporated

     2,421,800         150,600        45,100         2,527,300         27,143,202   

Hill International Incorporated

     2,775,200         66,500        130,000         2,711,700         8,514,738   

Intermec Incorporated

     3,718,000         0        190,300         3,527,700         35,030,061   

InterOil Corporation

     4,627,800         472,300        150,726         4,949,374         424,161,352   

MRV Communications Incorporated

     3,470,950         0        3,470,950         0         0   

Newpark Resources Incorporated

     7,309,456         9,400        289,956         7,028,900         80,410,616   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated

     6,780,100         874,000        418,700         7,235,400         32,052,822   

OSI Systems Incorporated

     614,140         557,060        0         1,171,200         82,440,768   

PHI Incorporated (voting)

     147,530         1,900        12,630         136,800         4,856,400   

Skyline Corporation

     874,400         147,700        1,022,100         0         0   

Webco Industries Incorporated

     89,900         250        0         90,150         10,006,650   

Willbros Group Incorporated

     2,070,000         450,700        0         2,520,700         18,098,626   
              $ 1,004,400,497   

 

* Inclusive of stock dividend for 204,250 shares received on May 30, 2013.

Derivative transactions

As of July 31, 2013, the Fund entered into written options for economic hedging purposes. Open call options written at July 31, 2013 were as follow for the Fund:

 

Expiration

Date

        Number of
contracts
     Strike
price
     Market
value
 

8-17-2013

   Argo Group International Holdings Limited      100       $ 45.00       $ (2,500

8-17-2013

   Cray Incorporated      100         20.00         (31,000

8-17-2013

   InterOil Corporation      100         85.00         (50,000

8-17-2013

   InterOil Corporation      100         90.00         (31,600

8-17-2013

   InterOil Corporation      300         87.50         (120,000

9-21-2013

   InterOil Corporation      200         135.00         (7,600

9-21-2013

   Argo Group International Holdings Limited      50         45.00         (4,500

9-21-2013

   OSI Systems Incorporated      100         75.00         (23,000

9-21-2013

   Rangold Resources Limited      150         80.00         (39,750

10-19-2013

   Cray Incorporated      200         22.50         (40,000


Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 98.15%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 8.50%

     

Auto Components : 0.98%

     

Gentex Corporation

     84,300       $ 1,903,494   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 2.15%

     

Century Casinos Incorporated †

     922,700         3,460,125   

Empire Resorts Incorporated †

     214,700         697,775   
        4,157,900   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 2.43%

     

Cavco Industries Incorporated †

     55,600         3,046,324   

Skyline Corporation †

     339,800         1,661,622   
        4,707,946   
     

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail : 0.43%

     

dELiA*s Incorporated †

     553,443         830,165   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products : 0.36%

     

Black Diamond Incorporated †

     66,700         689,678   
     

 

 

 

Media : 1.87%

     

Cinemark Holdings Incorporated

     25,400         739,648   

Entravision Communications Corporation Class A

     279,700         1,591,493   

Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated

     78,500         1,291,325   
        3,622,466   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 0.28%

     

Stage Stores Incorporated

     21,800         544,128   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.41%

     

Household Products : 0.41%

     

WD-40 Company

     13,900         799,389   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 21.95%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 5.74%

     

Cal Dive International Incorporated †

     682,000         1,336,720   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     103,150         2,616,916   

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

     10,700         676,240   

Key Energy Services Incorporated †

     130,200         825,468   

Newpark Resources Incorporated †

     229,900         2,630,056   

Parker Drilling Company †

     177,300         1,076,211   

Willbros Group Incorporated †

     271,400         1,948,652   
        11,110,263   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 16.21%

     

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

     66,600         2,065,932   

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation †

     3,000         38,730   

Gulfport Energy Corporation †

     13,000         691,600   

InterOil Corporation †

     207,600         17,791,320   

James River Coal Company †

     332,100         657,558   

Penn West Petroleum Limited

     87,135         1,028,193   

PostRock Energy Corporation †

     442,400         814,016   

Range Resources Corporation

     33,900         2,681,490   

Triangle Petroleum Corporation †

     122,478         869,594   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

Trilogy Energy Corporation

     138,100       $ 3,907,298   

Whiting Petroleum Corporation †

     16,500         849,255   
        31,394,986   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 20.84%

     

Capital Markets : 0.44%

     

