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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 17 of its series, 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, Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund, 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 Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund, and Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund. Each series had an October 31 fiscal year end.

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2014

 

 

 


ITEM 1. INVESTMENTS


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 17.05%

          

Brazil : 0.62%

          

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

     7.75   5-22-2018      460,000       $ 153,635   
          

 

 

 

Germany : 2.72%

          

KfW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     5.00      1-16-2017      625,000         240,755   

KfW ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     8.50      4-15-2015      1,000,000         430,151   
             670,906   
          

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 4.17%

          

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , ZAR )

     6.00      10-21-2019      8,500,000         673,941   

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Commercial Banks , HUF )

     6.50      1-5-2015      80,000,000         355,239   
             1,029,180   
          

 

 

 

Mexico : 1.53%

          

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

     6.45      12-5-2022      3,000,000         202,945   

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

     7.65      11-24-2021      2,300,000         174,159   
             377,104   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 0.72%

          

Rabobank Nederland ( Financials , Commercial Banks , TRY )

     6.13      5-2-2017      460,000         177,623   
          

 

 

 

Russia : 1.45%

          

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

     8.30      4-2-2019      6,500,000         177,424   

Sberbank Rossii ( Financials , Banks , RUB )

     7.00      1-31-2016      6,500,000         180,059   
             357,483   
          

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.53%

          

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

     8.75      3-1-2018      90,000         131,549   
          

 

 

 

United States : 5.31%

          

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

     8.00      1-26-2016      12,500,000         1,012,225   

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

     7.50      3-5-2020      3,600,000         299,085   
             1,311,310   
          

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $5,145,934)

             4,208,790   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 74.60%

          

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2023      7,975,000         2,779,457   

Chile (CLP)

     5.50      8-5-2020      238,000,000         429,576   

Colombia (COP)

     7.75      4-14-2021      975,000,000         522,341   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      258,000,000         1,184,723   

Indonesia (IDR)

     7.38      9-15-2016      14,700,000,000         1,182,260   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      3,400,000         997,918   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      3,125,000         955,881   

Mexico (MXN)

     4.75      6-14-2018      16,420,000         1,203,104   

Nigeria (NGN)

     15.10      4-27-2017      80,000,000         508,545   

Poland (PLN)

     4.00      10-25-2023      6,500,000         1,948,763   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     7.75      2-28-2023      12,850,000         1,084,412   

Romania (RON)

     6.00      4-30-2016      1,800,000         561,584   

Russia (RUB)

     7.00      1-25-2023      53,500,000         1,406,334   

Russia (RUB)

     7.50      3-15-2018      25,400,000         717,584   

Thailand (THB)

     3.25      6-16-2017      39,750,000         1,217,716   

Turkey (TRY)

     6.30      2-14-2018      1,590,000         605,587   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund

 

 

Security name     Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Government Bonds @ (continued)

  

         

Turkey (TRY)

  

    9.00   3-8-2017      2,600,000       $ 1,105,282   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $20,542,258)

  

            18,411,067   
            

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 3.35%

  

         

Brazil : 1.37%

  

         

ITAU Unibanco Holding SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

  

    5.13      5-13-2023    $ 200,000         183,000   

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

    

    5.75      1-20-2020      150,000         154,860   
            337,860   
            

 

 

 

India : 0.77%

  

         

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

  

    6.00      1-31-2019      200,000         189,500   
            

 

 

 

Netherlands : 0.75%

  

         

Lukoil International Finance BV ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

    

    4.56      4-24-2023      200,000         184,500   
            

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 0.46%

  

         

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

    

    7.75      2-15-2017      110,000         114,620   
            

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $857,183)

  

            826,480   
            

 

 

 
      Yield          Shares         

Short-Term Investments : 2.89%

  

         

Investment Companies : 2.89%

  

         

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

   

    0.07           712,240         712,240   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $712,240)

  

            712,240   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $27,257,615)*

     97.89             24,158,577   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     2.11                520,741   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 24,679,318   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in local currency.
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 $27,249,834 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 207,032   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,298,289
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

     (3,091,257

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 provided by an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If prices are not available from the independent pricing service or prices received are deemed not representative of market value, prices will be obtained from an independent broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

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

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

   $ 0       $ 4,208,790       $ 0       $ 4,208,790   

Foreign government bonds

     0         18,411,067         0         18,411,067   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         826,480         0         826,480   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     712,240         0         0         712,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 712,240       $ 23,446,337       $ 0       $ 24,158,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 0       $ (32,731 ) *     $ 0       $ (32,731

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized losses.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level, Level 2, or Level 3.

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes.

At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
losses
 
  2-27-2014        State Street Bank        4,230,000 MYR      $ 1,262,288      $ 1,309,395      $ (47,107
  3-10-2014        State Street Bank        3,325,000 PLN        1,052,492        1,076,808        (24,316

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange

date

    Counterparty     Contracts to deliver     U.S. value at
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  2-26-2014        State Street Bank        12,350,000 MXN      $ 921,841      $ 938,486      $ 16,645   
  3-24-2014        State Street Bank        23,300,000 RUB        656,202        678,984        22,782   
  4-1-2014        State Street Bank        2,100,000 TRY        913,973        913,238        (735


Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes : 0.18%

          

United States : 0.18%

          

NBCUniversal Media LLC ( Consumer Discretionary , Media )

     2.88   1-15-2023    $ 2,600,000       $ 2,455,107   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,595,782)

             2,455,107   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @ : 20.06%

          

Australia : 0.96%

          

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

     6.00      3-15-2019      1,405,000         1,312,594   

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

     3.75      5-16-2022      8,000,000         12,030,162   
             13,342,756   
          

 

 

 

Belgium : 0.50%

          

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

     2.88      9-25-2024      5,000,000         6,940,907   
          

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.32%

          

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

     7.75      5-22-2018      13,500,000         4,508,857   
          

 

 

 

Czech Republic : 0.79%

          

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

     5.88      11-1-2019      7,500,000         11,001,079   
          

 

 

 

Finland : 0.84%

          

Nordic Investment Bank ( Financials , Banks , AUD )

     5.00      4-19-2022      13,000,000         11,687,555   
          

 

 

 

France : 1.26%

          

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , EUR )

     3.31      1-25-2023      4,300,000         5,918,412   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , EUR )

     4.73      5-26-2021      3,500,000         5,377,346   

Pernod Ricard SA ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     5.00      3-15-2017      1,900,000         2,848,026   

Veolia Environnement ( Utilities , Multi-Utilities , EUR )

     4.25      1-6-2021      2,200,000         3,364,118   
             17,507,902   
          

 

 

 

Germany : 1.95%

          

Daimler AG ( Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles , EUR )

     2.00      6-25-2021      5,050,000         6,815,714   

KfW ( Financials , Banks , NOK )

     3.75      9-25-2015      35,500,000         5,832,192   

KfW ( Financials , Banks , AUD )

     6.25      5-19-2021      11,700,000         11,362,033   

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

     5.13      1-21-2023      1,700,000         2,344,377   

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

     5.75      1-15-2023      500,000         711,439   
             27,065,755   
          

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.70%

          

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

     7.50      6-1-2018      3,600,000         4,981,557   

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

     2.63      3-15-2023      3,500,000         4,779,926   
             9,761,483   
          

 

 

 

Italy : 0.41%

          

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

     3.63      3-19-2019      3,000,000         4,451,364   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Italy (continued)

          

Marcolin SpA ( Consumer Discretionary , Personal Products , EUR ) 144A

     8.50   11-15-2019      900,000       $ 1,262,383   
             5,713,747   
          

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 3.46%

          

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

     8.88      5-15-2018      4,025,000         5,846,511   

European Investment Bank ( Financials , Banks , AUD )

     6.50      8-7-2019      22,400,000         21,806,155   

Fiat Industrial SpA ( Financials , Consumer Finance , EUR )

     6.25      3-9-2018      3,000,000         4,560,155   

Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components , EUR )

     5.88      5-31-2020      1,500,000         2,134,317   

Heidelbergcement AG ( Industrials , Building Products , EUR )