Safeguard Scientifics Incorporated †

     56,900         850,655   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 5.78%

     

1st United Bancorp Incorporated

     143,500         1,116,430   

American River Bankshares †

     102,600         913,140   

Bancorp Incorporated †

     91,300         1,369,500   

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     21,706         317,125   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated

     127,100         1,358,699   

IBERIABANK Corporation

     10,398         611,402   

Midsouth Bancorp Incorporated

     29,100         474,330   

Pacific Premier Bancorp Incorporated †

     222,900         2,904,385   

Sierra Bancorp

     103,600         1,634,808   

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania

     24,000         486,960   
        11,186,779   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 4.32%

     

Argo Group International Holdings Limited

     88,920         3,970,278   

First Acceptance Corporation †

     714,300         1,314,312   

Health Insurance Innovations Incorporated Class A †

     100,700         1,221,491   

Hilltop Holdings Incorporated †

     63,500         1,081,405   

Mercury General Corporation

     17,800         786,760   
        8,374,246   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 10.15%

     

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

     70,400         832,128   

Chimera Investment Corporation

     2,563,800         7,640,124   

GEO Group Incorporated

     29,900         1,038,128   

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     14,900         299,341   

MFA Mortgage Investments Incorporated

     116,800         932,064   

Origen Financial Incorporated

     759,990         1,018,387   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     108,700         1,841,378   

Sun Communities Incorporated

     40,298         1,951,229   

UMH Properties Incorporated

     376,100         4,110,773   
        19,663,552   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.15%

     

Northwest Bancshares Incorporated

     20,600         284,692   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 7.03%

     

Biotechnology : 0.78%

     

Amarin Corporation plc ADR †

     27,600         150,696   

Discovery Laboratories Incorporated †

     836,900         1,347,409   
        1,498,105   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 2.32%

     

Allied Healthcare Products Incorporated †**

     412,000         1,017,640   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †

     907,800         1,016,736   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated †

     385,990         1,709,936   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

     

Stryker Corporation

     10,690       $ 753,217   
        4,497,529   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 1.06%

     

Accretive Health Incorporated †

     66,600         664,668   

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated †

     114,900         648,036   

Ensign Group Incorporated

     19,400         741,856   
        2,054,560   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 2.87%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated †

     21,800         344,658   

Computer Programs & Systems Incorporated

     31,950         1,780,893   

Merge Healthcare Incorporated †

     587,400         2,660,922   

Omnicell Incorporated †

     36,600         772,260   
        5,558,733   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 13.17%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 0.93%

     

Orbital Sciences Corporation †

     97,400         1,805,796   
     

 

 

 

Airlines : 1.49%

     

JetBlue Airways Corporation †

     294,600         1,926,684   

US Airways Group Incorporated †

     49,300         953,955   
        2,880,639   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 1.61%

     

Patrick Industries Incorporated †

     125,200         3,118,732   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 3.58%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated

     79,798         2,066,768   

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     283,800         1,875,918   

Cintas Corporation

     15,150         719,777   

Healthcare Services Group Incorporated

     55,400         1,363,394   

Standard Parking Corporation †

     39,200         902,384   
        6,928,241   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 2.12%

     

Integrated Electrical Services Incorporated †

     376,000         2,214,640   

Primoris Services Corporation

     90,600         1,884,480   
        4,099,120   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 0.68%

     

GrafTech International Limited †

     176,200         1,325,024   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 1.83%

     

Actuant Corporation Class A

     29,800         1,052,238   

Kaydon Corporation

     45,600         1,326,048   

Kennametal Incorporated

     27,000         1,170,180   
        3,548,466   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 0.93%

     

Hill International Incorporated †

     575,900         1,808,326   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Information Technology : 10.65%

     

Communications Equipment : 2.60%

     

BlackBerry Limited †

     157,600       $ 1,391,608   

Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated †

     205,600         1,369,296   

Sandvine Corporation †

     1,208,800         2,282,531   
        5,043,435   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 1.76%

     

Cray Incorporated †

     147,000         3,405,990   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 0.49%

     

GSI Group Incorporated †

     112,200         943,602   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 3.44%

     

Henry Jack & Associates Incorporated

     6,300         304,290   

Official Payments Holdings Incorporated †

     566,700         4,051,905   

Western Union Company

     128,870         2,314,505   
        6,670,700   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 1.58%

     

Advanced Micro Devices Incorporated †

     217,500         819,975   

FormFactor Incorporated †

     306,900         2,231,163   
        3,051,138   
     

 

 

 

Software : 0.78%

     

Accelrys Incorporated †

     67,760         591,545   

Informatica Corporation †

     24,200         923,714   
        1,515,259   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 14.28%

     

Containers & Packaging : 0.80%

     

Avery Dennison Corporation

     18,900         845,397   

Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated

     60,500         707,245   
        1,552,642   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 13.48%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

     24,100         684,681   

Endeavour Mining Corporation †

     1,219,300         807,248   

Goldcorp Incorporated

     41,600         1,174,368   

Goldgroup Mining Incorporated †

     1,030,800         110,396   

Goldgroup Mining Incorporated - Legend Shares †

     1,041,000         111,489   

Lucara Diamond Corporation †

     1,580,800         1,303,053   

McEwen Mining Incorporated †

     1,002,300         1,964,508   

Newmont Mining Corporation

     51,300         1,539,000   

NovaGold Resources Incorporated †

     140,700         409,437   

Randgold Resources Limited ADR

     128,400         9,536,268   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated †(a)

     442,400         88,273   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated - Canada Exchange †

     193,750         38,671   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated - Legend Shares †

     500,000         99,796   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated - Legend Shares †(i)

     672,000         134,125   

Royal Gold Incorporated

     42,500         2,196,825   

Sandstorm Gold Limited †

     11,600         66,468   

Sandstorm Gold Limited - Legend Shares †(i)

     331,400         1,884,311   

Sandstorm Gold Limited Canadian Exchange †

     183,243         1,041,904   

Sandstorm Metals & Energy Limited †

     398,510         655,712   

Silver Standard Resources Incorporated †

     165,768         1,271,441   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

  

         

United States Steel Corporation

  

         56,785       $ 985,220   
            26,103,194   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.32%

  

         

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.32%

  

         

Cincinnati Bell Incorporated †

  

         740,500         2,554,725   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $140,690,399)

  

            190,084,295   
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 1.10%

  

         

Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

  

         52,871         2,139,669   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $4,868,994)

  

            2,139,669   
         

 

 

 
            Expiration date              

Warrants : 0.34%

  

         

Health Care : 0.08%

  

         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 0.08%

  

         

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)(i)

  

    5-14-2016      270,908         130,686   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)(i)

  

    9-28-2016      13,680         7,806   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)(i)

  

    2-27-2018      48,280         15,324   
            153,816   
         

 

 

 

Materials : 0.26%

  

         

Metals & Mining : 0.26%

  

         

Sandstorm Gold Limited†(i)

  

    4-23-2014      904,067         501,722   
         

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $15,993)

  

            655,538   
         

 

 

 
      Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 0.96%

  

         

Investment Companies : 0.96%

  

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

   

    0.08        1,859,791         1,859,791   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,859,791)

               1,859,791   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $147,435,177)*

     100.55             194,739,293   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (0.55             (1,071,049
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 193,668,244   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
** Represents an affiliate of the Fund under section 2(a)(2) and 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as the Fund holds 5% or more of the issuer’s outstanding voting shares.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(i) Illiquid security
(l) Investment in an affiliate

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $155,496,059 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 66,823,965   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (27,580,731
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 39,243,234   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On July 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.

The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 189,996,022       $ 88,273       $ 0       $ 190,084,295   

Investment companies

     2,139,669         0         0         2,139,669   

Warrants

     0         655,538         0         655,538   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,859,791         0         0         1,859,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 193,995,482       $ 743,811       $ 0       $ 194,739,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Investments in affiliates

An affiliated investment is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares. The following is a summary of transactions in issuers that were either affiliates of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period.