     8.50      10-31-2019      1,730,000         2,949,112   

Numericable Finance & Company SCA ( Financials , Diversified Financial Services , EUR )

     12.38      2-15-2019      1,521,000         2,493,443   

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

     7.75      6-15-2018      2,550,000         3,626,688   

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

     7.00      12-31-2017      200,000         284,913   

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

     6.25      8-15-2022      3,000,000         4,353,343   
             48,054,637   
          

 

 

 

Mexico : 0.63%

          

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

     3.00      7-12-2021      6,000,000         8,322,663   

Petroleos Mexicanos ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels , EUR ) 144A

     7.19      9-12-2024      6,050,000         429,616   
             8,752,279   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 2.50%

          

ASML Holding NV ( Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment , EUR )

     3.38      9-19-2023      400,000         560,771   

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten ( Financials , Banks , EUR )

     2.63      9-1-2020      5,250,000         7,558,936   

BMW Finance NV ( Financials , Consumer Finance , EUR )

     3.25      1-14-2019      3,500,000         5,139,407   

Heineken NV ( Consumer Staples , Beverages , EUR )

     2.13      8-4-2020      6,000,000         8,164,218   

Interxion Holding NV ( Information Technology , IT Services , EUR ) 144A

     6.00      7-15-2020      1,600,000         2,296,069   

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

     6.75      4-15-2018      500,000         723,254   

Ziggo Holding BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Media , EUR )

     3.63      3-27-2020      7,600,000         10,368,505   
             34,811,160   
          

 

 

 

Poland : 0.16%

          

Play Finance 2 SA ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services , EUR ) 144A

     5.25      2-1-2019      1,600,000         2,155,222   
          

 

 

 

Russia : 0.03%

          

Sberbank Rossii ( Financials , Banks , RUB )

     7.00      1-31-2016      14,200,000         393,361   
          

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.01%

          

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

     8.75      3-1-2018      90,000         131,549   
          

 

 

 

Spain : 0.38%

          

Portaventura Entertainment Barcelona BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure , EUR ) 144A

     7.25      12-1-2020      750,000         1,036,155   

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

     3.99      1-23-2023      3,000,000         4,202,626   
             5,238,781   
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Switzerland : 0.35%

          

Eurofima ( Financials , Banks , AUD )

     6.25   12-28-2018      5,000,000       $ 4,805,340   
          

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 4.21%

          

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

     7.00      1-31-2018      4,000,000         7,066,134   

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

     9.50      3-31-2020      800,000         1,463,070   

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

     2.75      3-25-2025      4,950,000         6,688,854   

Bakkavor Finance 2 plc ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , GBP )

     8.25      2-15-2018      900,000         1,578,636   

Bakkavor Finance 2 plc ( Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing , GBP )

     8.75      6-15-2020      700,000         1,247,966   

Heathrow Funding Limited ( Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure , EUR )

     4.60      2-15-2020      5,450,000         8,244,781   

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

     5.00      12-2-2019      4,100,000         6,441,101   

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

     8.25      3-15-2020      3,355,000         6,260,725   

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

     4.38      3-10-2020      6,511,000         10,092,443   

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

     9.50      4-1-2018      2,410,000         4,140,077   

United Utilities plc ( Utilities , Water Utilities , EUR )

     4.25      1-24-2020      1,778,000         2,715,774   

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

     8.88      10-15-2019      1,431,000         2,552,375   
             58,491,936   
          

 

 

 

United States : 0.60%

          

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

     4.25      1-17-2018      10,600,000         8,385,649   
          

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $272,177,994)

             278,749,955   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @ : 71.87%

          

Australian Government Bond (AUD)

     5.50      1-21-2018      38,950,000         37,135,169   

Australian Government Bond Series 133 (AUD)

     5.50      4-21-2023      9,000,000         8,838,054   

Australian Government Bond Series 139 (AUD)

     3.25      4-21-2025      58,495,000         47,300,302   

Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado 144A (EUR)

     3.80      4-30-2024      48,925,000         66,252,364   

Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado 144A (EUR)

     5.15      10-31-2028      30,295,000         45,167,009   

Brazil (BRL)

     8.50      1-5-2024      33,840,000         12,199,648   

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2023      129,150,000         45,011,524   

Chile (CLP)

     5.50      8-5-2020      291,500,000         526,140   

Colombia (COP)

     7.75      4-14-2021      1,675,000,000         897,355   

Germany (NOK)

     4.00      3-4-2016      40,000,000         6,644,074   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.00      11-24-2023      3,374,050,000         14,443,072   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      777,000,000         3,567,944   

Hungary (HUF)

     7.00      6-24-2022      4,250,000,000         19,406,518   

Indonesia (IDR)

     7.38      9-15-2016      39,330,000,000         3,163,150   

Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro (EUR)

     4.00      2-1-2017      32,200,000         46,429,876   

Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro (EUR)

     4.50      3-1-2024      49,825,000         71,412,328   

Korea (KRW)

     2.75      9-10-2017      26,840,000,000         24,800,752   

Korea (KRW)

     5.25      3-10-2027      33,590,000,000         36,246,163   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      7,450,000         2,186,613   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.31      10-31-2017      211,500,000         62,484,235   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      6,725,000         2,057,056   

Mexico (MXN)

     4.75      6-14-2018      643,510,000         47,150,412   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.25      12-15-2016      34,300,000         2,758,975   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.75      11-13-2042      217,740,000         16,277,864   

New South Wales Treasury (AUD)

     6.00      2-1-2018      15,000,000         14,400,229   

New Zealand (NZD)

     5.50      4-15-2023      68,825,000         59,436,244   

Nigeria (NGN)

     15.10      4-27-2017      170,000,000         1,080,659   

Norway (NOK)

     3.75      5-25-2021      127,300,000         21,991,694   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Foreign Government Bonds (continued)

  

       

Poland (PLN)

     4.00   10-25-2023      209,200,000       $ 62,720,178   

Province of Ontario (AUD)

     6.25      9-29-2020      13,600,000         12,955,254   

Queensland Treasury (AUD)

     5.75      7-22-2024      11,000,000         10,493,686   

Queensland Treasury (AUD)

     6.00      2-21-2018      15,000,000         14,371,047   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     6.50      2-28-2041      22,300,000         1,433,349   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     7.75      2-28-2023      438,875,000         37,036,682   

Romania (RON)

     6.00      4-30-2016      3,850,000         1,201,165   

Russia (RUB)

     7.00      1-25-2023      129,500,000         3,404,116   

Russia (RUB)

     7.50      3-15-2018      1,203,800,000         34,008,976   

Sweden Government Bond Series 1052 (SEK)

     4.25      3-12-2019      204,500,000         35,356,269   

Sweden Government Bond Series 1057 (SEK)

     1.50      11-13-2023      216,400,000         31,000,025   

Thailand (THB)

     3.25      6-16-2017      105,250,000         3,224,266   

Turkey (TRY)

     6.30      2-14-2018      77,655,000         29,576,641   

Turkey (TRY)

     9.00      3-8-2017      6,350,000         2,699,438   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $1,064,685,899)

             998,746,515   
          

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 3.41%

          

Bermuda : 0.27%

          

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

     4.75      2-16-2021    $ 3,550,000         3,741,700   
          

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.94%

          

ITAU Unibanco Holding SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

     5.13      5-13-2023      7,350,000         6,725,250   

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

     5.75      1-20-2020      6,185,000         6,385,413   
     13,110,663   
          

 

 

 

Cayman Islands : 0.51%

          

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

     5.00      11-15-2020      5,700,000         6,205,875   

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

     5.38      1-27-2021      860,000         849,940   
     7,055,815   
          

 

 

 

India : 0.11%

          

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

     6.00      1-31-2019      1,600,000         1,516,000   
          

 

 

 

Netherlands : 0.51%

          

Lukoil International Finance BV ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

     4.56      4-24-2023      500,000         461,250   

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

     5.50      4-20-2021      3,200,000         3,544,000   

Myriad International Holdings BV ( Consumer Discretionary , Media )

     6.00      7-18-2020      2,950,000         3,097,500   
     7,102,750   
          

 

 

 

Peru : 0.47%

          