 

     Shares,
beginning of
period
     Shares
purchased
     Shares
sold
     Shares, end
of period
     Value, end
of period
 

Allied Healthcare Products Incorporated

     453,100         0         41,100         412,000       $ 1,017,640   

Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation

     104,000         0         104,000         0         0   


Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 95.34%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 15.06%

     

Auto Components : 0.68%

     

Modine Manufacturing Company †

     505,798       $ 5,563,773   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 2.93%

     

Hillenbrand Incorporated

     370,502         9,184,745   

Matthews International Corporation Class A

     381,622         14,761,139   
        23,945,884   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 2.90%

     

Denny’s Corporation †

     1,889,644         10,752,074   

DineEquity Incorporated

     112,500         7,837,875   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporated †

     78,100         1,641,662   

Ruby Tuesday Incorporated †

     107,300         785,436   

The Wendy’s Company

     373,600         2,656,296   
        23,673,343   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 2.19%

     

Blyth Incorporated

     223,782         3,135,186   

Cavco Industries Incorporated †

     111,249         6,095,333   

Dixie Group Incorporated †**

     733,977         6,598,453   

Helen of Troy Limited †

     47,000         1,996,560   
        17,825,532   
     

 

 

 

Media : 1.01%

     

AH Belo Corporation

     1,100,660         8,254,950   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 2.96%

     

Christopher & Banks Corporation †

     711,645         4,867,652   

Guess? Incorporated

     266,000         8,958,880   

The Men’s Wearhouse Incorporated

     259,000         10,341,870   
        24,168,402   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 2.39%

     

Delta Apparel Incorporated †

     304,839         4,892,666   

Maidenform Brands Incorporated †

     624,100         14,578,976   
        19,471,642   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 4.51%

     

Food & Staples Retailing : 0.65%

     

Casey’s General Stores Incorporated

     30,700         2,033,261   

SUPERVALU Incorporated †«

     407,500         3,264,075   
        5,297,336   
     

 

 

 

Food Products : 1.97%

     

Seneca Foods Corporation Class A †

     70,192         2,467,249   

TreeHouse Foods Incorporated †

     191,800         13,615,882   
        16,083,131   
     

 

 

 

Household Products : 1.89%

     

Central Garden & Pet Company †

     250,592         1,876,934   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Household Products (continued)

     

Central Garden & Pet Company Class A †

     201,902       $ 1,522,341   

WD-40 Company

     208,636         11,998,656   
        15,397,931   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 7.34%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 2.61%

     

Atwood Oceanics Incorporated †

     77,200         4,349,448   

Cal Dive International Incorporated †«

     391,800         767,928   

Carbo Ceramics Incorporated «

     91,300         8,021,618   

Steel Excel Incorporated †

     281,659         8,168,111   
        21,307,105   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 4.73%

     

Bill Barrett Corporation †«

     191,786         4,299,842   

Comstock Resources Incorporated

     680,863         11,418,073   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited

     151,300         4,062,405   

Penn Virginia Corporation †

     743,300         3,746,232   

Stone Energy Corporation †

     453,937         11,057,905   

Swift Energy Company †«

     313,547         3,994,589   
        38,579,046   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 15.29%

     

Capital Markets : 2.98%

     

Apollo Investment Corporation

     548,320         4,457,842   

CIFC Corporation †

     253,585         1,729,450   

Investment Technology Group Incorporated †

     573,851         8,154,423   

Westwood Holdings Group Incorporated

     201,612         10,028,181   
        24,369,896   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 7.21%

     

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     204,500         2,987,745   

First Citizens BancShares Incorporated

     153,549         32,168,516   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated

     539,850         5,770,997   

TCF Financial Corporation

     381,436         5,813,085   

UMB Financial Corporation

     202,461         12,107,168   
        58,847,511   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 2.57%

     

Brown & Brown Incorporated

     288,000         9,501,120   

Fortegra Financial Corporation †

     289,220         1,952,235   

Stewart Information Services Corporation

     80,574         2,492,154   

Validus Holdings Limited

     198,100         7,018,683   
        20,964,192   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 1.59%

     

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     250,800         5,038,572   

Post Properties Incorporated

     169,981         7,907,516   
        12,946,088   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.94%

     

Pennymac Financial Service Incorporated †

     105,455         2,066,918   

Provident New York Bancorp

     517,116         5,610,709   
        7,677,627   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care : 6.44%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 3.44%

     

Haemonetics Corporation †

     175,900       $ 7,426,498   

ICU Medical Incorporated †

     47,450         3,401,691   

Orthofix International NV †

     22,200         504,162   

Steris Corporation

     79,000         3,556,580   

Thoratec Corporation †

     148,617         4,873,151   

West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated

     112,941         8,330,528   
        28,092,610   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 0.93%

     

Owens & Minor Incorporated «

     140,900         5,066,764   

VCA Antech Incorporated †

     87,900         2,528,004   
        7,594,768   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.70%

     

Omnicell Incorporated †

     269,600         5,688,560   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 1.37%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A †

     44,600         5,440,754   

Cambrex Corporation †

     394,948         5,785,988   
        11,226,742   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 20.38%

     

Air Freight & Logistics : 1.40%

     

Forward Air Corporation

     313,709         11,472,338   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 2.23%

     

Quanex Building Products Corporation

     347,599         5,916,135   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated

     372,000         12,283,440   
        18,199,575   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 2.59%

     

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     947,069         6,260,126   

Courier Corporation

     232,312         3,605,482   

Viad Corporation

     467,844         11,251,648   
        21,117,256   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 2.00%

     

Franklin Electric Company Incorporated

     437,674         16,307,733   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 6.73%

     

Commercial Vehicle Group Incorporated †

     309,770         2,242,735   

Douglas Dynamics Incorporated

     553,048         7,947,300   

John Bean Technologies Corporation

     162,660         3,856,669   

Kadant Incorporated **

     801,480         26,240,455   

Mueller Industries Incorporated

     266,620         14,634,772   
        54,921,931   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 3.93%

     

FTI Consulting Incorporated †

     208,800         7,779,888   

Heidrick & Struggles International Incorporated

     62,000         953,560   

Insperity Incorporated

     181,600         6,005,512   

Korn/Ferry International †

     487,500         9,520,875   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Professional Services (continued)

     

ScanSource Incorporated †

     96,700       $ 3,443,487   

Towers Watson & Company Class A

     52,100         4,388,383   
        32,091,705   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 0.45%

     

Arkansas Best Corporation

     168,525         3,656,993   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure : 1.05%

     

Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC

     146,465         8,550,627   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 17.58%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.49%

     

Aviat Networks Incorporated †

     1,109,347         2,939,770   

Black Box Corporation

     87,400         2,365,044   

Ixia †

     209,500         2,912,050   

NETGEAR Incorporated †

     133,400         3,976,654   
        12,193,518   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 1.55%

     

Imation Corporation †**

     2,706,550         12,666,654   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 2.80%

     

AVX Corporation

     622,648         7,963,668   

GSI Group Incorporated †

     262,400         2,206,784   

Orbotech Limited †

     525,615         6,480,833   

Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated †

     431,521         6,209,587   
        22,860,872   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.84%

     

EarthLink Incorporated

     1,089,975         6,834,143   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 1.51%

     

Global Payments Incorporated

     118,500         5,487,735   

Sykes Enterprises Incorporated †

     387,900         6,811,524   
        12,299,259   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 4.68%

     

ATMI Incorporated †

     661,433         16,436,610   

DSP Group Incorporated †

     713,064         5,312,327   

Exar Corporation †

     492,972         6,413,566   

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation †

     1,696,481         8,753,842   

Sunedison Incorporated †

     127,600         1,286,208   
        38,202,553   
     

 

 

 

Software : 4.71%

     

ACI Worldwide Incorporated †

     246,132         11,654,350   

Micros Systems Incorporated †

     66,700         3,250,291   

NetScout Systems Incorporated †

     309,743         8,217,482   

Progress Software Corporation †

     328,097         8,396,002   

TIBCO Software Incorporated †

     275,700         6,875,958   
        38,394,083   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 6.48%

     

Chemicals : 2.74%

     

A. Schulman Incorporated

     276,505         7,410,334   

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                       Shares      Value  

Chemicals (continued)

            

American Pacific Corporation †

            129,533       $ 4,711,115   

Innospec Incorporated

            87,900         3,772,668   

Plastec Technologies Limited †(a) (i)

            152,638         854,773   

Sensient Technologies Corporation

            127,800         5,624,478   
               22,373,368   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 1.05%

            

Royal Gold Incorporated

            165,000         8,528,850   
            

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 2.69%

            

Clearwater Paper Corporation †

            59,894         2,930,014   

Neenah Paper Incorporated

            355,468         14,065,869   

Schweitzer Manduit International Incorporated

            92,024         4,982,179   
               21,978,062   
            

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.17%

            

Wireless Telecommunication Services : 1.17%

            

Leap Wireless International Incorporated †

            572,900         9,555,972   
            

 

 

 

Utilities : 1.09%

            

Electric Utilities : 1.09%

            

ALLETE Incorporated

            166,253         8,914,486   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $665,675,987)