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

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

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 0.41%

          

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

     3.13      11-26-2022      2,900,000         2,764,445   

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

     7.75      2-15-2017      2,795,000         2,912,390   
     5,676,835   
          

 

 

 

 

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name     Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

United States : 0.19%

  

         

Iron Mountain Incorporated ( Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies )

    

    6.75   10-15-2018    $ 1,920,000       $ 2,612,158   
            

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $47,472,666)

   

            47,435,946   
            

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 1.56%

  

         
      Yield          Shares         

Investment Companies : 1.56%

  

         

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

   

    0.06           21,714,577       $ 21,714,577   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $21,714,577)

  

            21,714,577   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $1,408,646,918)*

     97.08             1,349,102,100   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     2.92                40,532,261   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 1,389,634,361   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

@ 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.
(i) Illiquid security
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,408,792,165 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,165,487   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (80,855,552
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (59,690,065

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 provided by an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If prices are not available from the independent pricing service or prices received are deemed not representative of market value, prices will be obtained from an independent broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities, with maturities of 60 days or less at time of purchase, 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ 0       $ 2,455,107       $ 0       $ 2,455,107   

Foreign corporate bonds

     0         278,749,955         0         278,320,339   

Foreign government bonds

     0         998,746,515         0         998,746,515   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         47,435,946         0         47,865,562   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     21,714,577         0         0         21,714,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 21,714,577       $ 1,327,387,523       $ 0       $ 1,349,102,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

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

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 0       $ 17,398,295   $ 0       $ 17,398,295   

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized gains.

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  2-7-2014        State Street Bank        7,700,000,000 JPY      $ 75,365,612      $ 78,401,825      $ (3,036,213
  2-19-2014        State Street Bank        6,790,000,000 JPY        66,462,377        66,321,547        140,830   
  2-26-2014        State Street Bank        15,000,000 MXN        1,119,645        1,142,712        (23,067
  2-27-2014        State Street Bank        9,150,000 MYR        2,730,480        2,832,379        (101,899
  2-27-2014        State Street Bank        77,000,000 GBP        126,558,692        124,589,850        1,968,842   
  3-10-2014        State Street Bank        7,215,000 PLN        2,283,829        2,336,592        (52,763
  3-12-2014        State Street Bank        734,000,000 HUF        3,162,454        3,342,692        (180,238
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        76,237,889 AUD        66,531,422        68,300,000        (1,768,578
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        7,700,000,000 JPY        75,380,107        74,816,844        563,263   
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        8,250,000 AUD        7,199,625        7,323,278        (123,653
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        4,600,000 AUD        4,014,337        4,010,556        3,781   
  3-24-2014        State Street Bank        12,463,862 EUR        16,810,290        16,900,000        (89,710
  3-28-2014        State Street Bank        4,115,390,580 JPY        40,290,405        40,200,000        90,405   
  4-14-2014        State Street Bank        9,950,000,000 JPY        97,421,803        94,856,852        2,564,951   
  4-22-2014        State Street Bank        4,900,000 EUR        6,608,888        6,680,121        (71,233
  4-22-2014        State Street Bank        48,500,000 EUR        65,414,508        66,055,060        (640,552
  4-22-2014        State Street Bank        40,500,000 EUR        54,624,486        55,150,065        (525,579
  4-22-2014        State Street Bank        4,000,000 EUR        5,395,011        5,416,040        (21,029
  4-28-2014        State Street Bank        6,242,000,000 JPY        61,121,259        60,862,528        258,731   
  4-28-2014        State Street Bank        81,150,000 CAD        72,717,904        72,553,564        164,340   


Exchange
date

    Counterparty   Contracts to
receive
    U.S. value at
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for
    U.S. value at
January 31, 2014
    Unrealized
gains
 
  2-19-2014      State Street Bank     77,719,535 EUR      $ 104,820,716        10,490,000,000 JPY      $ 102,678,989      $ 2,141,727   
  2-19-2014      State Street Bank     3,830,000,000 JPY        37,489,088        26,837,079 EUR        36,195,299        1,293,789   

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange
date

    Counterparty     Contracts to
deliver
    U.S. value at
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  2-26-2014        State Street Bank        843,550,000 MXN      $ 62,965,119      $ 64,101,980      $ 1,136,861   
  2-26-2014        State Street Bank        29,000,000 MXN        2,164,648        2,203,731        39,083   
  2-27-2014        State Street Bank        8,000,000 GBP        13,148,955        13,186,880        37,925   
  3-3-2014        State Street Bank        66,000,000 TRY        28,964,137        32,120,540        3,156,403   
  3-12-2014        State Street Bank        8,885,000,000 HUF        38,281,205        40,404,729        2,123,524   
  3-13-2014        State Street Bank        123,745,000 PLN        39,162,269        40,082,286        920,017   
  3-13-2014        State Street Bank        64,500,000 PLN        20,412,674        20,935,978        523,304   
  3-13-2014        State Street Bank        84,000,000 NZD        67,744,864        69,053,880        1,309,016   
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        76,640,000 AUD        66,882,337        67,082,992        200,655   
  3-18-2014        State Street Bank        201,700,000 AUD        176,019,929        178,992,614        2,972,685   
  3-24-2014        State Street Bank        602,695,000 RUB        16,973,810        17,591,798        617,988   
  3-24-2014        State Street Bank        592,000,000 RUB        16,672,605        17,186,321        513,716   
  3-24-2014        State Street Bank        50,000,000 RUB        1,408,159        1,457,046        48,887   
  3-31-2014        State Street Bank        403,150,000 ZAR        35,978,489        35,816,453        (162,036
  4-14-2014        State Street Bank        210,000,000 MYR        62,493,430        63,707,794        1,214,364   
  4-28-2014        State Street Bank        66,175,000,000 KRW        61,517,821        60,604,812        (913,009
  4-30-2014        State Street Bank        435,000,000 SEK        66,305,253        67,409,661        1,104,408   
  4-30-2014        State Street Bank        3,625,000 TRY        1,564,574        1,562,933        (1,641


Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Agency Securities : 0.96%

          

FHLMC Series 2013-K713 Class B 144A±

     3.17   4-25-2046    $ 250,000       $ 240,421   

Total Agency Securities (Cost $226,572)

             240,421   
          

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities : 2.81%

          

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

     3.82      2-10-2020      250,000         255,754   

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

     3.47      10-25-2027      218,750         217,576   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2012-5 Class D

     3.30      9-17-2018      95,000         98,393   

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

     2.83      2-22-2038      136,250         132,693   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $721,008)

             704,416   
          

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes : 33.63%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 8.51%

          

Auto Components : 1.17%

          

United Rentals North America Incorporated

     5.75      7-15-2018      275,000         293,906   
          

 

 

 

Automobiles : 1.00%

          

Ford Motor Company

     7.45      7-16-2031      200,000         251,811   
          

 

 

 

Distributors : 0.06%

          

LKQ Corporation 144A

     4.75      5-15-2023      15,000         13,950   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.57%

          

Service Corporation International

     8.00      11-15-2021      124,000         142,290   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 1.54%

          

Greektown Superholdings Incorporated Series A

     13.00      7-1-2015      155,000         159,650   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC 144A

     5.63      10-15-2021      5,000         5,175   

International Game Technology

     5.35      10-15-2023      175,000         185,236   

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC 144A

     5.00      8-1-2018      25,000         25,938   

Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated

     7.50      4-15-2021      10,000         10,838   
             386,837   
          

 

 

 

Household Durables : 0.49%

          

Mohawk Industries Incorporated

     3.85      2-1-2023      125,000         122,344   
          

 

 

 

Media : 2.77%

          

CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corporation 144A

     5.25      2-15-2022      5,000         5,025   

Cinemark USA Incorporated

     5.13      12-15-2022      200,000         194,750   

Cox Communications Incorporated 144A

     2.95      6-30-2023      185,000         169,222   

DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated 144A

     6.88      8-15-2020      30,000         31,875   

Gray Television Incorporated

     7.50      10-1-2020      85,000         90,738   

Lamar Media Corporation 144A

     5.38      1-15-2024      5,000         5,063   

Lamar Media Corporation

     5.88      2-1-2022      150,000         156,000   

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated 144A

     7.00      9-1-2020      5,000         5,425   

Lynx I Corporation 144A

     5.38      4-15-2021      5,000         5,013   

Lynx II Corporation 144A

     6.38      4-15-2023      5,000         5,100   

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated

     6.88      11-15-2020      25,000         26,688   
             694,899   
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 0.89%

          

Advance Auto Parts Incorporated

     4.50      12-1-2023      150,000         152,929   

Neiman Marcus Group Limited 144A

     8.00      10-15-2021      5,000         5,238   

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

     5.75      10-1-2022      50,000         51,500   

Sonic Automotive Incorporated

     5.00      5-15-2023      15,000         14,100   
             223,767   
          

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 0.02%

          

William Carter Company 144A

     5.25   8-15-2021    $ 5,000       $ 5,063   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 1.67%

          

Beverages : 0.79%

          

Constellation Brands Incorporated

     7.25      9-1-2016      175,000         198,406   
          

 

 

 

Food Products : 0.14%

          

B&G Foods Incorporated

     4.63      6-1-2021      25,000         24,219   

Darling International Incorporated 144A

     5.38      1-15-2022      5,000         5,038   

Post Holdings Incorporated 144A

     6.75      12-1-2021      5,000         5,238   
             34,495   
          

 

 

 

Tobacco : 0.74%

          

Lorillard Tobacco Company

     8.13      6-23-2019      150,000         186,917   
          

 

 

 

Energy : 5.84%

          

Energy Equipment & Services : 2.50%

          

Bristow Group Incorporated

     6.25      10-15-2022      150,000         158,250   

Era Group Incorporated

     7.75      12-15-2022      90,000         93,825   

Forum Energy Technologies Incorporated 144A

     6.25      10-1-2021      5,000         5,225   

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

     7.77      12-15-2037      245,000         209,475   

PHI Incorporated

     8.63      10-15-2018      150,000         161,438   
             628,213   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.34%

          

Denbury Resources Incorporated

     6.38      8-15-2021      150,000         159,375   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     5.20      2-1-2022      175,000         187,550   

Exterran Partners LP

     6.00      4-1-2021      10,000         9,925   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      2-1-2021      25,000         24,938   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      4-15-2023      10,000         9,500   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     6.25      3-15-2022      25,000         25,063   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

     6.50      11-1-2020      175,000         182,875   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

     7.50      11-30-2016      50,000         55,750   

Semgroup LP 144A

     7.50      6-15-2021      20,000         21,300   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     7.38      3-15-2020      150,000         160,500   
             836,776   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 9.79%

          

Automobiles : 1.19%

          

General Motors Financial Company Incorporated

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

 

 

 

Capital Markets : 1.64%

          

Lazard Group LLC

     6.85      6-15-2017      175,000         200,670   

Level 3 Financing Incorporated 144A

     6.13      1-15-2021      5,000         5,113   

Morgan Stanley

     4.10      5-22-2023      210,000         204,764   
             410,547   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 0.93%

          

CIT Group Incorporated %%

     4.25      8-15-2017      225,000         234,563   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 0.75%

          

Ally Financial Incorporated

     7.50      9-15-2020      15,000         17,625   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     8.00      3-15-2020      15,000         17,888   

BMC Software Finance Incorporated 144A

     8.13      7-15-2021      15,000         15,488   

Credit Acceptance Corporation 144A

     6.13      2-15-2021      5,000         5,088   

SLM Corporation

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

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

          

SLM Corporation

     8.00     3-25-2020       $ 30,000       $ 33,488   

SLM Corporation

     8.45        6-15-2018         75,000         86,906   
             187,083   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 2.39%

          

Citigroup Incorporated

     6.68        9-13-2043         175,000         200,723   

Denali Borrower/Finance Corporation 144A

     5.63        10-15-2020         80,000         79,900   

JPMorgan Chase Commerical Mortgage ±

     6.00        12-31-2049         135,000         129,938   

Moody’s Corporation

     4.88        2-15-2024         180,000         189,515   
             600,076   
          

 

 

 

Insurance : 1.53%

          

Genworth Holdings Incorporated

     4.80        2-15-2024         225,000         225,012   

ProAssurance Corporation

     5.30        11-15-2023         150,000         158,313   
             383,325   
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development : 0.25%

          

Hockey Merger Sub 2 Incorporated 144A

     7.88        10-1-2021         60,000         62,400   
          

 

 

 

REITs : 1.11%

          

American Tower Corporation

     3.50        1-31-2023         200,000         189,618   

DuPont Fabros Technology Incorporated LP

     5.88        9-15-2021         85,000         88,188   
             277,806   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 0.68%

          

Health Care Providers & Services : 0.56%

          

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corporation

     6.00        10-15-2021         10,000         10,250   

Community Health Systems Incorporated 144A

     6.88        2-1-2022         20,000         20,500   

Community Health Systems Incorporated 144A

     5.13        8-1-2021         5,000         5,031   

Lifepoint Hospitals Incorporated 144A

     5.50        12-1-2021         20,000         20,350   

Select Medical Corporation

     6.38        6-1-2021         30,000         30,113   

Tenet Healthcare Corporation 144A

     6.00        10-1-2020         50,000         52,625   
             138,869   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.08%

          

Healthcare Technology Intermediate Incorporated (PIK at 8.13%) ¥144A

     7.38        9-1-2018         20,000         20,675   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 0.04%

          

Pinnacle Incorporated 144A

     9.50        10-1-2023         10,000         10,800   
          

 

 

 

Industrials : 1.34%

          

Commercial Services & Supplies : 0.54%

          

ADT Corporation 144A

     6.25        10-15-2021         25,000         25,849   

Iron Mountain Incorporated

     5.75        8-15-2024         36,000         33,660   

Iron Mountain Incorporated

     6.00        8-15-2023         75,000         77,156   
             136,665   
          

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure : 0.80%

          

Penske Truck Leasing 144A

     4.25        1-17-2023         200,000         200,744   
          

 

 

 

Information Technology : 1.36%

          

Computers & Peripherals : 0.86%

          

NCR Corporation

     5.00        7-15-2022         200,000         195,000   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Computers & Peripherals (continued)

          

NCR Corporation 144A

     5.88   12-15-2021    $ 10,000       $ 10,375   

NCR Corporation 144A

     6.38      12-15-2023      10,000         10,400   
     215,775   
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.19%

          

First Data Holdings Incorporated (PIK at 14.50%) ¥144A

     14.50      9-24-2019      15,000         13,875   

Verisign Incorporated

     4.63      5-1-2023      35,000         33,513   
     47,388   
          

 

 

 

IT Services : 0.23%

          

Audatex North America Incorporated 144A

     6.00      6-15-2021      35,000         36,488   

Audatex North America Incorporated 144A

     6.13      11-1-2023      5,000         5,175   

First Data Corporation 144A

     11.75      8-15-2021      5,000         5,138   

SunGard Data Systems Incorporated

     6.63      11-1-2019      10,000         10,475   
     57,276   
          

 

 

 

Software : 0.08%

          

Activision Blizzard Incorporated 144A

     5.63      9-15-2021      15,000         15,525   

Activision Blizzard Incorporated 144A

     6.13      9-15-2023      5,000         5,213   
     20,738   
          

 

 

 

Materials : 0.11%

          

Containers & Packaging : 0.11%

          

Sealed Air Corporation 144A%%

     8.38      9-15-2021      25,000         28,563   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 3.91%

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.97%

          

GCI Incorporated

     6.75      6-1-2021      150,000         145,500   

TW Telecommunications Holdings Incorporated

     5.38      10-1-2022      155,000         153,450   

TW Telecommunications Holdings Incorporated

     5.38      10-1-2022      10,000         9,900   

Verizon Communications Incorporated

     5.15      9-15-2023      170,000         185,049   
     493,899   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services : 1.94%

          