               778,096,047   
            

 

 

 
                 Expiration date                

Warrants : 0.00%

            

Aerospace & Defense : 0.00%

            

Plastec Technologies Limited †(a)(i)

         11/18/2014         145,800         0   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

               0   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                      

Short-Term Investments : 6.30%

            

Investment Companies : 6.30%

            

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08        35,881,995         35,881,995   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (l)(r)(u)(v)

       0.12           15,545,125         15,545,125   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $51,427,120)

               51,427,120   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $717,103,107)*

     101.64             829,523,167   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (1.64             (13,402,374
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 816,120,793   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
** Represents an affiliate of the Fund under section 2(a)(2) and 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,as amended, as the Fund holds 5% or more of the issuer’s outstanding voting shares.
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

(i) Illiquid security
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $727,539,296 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 198,633,852   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (96,649,981
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 101,983,871   

 

6


Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund (“the Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 777,241,274       $ 0       $ 854,773       $ 778,096,047   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     35,881,995         15,545,125         0         51,427,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 813,123,269       $ 15,545,125       $ 854,773       $ 829,523,167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Investments in affiliates

An affiliated investment is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares. The following is a summary of transactions in issuers that were either affiliates of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period.

 

     Shares,
beginning of
period
     Shares
purchased
     Shares sold      Shares, end
of period
     Value, end
of period
 

AH Belo Corporation

     1,165,260         14,700         79,300         1,100,660       $ 8,254,950   

Dixie Group Incorporated

     728,577         5,400         0         733,977         6,598,453   

Imation Corporation

     2,708,521         77,600         79,571         2,706,550         12,666,654   

Kadant Incorporated

     986,302         13,500         198,322         801,480         26,240,455   
              

 

 

 
      $ 53,760,512   


Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 97.05%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 15.84%

     

Auto Components : 0.83%

     

Dana Holding Corporation

     60,400       $ 1,319,740   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.79%

     

Grand Canyon Education Incorporated †

     37,100         1,254,722   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 1.62%

     

BJ’s Restaurants Incorporated †

     35,400         1,261,656   

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Incorporated †

     80,800         1,320,272   
        2,581,928   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.57%

     

Ethan Allen Interiors Incorporated

     48,718         1,479,566   

SodaStream International Limited Ǡ

     15,600         1,015,248   
        2,494,814   
     

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail : 2.77%

     

RetailMeNot Incorporated †

     34,748         988,581   

Shutterfly Incorporated †

     63,700         3,413,683   
        4,402,264   
     

 

 

 

Media : 0.22%

     

Shutterstock Incorporated †

     6,582         349,833   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 7.07%

     

Francescas Holdings Corporation †

     38,600         959,596   

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated

     23,300         1,696,007   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Incorporated †

     19,700         1,907,354   

Pier 1 Imports Incorporated

     85,300         2,004,550   

Select Comfort Corporation †

     40,700         929,995   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Incorporated †

     17,100         1,725,390   

Vitamin Shoppe Incorporated †

     42,338         2,033,494   
        11,256,386   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 0.97%

     

Oxford Industries Incorporated

     22,800         1,542,876   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.89%

     

Food Products : 0.89%

     

Annie’s Incorporated †

     34,100         1,408,671   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 4.50%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 0.61%

     

ION Geophysical Corporation †

     157,500         968,625   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.89%

     

Comstock Resources Incorporated

     74,400         1,247,688   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited

     68,200         1,831,170   

Oasis Petroleum Incorporated †

     55,600         2,337,424   

Rosetta Resources Incorporated †

     17,000         775,370   
        6,191,652   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Financials : 9.09%

     

Capital Markets : 2.88%

     

Financial Engines Incorporated

     56,800       $ 2,711,632   

Stifel Financial Corporation †

     49,900         1,878,735   
        4,590,367   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 2.44%

     

Signature Bank †

     17,300         1,583,815   

SVB Financial Group †

     26,400         2,302,608   
        3,886,423   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 1.85%

     

Portfolio Recovery Associates Incorporated †

     19,700         2,941,407   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 1.25%

     

MarketAxess Holdings Incorporated

     38,400         1,985,280   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 0.67%

     

First American Financial Corporation

     46,600         1,059,218   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 21.00%

     

Biotechnology : 4.78%

     

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     65,079         464,664   

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     27,900         1,288,143   