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated

     6.63      11-15-2020      150,000         158,625   

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated 144A

     6.63      4-1-2023      5,000         5,188   

Sprint Capital Corporation

     6.88      11-15-2028      255,000         243,500   

Sprint Corporation 144A

     7.25      9-15-2021      5,000         5,388   

Sprint Corporation 144A

     7.88      9-15-2023      5,000         5,338   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated 144A

     5.25      9-1-2018      10,000         10,550   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.46      4-28-2019      5,000         5,263   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.50      1-15-2024      5,000         5,106   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.54      4-28-2020      5,000         5,294   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.63      4-28-2021      5,000         5,263   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.73      4-28-2022      15,000         15,750   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.84      4-28-2023      20,000         20,875   
     486,140   
          

 

 

 

Utilities : 0.42%

          

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders : 0.42%

          

Calpine Corporation 144A

     5.88      1-15-2024      5,000         4,963   

Calpine Corporation 144A

     6.00      1-15-2022      5,000         5,175   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (continued)

          

NSG Holdings LLC 144A

     7.75   12-15-2025    $ 90,000       $ 95,175   
     105,313   
          

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $8,473,233)

             8,438,319   
          

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 21.44%

          

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2017      895,000         348,676   

Brazil (BRL)

     10.00      1-1-2023      1,350,000         470,504   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      8-22-2014      62,500,000         274,831   

Hungary (HUF)

     6.75      11-24-2017      63,000,000         289,293   

Indonesia (IDR)

     5.25      5-15-2018      2,850,000,000         208,907   

Indonesia (IDR)

     7.38      9-15-2016      2,000,000,000         160,852   

Indonesia (IDR)

     8.25      6-15-2032      1,475,000,000         106,608   

Malaysia (MYR)

     3.26      3-1-2018      790,000         231,869   

Malaysia (MYR)

     4.26      9-15-2016      900,000         275,294   

Mexico (MXN)

     4.75      6-14-2018      4,710,000         345,105   

Mexico (MXN)

     7.25      12-15-2016      3,600,000         289,572   

Poland (PLN)

     4.00      10-25-2023      1,900,000         569,638   

Republic of South Africa (ZAR)

     7.75      2-28-2023      5,000,000         421,950   

Romania (RON)

     6.00      4-30-2016      400,000         124,796   

Russia (RUB)

     6.20      1-31-2018      30,850,000         838,572   

Turkey (TRY)

     6.30      2-14-2018      360,000         137,114   

Turkey (TRY)

     9.00      3-8-2017      675,000         286,948   

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $6,312,154)

             5,380,529   
          

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations : 1.45%

          

Idaho : 0.51%

          

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

     7.00      5-1-2017      130,000         128,833   
          

 

 

 

Texas : 0.94%

          

North Texas Tollway Authority ( Transportation Revenue )

     8.91      2-1-2030      210,000         236,479   
          

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $378,546)

             365,312   
          

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage Backed Securities : 8.76%

          

Americold LLC Trust Series 2010-ARTA Class B 144A

     6.03      1-14-2029      200,000         227,216   

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

     3.47      6-5-2030      150,000         142,227   

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-LC4 Class B ±

     4.93      12-10-2044      175,000         185,707   

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

     4.93      8-25-2044      250,000         262,079   

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

     4.89      7-25-2044      250,000         266,580   

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

     2.73      3-25-2045      250,000         248,736   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012 Class B 144A

     3.41      12-10-2030      250,000         232,176   

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

     5.31      8-15-2046      250,000         274,561   

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

     5.48      2-12-2044      25,000         27,490   

Morgan Stanley Trust Series 2012-C5 Class B ±

     4.44      8-15-2045      250,000         256,215   

Morgan Stanley Trust Series 2013-C7 Class C ±

     4.19      2-15-2046      80,000         76,556   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $2,321,742)

             2,199,543   
          

 

 

 

Term Loans : 23.52%

          

Albertson’s LLC

     4.25      3-21-2016      18,039         18,197   

Albertson’s LLC

     4.75      3-21-2019      5,985         6,041   

Allison Transmission Incorporated <

     3.16      8-7-2017      31,163         31,351   

Allison Transmission Incorporated

     3.75      8-23-2019      153,542         153,894   

American Beacon Advisors Incorporated

     4.75      11-22-2019      85,000         85,106   

Applied Systems Incorporated <

     0.00      1-25-2021      55,000         55,516   

Applied Systems Incorporated <

     0.00      1-24-2022      5,000         5,113   

Ardagh Holdings USA Incorporated <

     0.00      12-17-2019      25,000         25,063   

Arris Group Incorporated

     3.50      4-17-2020      46,254         46,158   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Term Loans (continued)

          

Atlantic Aviation FBO Incorporated <

     3.25   5-31-2020    $ 29,875       $ 29,975   

BMC Software Finance Incorporated

     5.00      9-10-2020      40,000         39,938   

Capital Automotive LP

     4.00      4-10-2019      129,461         130,333   

CBAC Borrower LLC

     8.25      7-2-2020      35,000         36,116   

CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC <

     0.00      1-31-2021      65,000         65,224   

CCC Information Services Incorporated

     4.00      12-20-2019      60,195         60,327   

CDW LLC

     3.25      4-29-2020      59,550         59,569   

Centaur Acquisition LLC

     5.25      2-20-2019      84,487         85,253   

CityCenter Holdings LLC

     5.00      10-16-2020      70,000         70,788   

Community Health Systems Incorporated

     3.49      1-25-2017      150,000         150,804   

USI Incorporated <

     0.00      12-27-2019      15,000         15,105   

Cricket Communications Incorporated

     4.75      10-10-2019      247,500         247,965   

Cricket Communications Incorporated

     4.75      3-8-2020      9,950         9,959   

Crown Castle Operating Company

     3.25      1-31-2021      247,499         248,242   

CSC Holdings Incorporated

     2.66      4-17-2020      398         396   

Darling International Incorporated

     3.25      1-3-2021      5,000         5,017   

Dell Incorporated

     4.50      4-29-2020      119,675         119,063   

DineEquity Incorporated

     3.75      10-19-2017      247,458         248,851   

Dunkin’ Brands Incorporated

     3.75      2-11-2020      122,975         123,071   

Emdeon Business Services LLC <

     3.75      11-2-2018      49,813         49,925   

EMI Music Publishing

     4.25      6-29-2018      61,666         61,898   

Equipower Resources Holdings LLC

     0.00      12-21-2018      70,000         70,525   

Equipower Resources Holdings LLC

     4.25      12-31-2019      64,725         64,995   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.11      12-27-2014      133,384         132,383   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.11      12-27-2015      78,597         78,007   

First Data Corporation

     4.16      3-23-2018      55,000         54,945   

Focus Brands Incorporated

     4.27      2-21-2018      27,695         27,729   

Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings LLP

     3.75      1-4-2021      20,000         19,963   

HGIM Corporation

     5.50      6-18-2020      89,775         91,066   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

     3.75      10-26-2020      16,000         16,092   

Hubbard Radio LLC

     4.50      4-29-2019      43,505         43,632   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings

     3.75      6-30-2019      240,332         242,091   

KAR Auction Services Incorporated

     3.75      5-19-2017      137,987         138,764   

La Frontera Generation LLC

     4.50      9-30-2020      14,012         14,139   

Learfield Communications Incorporated

     5.00      10-9-2020      20,000         20,175   

Level 3 Financing Incorporated <

     4.00      8-1-2019      288,205         289,646   

MGM Resorts International

     3.50      12-20-2019      247,500         247,448   

Multiplan Incorporated

     4.00      8-26-2017      33,187         33,402   

National Cinemedia LLC

     2.91      11-26-2019      20,000         19,981   

Nielsen Finance LLC Company

     2.91      5-2-2016      247,500         248,042   

NRG Energy Incorporated

     2.75      7-2-2018      69,392         69,116   

Nusil Technology LLC

     5.25      4-7-2017      4,932         4,878   

Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack

     4.25      10-11-2018      198,000         199,481   

Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC

     6.25      4-4-2018      39,700         35,755   

Salem Communications Corporation

     4.50      3-16-2020      29,125         29,253   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd First Lien

     4.25      1-2-2020      10,000         10,110   

SBA Senior Finance II LLC

     3.75      9-20-2019      54,986         55,260   

Spin Holdco Incorporated <

     4.25      11-14-2019      136,105         137,239   

SRAM LLC First Lien

     4.02      4-10-2020      4,238         4,248   

SunGard Data Systems Incorporated

     4.50      1-31-2020      148,500         148,908   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC

     4.25      6-30-2018      24,875         24,937   

Syniverse Holdings Incorporated

     4.00      4-23-2019      242,380         243,532   

Tallgrass Operations, LLC

     4.25      11-13-2018      107,071         107,821   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings LLC

     3.73      10-10-2014      400,000         280,956   

The Geo Group Incorporated

     3.25      4-3-2020      74,438         74,624   

United Surgical Partners International Incorporated

     4.75      4-3-2019      9,925         9,978   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated

     3.75      12-11-2019      197,500         198,841   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated

     4.50      8-5-2020      9,925         10,023   

Vertafore Incorporated

     4.25      10-3-2019      73,340         73,853   

Vertafore Incorporated

     9.75      10-29-2017      10,000         10,169   

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC

     4.50      2-21-2019      34,787         34,918   

Total Term Loans (Cost $5,970,404)

             5,901,183   
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 2.60%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 0.79%

          

Media : 0.79%

          

WPP Finance 2010

     3.63     9-7-2022       $ 200,000       $ 197,171   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.59%

          

Food Products : 0.59%

          

BRF SA 144A

     3.95        5-22-2023         175,000         148,750   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 0.02%

          

Diversified Financial Services : 0.02%

          

Nielsen Holding and Finance BV 144A

     5.50        10-1-2021         5,000         5,138   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 0.15%

          

Pharmaceuticals : 0.15%

          

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     6.75        8-15-2018         10,000         10,963   

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     7.50        7-15-2021         25,000         27,844   
     38,807   
          

 

 

 

Industrials : 1.03%

          

Building Products : 1.03%

          

ArcelorMittal

     4.25        8-5-2015         250,000         257,500   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 0.02%

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 0.02%

          

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

     6.63        12-15-2022         5,000         5,163   
          

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $671,424)

             652,529   
          

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 5.48%

          
     Yield            Shares         

Investment Companies : 5.04%

          

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

     0.07           1,266,053         1,266,053   
          

 

 

 
                  Principal         

U.S. Treasury Securities : 0.44%

          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

     0.05        3-20-2014       $ 110,000         109,992   
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,376,044)

             1,376,045   
          

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $26,451,127)*

     100.65           25,258,297   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (0.65           (163,975
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00         $ 25,094,322   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
%% Security issued on a when-issued basis.
¥ 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.

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Income Fund

 

 

@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in local currency.
< All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded term 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 term 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 $26,470,764 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 403,731   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,616,198
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,212,467

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

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

Short-term securities, with maturities of 60 days or less at time of purchase, 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.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

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

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the Fund had unfunded term loan commitments of $359,170.

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.

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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Agency securities

   $ 0       $ 240,421       $ 0       $ 240,421   

Asset-backed securities

     0         704,416         0         704,416   

Corporate bonds and notes

     0         8,438,319         0         8,438,319   

Foreign government bonds

     0         5,380,529         0         5,380,529   

Municipal obligations

     0         365,312         0         365,312   

Non-agency mortgage backed securities

     0         2,199,543         0         2,199,543   

Term loans

     0         5,260,483         640,700         5,901,183   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         652,529         0         652,529   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,266,053         0         0         1,266,053   

U.S. Treasury securities

     109,992         0         0         109,992   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,376,045       $ 23,241,552       $ 640,700       $ 25,258,297   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2


As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted
prices

(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Futures contracts

   $ 0       $ (42,674 )*    $ 0       $ (42,674

Forward foreign currency contracts

     0         73,820     0         73,820   

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized gains (losses).

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 October 31, 2013

   $ 510,983   

Accrued discounts (premiums)

     (206

Realized gains (losses)

     (17

Change in unrealized gains (losses)

     3,583   

Purchases

     134,022   

Sales

     (1,163

Transfers into Level 3

     29,253   

Transfers out of Level 3

     (35,755
  

 

 

 

Balance as of January 31, 2014

   $ 640,700   
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to securities still held at January 31, 2014

   $ 3,122   
  

 

 

 

The investment type categorized above was valued using indicative broker quotes. These indicative broker quotes are 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

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into futures contracts to help manage the duration of the portfolio.

At January 31, 2014, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration
date
    Counterparty   Contracts   Type   Contract
value at
January 31, 2014
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  3-20-2014      J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC
  6 Short   U.S. Treasury Bonds   $ 801,563      $ (18,855
  3-20-2014      J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC
  55 Short   10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     6,916,250        (25,026
  3-31-2014      J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC
  6 Short   5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     723,750        1,207   

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes.

 

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At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains (losses)
 
  3-12-2014      State Street Bank   133,100,000 HUF   $ 573,464      $ 605,275      $ 31,811   
  3-13-2014      State Street Bank   1,800,000 PLN     569,656        583,039        13,383   
  3-24-2014      State Street Bank   15,500,000 RUB     436,529        451,684        15,155   
  3-24-2014      State Street Bank   15,400,000 RUB     433,713        449,504        15,791   
  3-31-2014      State Street Bank   4,900,000 ZAR     437,293        435,323        (1,970
  4-1-2014      State Street Bank   1,000,000 TRY     435,225        434,875        (350

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 89.67%

     

Australia : 5.62%

     

AMP Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     465,857       $ 1,740,855   

BHP Billiton Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     63,100         2,019,468   

Boral Limited (Materials , Construction Materials)

     217,900         905,802   

Computershare Limited (Information Technology , IT Services)

     189,200         1,849,511   

Mirvac Group (Financials , REITs)

     1,133,400         1,656,465   

OceanaGold Corporation (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     681,000         1,209,834   

Ozforex Group Limited (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)†

     50,000         128,647   

Treasury Wine Estates Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     138,300         440,561   
        9,951,143   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda : 0.37%

     

First Pacific Company Limited (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     651,000         649,402   
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands : 3.03%

     

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

     9,705,000         3,327,713   

Greentown China Holdings Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     475,000         686,526   

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

     2,232,000         1,350,706   
        5,364,945   
     

 

 

 

China : 9.99%

     

Agricultural Bank of China (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,844,000         811,951   

AviChina Industry & Technology Company Limited (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     3,064,000         1,803,929   

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

     6,000         939,000   

China Construction Bank (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,275,000         892,389   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     82,000         784,034   

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

     1,178,000         936,151   

China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited Class H (Industrials , Marine)†«

     3,113,000         739,852   

Cosco Pacific Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     22,861         29,391   

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

     2,925,000         895,517   

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

     70,000         1,180,900   

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

     3,760,000         1,577,073   

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

     4,079,000         2,547,758   

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

     1,310,000         1,272,346   

Qinhuangdao Port Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)†

     1,513,000         896,442   

Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     3,730,000         1,197,973   

Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     2,676,000         1,186,947   
        17,691,653   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 9.10%

     

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     3,462,000         1,973,195   

China Everbright International Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     1,430,000         1,901,685   

China Merchants Holdings International Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     254,000         870,000   

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

     296,000         805,198   

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

     1,742,000         1,998,943   

Fosun International (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,102,500         1,197,575   

HK Electric Investments Limited (Utilities , Electric Utilities)†

     1,429,625         968,576   

Power Assets Holdings Limited (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     118,500         892,767   

Samsonite International SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     331,800         921,669   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     253,000         845,727   

Shun Tak Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     2,386,000         1,390,346   

Sun Hung Kai & Company Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     1,668,000         969,379   

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

     2,630,000         1,389,463   
        16,124,523   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

India : 2.64%

     

Adani Enterprises Limited (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     49       $ 187   

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

     283,400         1,119,262   

Hindalco Industries Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     759,300         1,327,609   

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     203,900         896,730   

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     70,673         107,721   

Sesa Sterlite Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     409,100         1,230,140   
        4,681,649   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 2.01%

     

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,639,300         1,127,954   

PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     16,588,000         920,813   