Array BioPharma Incorporated †

     110,300         734,598   

Cepheid Incorporated †

     54,200         1,889,954   

Exact Sciences Corporation †

     115,900         1,590,148   

ISIS Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     27,600         796,260   

NPS Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     46,300         833,863   
        7,597,630   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 6.76%

     

Align Technology Incorporated †

     58,700         2,526,448   

Cardiovascular Systems Incorporated †

     71,784         1,478,033   

DexCom Incorporated †

     124,337         2,708,060   

Endologix Incorporated †

     170,700         2,668,041   

NxStage Medical Incorporated †

     106,400         1,378,944   
        10,759,526   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 2.98%

     

ExamWorks Group Incorporated †

     153,000         3,714,840   

Healthways Incorporated †

     60,191         1,032,878   
        4,747,718   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 4.12%

     

Athena Health Incorporated †

     19,400         2,171,830   

HealthStream Incorporated †

     91,800         2,891,700   

HMS Holdings Corporation †

     61,600         1,490,104   
        6,553,634   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 2.36%

     

Akorn Incorporated †

     82,300         1,167,837   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     11,900         403,767   

Santarus Incorporated †

     26,100         634,752   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

     

The Medicines Company †

     49,900       $ 1,541,910   
        3,748,266   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 15.90%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 3.35%

     

Hexcel Corporation †

     97,943         3,448,573   

TASER International Incorporated †

     212,600         1,887,888   
        5,336,461   
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics : 1.38%

     

Echo Global Logistics Incorporated †

     101,100         2,200,947   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 1.35%

     

Gibraltar Industries Incorporated †

     75,900         1,168,860   

USG Corporation †

     39,000         980,070   
        2,148,930   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 1.40%

     

InnerWorkings Incorporated †

     190,749         2,227,948   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 1.01%

     

Polypore International Incorporated †

     38,137         1,601,373   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 3.45%

     

Barnes Group Incorporated

     104,300         3,441,900   

RBC Bearings Incorporated †

     37,247         2,043,370   
        5,485,270   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 1.37%

     

Wageworks Incorporated †

     64,520         2,178,840   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 2.59%

     

Beacon Roofing Supply Incorporated †

     64,800         2,643,192   

MSC Industrial Direct Company

     18,200         1,473,290   
        4,116,482   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 26.13%

     

Communications Equipment : 2.73%

     

Aruba Networks Incorporated †

     108,700         1,932,686   

Procera Networks Incorporated †

     109,271         1,630,323   

Sonus Networks Incorporated †

     226,200         773,604   
        4,336,613   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 0.69%

     

IPG Photonics Corporation «

     18,100         1,102,290   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 8.62%

     

Angie’s List Incorporated «†

     34,034         749,429   

Bankrate Incorporated Ǡ

     134,100         2,404,413   

Demandware Incorporated †

     32,000         1,421,440   

Liquidity Services Incorporated Ǡ

     33,500         954,750   

LivePerson Incorporated †

     115,642         1,068,532   

Pandora Media Incorporated †

     117,300         2,151,282   

 

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Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Internet Software & Services (continued)

         

Responsys Incorporated †

         80,100       $ 1,160,649   

SPS Commerce Incorporated †

         19,609         1,265,369   

Support.com Incorporated †

         501,537         2,532,762   
            13,708,626   
         

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 4.29%

         

Cavium Incorporated †

         104,300         3,813,208   

Mellanox Technologies Limited Ǡ

         42,300         1,930,995   

Power Integrations Incorporated

         19,500         1,075,425   
            6,819,628   
         

 

 

 

Software : 9.80%

         

Concur Technologies Incorporated Ǡ

         46,478         4,131,429   

Fleetmatics Group plc †

         48,812         1,838,260   

Infoblox Incorporated †

         49,100         1,605,570   

Qlik Technologies Incorporated †

         75,500         2,364,660   

Realpage Incorporated Ǡ

         64,300         1,296,288   

Sourcefire Incorporated †

         20,900         1,576,487   

Ultimate Software Group Incorporated †

         20,574         2,783,662   
            15,596,356   
         

 

 

 

Materials : 2.36%

         

Chemicals : 0.66%

         

Rockwood Holdings Incorporated

         15,552         1,053,337   
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 1.70%

         

Materion Corporation

         89,666         2,702,533   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.34%

         

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.34%

         

Cogent Communications Group Incorporated

         74,662         2,136,826   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $112,139,428)

            154,393,440   
         

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 7.75%

         
           Yield               

Investment Companies : 7.75%

         

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)

       0.08     4,148,070         4,148,070   

Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (v)(r)(l)(u)

       0.12        8,185,875         8,185,875   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $12,333,945)

            12,333,945   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $124,473,373)*

     104.80          166,727,385   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (4.80          (7,635,172
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 159,092,213   
         

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
(r) The investment company is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund   Portfolio of investments — July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $125,759,131 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 44,854,783   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,886,529
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 40,968,254   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – July 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the adviser and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security loans

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 Wells Fargo 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”). 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 fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of July 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Significant
other
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 154,393,440       $ 0       $ 0       $ 154,393,440   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     4,148,070         8,185,875         0         12,333,945   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 158,541,510       $ 8,185,875       $ 0       $ 166,727,385   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

ACA — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation

ADR — American depositary receipt

ADS — American depositary shares

AGC — Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal

Ambac — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated

AMT — Alternative minimum tax

AUD — Australian dollar

BAN — Bond anticipation notes

BHAC — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

BRL — Brazilian real

CAB — Capital appreciation bond

CAD — Canadian dollar

CCAB — Convertible capital appreciation bond

CDA — Community Development Authority

CDO — Collateralized debt obligation

CHF — Swiss franc

COP — Certificate of participation

DKK — Danish krone

DRIVER — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts

DW&P — Department of Water & Power

DWR — Department of Water Resources

ECFA — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority

EDA — Economic Development Authority

EDFA — Economic Development Finance Authority

ETF — Exchange-traded fund

EUR — Euro

FDIC — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FFCB — Federal Farm Credit Banks

FGIC — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation

FHA — Federal Housing Administration

FHLB — Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FICO — The Financing Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA — Farm Service Agency

GBP — Great British pound

GDR — Global depositary receipt

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association

GO — General obligation

HCFR — Healthcare facilities revenue

HEFA — Health & Educational Facilities Authority

HEFAR — Higher education facilities authority revenue

HFA — Housing Finance Authority

HFFA — Health Facilities Financing Authority

HKD — Hong Kong dollar

HUD — Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUF — Hungarian forint

IDA — Industrial Development Authority

IDAG — Industrial Development Agency

IDR — Industrial development revenue

IEP — Irish pound

JPY — Japanese yen

KRW — Republic of Korea won

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

LIQ — Liquidity agreement

LLC — Limited liability company

LLP — Limited liability partnership

LOC — Letter of credit

LP — Limited partnership

MBIA — Municipal Bond Insurance Association

MFHR — Multifamily housing revenue

MSTR — Municipal securities trust receipts

MTN — Medium-term note

MUD — Municipal Utility District

MXN — Mexican peso

MYR — Malaysian ringgit

National — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

NOK — Norwegian krone


NZD — New Zealand dollar

PCFA — Pollution Control Financing Authority

PCL — Public Company Limited

PCR — Pollution control revenue

PFA — Public Finance Authority

PFFA — Public Facilities Financing Authority

PFOTER — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts

plc — Public limited company

PLN — Polish zloty

PUTTER — Puttable tax-exempt receipts

R&D — Research & development

Radian — Radian Asset Assurance

RAN — Revenue anticipation notes

RDA — Redevelopment Authority

RDFA — Redevelopment Finance Authority

REIT — Real estate investment trust

ROC — Reset option certificates

SAVRS — Select auction variable rate securities

SBA — Small Business Authority

SEK — Swedish krona

SFHR — Single-family housing revenue

SFMR — Single-family mortgage revenue

SGD — Singapore dollar

SKK — Slovakian koruna

SPA — Standby purchase agreement

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

STRIPS — Separate trading of registered interest and principal securities

TAN — Tax anticipation notes

TBA — To be announced

TIPS — Treasury inflation-protected securities

TRAN — Tax revenue anticipation notes

TRY — Turkish lira

TTFA — Transportation Trust Fund Authority

TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority

ZAR — South African rand


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust
By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President
Date:   September 25, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust
By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President
Date:   September 25, 2013
By:   /s/ Nancy Wiser
  Nancy Wiser
  Treasurer
Date:   September 25, 2013
By:   /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer
Date:   September 25, 2013
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