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

     5,416,000         1,010,498   

PT Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     3,108,800         501,295   
        3,560,560   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 34.23%

     

Avex Group Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     58,000         1,334,051   

Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     98,400         2,741,948   

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

     115,800         3,430,817   

GLP J-Reit (Financials , REITs)

     3,050         3,173,290   

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

     497,000         3,852,638   

Hulic REIT Incorporated (Financials , REITs)†(a)

     100         105,706   

Japan Airlines Company Limited (Industrials , Airlines)

     57,300         2,893,883   

JFE Holdings Incorporated (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     100,900         2,133,151   

Komatsu Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     77,700         1,633,548   

M3 Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Technology)

     700         2,072,526   

Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     290,000         3,360,673   

Mitsubishi Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     55,700         1,037,458   

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     337,000         3,885,544   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     424,000         2,780,464   

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

     159,000         5,118,440   

Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,552,100         3,326,905   

Modec Incorporated (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     44,100         1,214,185   

Nagoya Railroad Company Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     635,000         1,901,830   

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

     66,300         3,608,636   

Otsuka Corporation (Information Technology , IT Services)

     7,700         920,202   

SoftBank Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     34,500         2,553,817   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     759,000         3,677,254   

Toshiba Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     449,000         1,898,483   

West Holdings Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)«

     70,700         905,115   

Yahoo Japan Corporation (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     191,600         1,095,179   
        60,655,743   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 1.58%

     

Barakah Offshore Petroleum Bhd (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     1,808,800         945,884   

Oldtown Bhd (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     795,975         470,007   

Westports Holdings (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,826,700         1,381,010   
        2,796,901   
     

 

 

 

New Zealand : 0.54%

     

Air New Zealand Limited (Industrials , Airlines)

     689,500         953,376   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 1.49%

     

ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     969,200         598,817   

GT Capital Holdings Incorporated (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     25,200         412,776   

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

     8,608,000         829,387   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Philippines (continued)

     

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     13,375       $ 800,098   
        2,641,078   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 5.64%

     

ARA Asset Management Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     421,000         562,840   

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

     479,000         141,181   

First Resources Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     562,000         878,420   

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

     618,000         1,369,899   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,455,000         970,817   

Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     107,000         876,016   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (Financials , REITs)

     3,603,000         1,163,083   

Midas Holdings Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     2,357,000         853,098   

Raffles Medical Group Limited (Health Care , Health Care Providers & Services)

     574,000         1,351,572   

Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     369,000         906,985   

Singapore Post Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     883,000         924,516   
        9,998,427   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 6.45%

     

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     23,390         889,310   

Hotel Shilla Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     23,000         1,666,383   

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     48,600         1,590,449   

LG Chem Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     4,700         1,134,395   

NAVER Corporation (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     2,600         1,638,790   

POSCO (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     6,300         1,748,238   

S-Oil Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     13,900         886,358   

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

     4,300         864,082   

Suprema Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)†

     42,600         1,017,851   
        11,435,856   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 5.91%

     

Chicony Electronics Company Limited (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     359,000         915,609   

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

     309,000         661,935   

Cleanaway Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     144,000         882,188   

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

     540,000         1,288,593   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     513,000         2,235,284   

Taiwan Cement Corporation (Materials , Construction Materials)

     598,000         874,671   

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

     784,000         2,720,925   

WPG Holdings Company Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     774,000         899,521   
        10,478,726   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 0.55%

     

Hemaraj Land & Development Public Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     1,187,200         98,544   

Mega Lifesciences Public Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     1,520,000         874,886   
        973,430   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 0.52%

     

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     87,200         915,176   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $148,069,337)

        158,872,588   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

Security name                Expiration date    Shares      Value  

Participation Notes : 4.21%

            

China : 4.21%

            

HSBC Bank plc (China Vanke Company Limited Class A) (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

       2-11-2019      635,000       $ 772,730   

HSBC Bank plc (Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng Group Company Limited Class A) (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

       10-31-2014      419,700         893,435   

HSBC Bank plc (Qingdao Haier Company Limited Class A) (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

       6-8-2020      702,500         2,453,410   

HSBC Bank plc (Shanghai International Airport Company Limited Class A) (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

       8-20-2020      693,500         1,526,601   

HSBC Bank plc (Shenzhen Fuanna Bedding & Furnishing Company Limited Class A) (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

       10-31-2023      295,350         679,374   

HSBC Bank plc (Weichai Power Company Limited Class A) (Industrials , Machinery)

       12-20-2021      395,000         1,139,811   

Total Participation Notes (Cost $6,818,648)

               7,465,361   
            

 

 

 
           Dividend yield                    

Preferred Stocks : 2.50%

            

South Korea : 2.50%

            

Samsung Electronics Company Limited ±

       0.95        5,000         4,434,663   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $3,668,219)

               4,434,663   
            

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 0.56%

            

Thailand : 0.07%

            

Samui Airport Property Fund

            272,400         127,907   
            

 

 

 

United States : 0.49%

            

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF

            18,500         862,285   
            

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $1,023,726)

               990,192   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 3.38%

            

Investment Companies : 3.38%

            

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

       0.07           4,628,675         4,628,675   

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

       0.08           1,364,598         1,364,598   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,993,273)

               5,993,273   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $165,573,203)*

     100.32             177,756,077   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (0.32             (571,196
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 177,184,881   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

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.
± 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.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

(v) Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $168,334,106 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,598,593   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,176,622
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,421,971   

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in Securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 158,766,882       $ 105,706       $ 0       $ 158,872,588   

Investment companies

     990,192         0         0         990,192   

Participation notes

     0         7,465,361         0         7,465,361   

Preferred stocks

     4,434,663         0         0         4,434,663   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     4,628,675         1,364,598         0         5,993,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 168,820,412       $ 8,935,665       $ 0       $ 177,756,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 94.03%

     

Australia : 2.32%

     

Arrium Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     198,700       $ 270,403   

Bendigo Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     26,100         264,960   

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

     46,700         245,217   

Downer EDI Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     42,300         182,503   

Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     29,600         138,071   

GrainCorp Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     18,900         125,707   

Leighton Holdings Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     7,100         102,213   

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

     20,800         191,679   

Metcash Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     28,500         75,324   

Mineral Resources Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     14,900         147,088   

Seven Network Limited (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     15,300         104,173   

Toll Holdings Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     26,100         127,684   

United Construction Group Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     14,100         86,501   
        2,061,523   
     

 

 

 

Austria : 0.43%

     

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

     5,300         229,454   

Voestalpine AG (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     3,400         152,448   
        381,902   
     

 

 

 

Belgium : 1.68%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     7,409         709,968   

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

     3,600         231,647   

Telenet Group Holding NV (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     4,435         263,484   

UCB SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,986         282,182   
        1,487,281   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda : 0.37%

     

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

     24,058         145,404   

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     64,000         57,337   

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

     42,000         130,127   
        332,868   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 0.38%

     

Banco do Brasil SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     12,100         104,742   

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

     17,700         163,266   

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

     5,300         69,115   
        337,123   
     

 

 

 

Canada : 2.21%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     1,598         242,065   

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

     4,500         382,222   

Metro Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     3,400         195,407   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     6,539         886,950   

WestJet Airlines Limited (Industrials , Airlines)

     11,100         251,451   
        1,958,095   
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands : 2.52%

     

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

     7,848         1,228,212   

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

     104,600         248,082   

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

     226,500         84,730   

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

     33,200         257,824   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Cayman Islands (continued)

     

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

     5,900       $ 416,352   
        2,235,200   
     

 

 

 

China : 2.16%

     

AutoNavi Holdings Limited ADR (Information Technology , Software)Ǡ

     11,548         180,149   

Biostime International Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     27,500         237,480   

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

     220,000         119,601   

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

     369,200         293,401   

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

     141,500         119,001   

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     196,000         291,356   

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

     632,000         394,749   

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

     546,241         275,995   
        1,911,732   
     

 

 

 

Curacao : 0.27%

     

Schlumberger Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     2,705         236,877   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic : 0.09%

     

CEZ AS (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     3,200         80,721   
     

 

 

 

Denmark : 0.15%

     

Rockwool International AS B Shares (Industrials , Building Products)

     746         135,247   
     

 

 

 

Finland : 0.14%

     

TietoEnator Oyj (Information Technology , IT Services)

     5,800         127,350   
     

 

 

 

France : 5.68%

     

Alstom SA (Industrials , Machinery)

     6,700         190,214   

Arkema SA (Materials , Chemicals)

     910         97,130   

AXA SA (Financials , Insurance)

     9,900         260,366   

BNP Paribas SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,600         278,938   

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

     1,400         147,882   

Credit Agricole SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     10,900         146,817   

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

     752         134,029   

Pernod-Ricard SA (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     2,145         230,395   

Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     2,500         218,354   

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,700         363,286   

Schneider Electric SA (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     7,440         600,956   

SCOR SE (Financials , Insurance)

     7,700         249,863   

Societe Generale SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,700         209,987   

Thales SA (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     4,200         273,739   

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

     6,000         342,624   

Unibail-Rodamco SE (Financials , REITs)

     1,509         363,688   

Vivendi SA (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     12,000         322,717   

Zodiac Aerospace SA (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     3,456         609,206   
        5,040,191   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 10.76%

     

Allianz AG (Financials , Insurance)

     2,300         384,029   

BASF SE (Materials , Chemicals)

     2,900         311,060   

Bayer AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     12,607         1,664,430   

Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     4,850         480,385   

Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     4,800         402,215   

Deutsche Bank AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     3,300         159,736   

Deutsche Post AG (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     24,445         846,313   

E.ON SE (Utilities , Multi-Utilities)

     8,100         147,153   

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Financials , Insurance)

     2,200         174,764   

Heidelbergcement AG (Materials , Construction Materials)

     1,397         104,098   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Germany (continued)

     

Linde AG (Materials , Chemicals)

     5,886       $ 1,115,352   

Metro AG (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     20,728         855,170   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     4,247         377,184   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Financials , Insurance)

     3,212         663,450   

Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,800         104,292   

RWE AG (Utilities , Multi-Utilities)

     2,900         107,324   

SAP AG (Information Technology , Software)

     6,787         518,644   

Siemens AG (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     5,802         735,252   

Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     1,600         389,181   
        9,540,032   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 3.49%

     

AIA Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     200,200         927,474   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     58,500         499,698   

China Everbright Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     470,000         642,568   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     55,000         525,876   

Hengdeli Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     1,902,366         405,676   

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

     22,000         90,046   
        3,091,338   
     

 

 

 

India : 0.62%

     

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

     16,734         66,089   

Gail Limited (Utilities , Gas Utilities)

     2,800         95,564   

Grasim Industries GDR (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     1,800         73,512   

Tata Motors Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     7,700         214,445   

Tata Steel Limited GDR (Industrials , Machinery)

     17,100         96,615   
        546,225   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 0.19%

     

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     241,500         166,169   
     

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.90%

     

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

     9,086         620,029   

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (Materials , Containers & Packaging)

     7,500         176,005   
        796,034   
     

 

 

 

Israel : 0.46%

     

Bank Hapoalim Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     38,000         198,721   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     4,600         207,877   
        406,598   
     

 

 

 

Italy : 2.12%

     

Enel SpA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     48,100         219,788   

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

     41,743         948,634   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     197,711         535,972   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA - RSP (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     78,713         174,740   
        1,879,134   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 18.44%

     

Adeka Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     20,600         229,852   

Aisin Seiki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     3,300         123,544   

Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     11,600         164,628   

Aozora Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     41,000         117,980   

Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     79,000         452,334   

Avex Group Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     10,700         246,109   

Capcom Company Limited (Information Technology , Software)

     31,900         630,069   

Daiichikosho Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     7,300         228,281   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Japan (continued)

     

Daiwa House Industry Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     26,000       $ 499,794   

Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

     93,000         882,940   

Denso Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     5,500         287,408   

Eizo Nanao Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     7,300         185,769   

Fukuoka Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     23,000         97,025   

Hitachi Capital Corporation (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     1,900         48,258   

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

     56,000         434,100   

Honda Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     20,400         777,304   

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

     117,000         540,511   

Itochu Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     38,100         471,728   

Japan Tobacco Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     3,200         100,131   

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

     28,500         138,637   

KDDI Corporation (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     4,300         240,105   

Kyorin Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     7,900         178,537   

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

     11,000         181,736   

Marubeni Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     30,000         212,293   

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

     1,800         85,886   

Mitsubishi Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     5,500         102,442   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     126,000         768,308   

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

     11,000         149,114   

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

     13,000         418,489   

Mitsui OSK Lines Limited (Industrials , Marine)

     125,000         521,190   

Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     154,300         330,740   

NGK Insulators Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     35,000         601,889   

Nichirei Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     21,000         96,398   

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

     5,600         304,802   

Nitto Denko Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     12,200         549,519   

NTT DoCoMo Incorporated (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     10,000         162,768   

Olympus Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)†

     8,000         238,818   

Ono Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     3,500         305,912   

Orix Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     10,600         164,960   

Otsuka Holdings Company Limited (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     6,000         184,751   

Rengo Company Limited (Materials , Containers & Packaging)

     23,000         122,688   

Resona Holdings Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     37,000         197,729   

Sankyu Incorporated (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     28,000         106,333   

SEINO Holdings Company Limited (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     3,000         28,717   

Sharp Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)†

     85,000         294,509   

Sojitz Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     77,400         134,846   

Sumitomo Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     19,900         251,258   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     11,000         144,808   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     8,000         377,723   

Toshiba TEC Corporation (Information Technology , Office Electronics)

     22,000         147,499   

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

     19,000         108,789   

Toyota Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     27,000         1,564,980   

West Japan Railway Company (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     5,400         223,357   

Yokohama Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     21,000         189,919   
        16,348,214   
     

 

 

 

Liechtenstein : 0.16%

     

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

     1,400         144,841   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 0.17%

     

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     42,000         148,540   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 0.61%

     

Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     18,592         540,284   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 3.37%

     

Aegon NV (Financials , Insurance)

     17,300         151,358   

Akzo Nobel NV (Materials , Chemicals)

     10,300         741,951   

ASML Holdings NV (Technology , Software)

     4,757         404,065   

ING Groep NV (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)†

     16,600         220,302   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Netherlands (continued)

     

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

     16,900       $ 281,836   

Nielsen Holdings NV (Industrials , Professional Services)

     1,418         59,967   

Unilever NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     21,669         809,678   

Ziggo NV (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     7,280         316,500   
        2,985,657   
     

 

 

 

Nigeria : 0.14%

     

Nigerian Breweries plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     133,969         128,896   
     

 

 

 

Norway : 1.53%

     

DnB Nor ASA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     12,100         204,511   

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

     25,569         201,621   

Marine Harvest ASA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     54,759         629,369   

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

     5,700         134,931   

Yara International ASA (Materials , Chemicals)

     4,600         189,790   
        1,360,222   
     

 

 

 

Poland : 0.10%

     

Asseco Poland SA (Information Technology , Software)

     5,900         86,179   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 1.15%

     

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

     10,500         213,675   

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

     4,200         239,400   

Mobile TeleSystems Open Joint Stock Company ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     14,461         249,452   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     115,453         316,341   
        1,018,868   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 0.07%

     

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

     28,000         62,067   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 0.23%

     

Barclays Africa Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,300         108,806   

Imperial Holding Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Distributors)

     5,700         94,645   
        203,451   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 2.58%

     

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     14,830         563,850   

Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     13,500         156,803   

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

     126         150,014   

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

     837         491,319   

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

     3,692         741,905   

Woori Finance Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     16,400         188,531   
        2,292,422   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 0.55%

     

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     22,800         197,110   

Grifols SA (Health Care , Biotechnology)

     4,008         207,818   

Grifols SA ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     2,113         83,696   
        488,624   
     

 

 

 

Sweden : 1.20%

     

Boliden AB (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     12,400         188,610   

Nordea Bank AB (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     15,000         200,797   

Saab AB (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     9,100         236,133   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Sweden (continued)

     

Volvo AB Class B (Industrials , Machinery)

     33,135       $ 439,008   
        1,064,548   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 8.09%

     

ABB Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     27,464         685,199   

Actelion Limited (Health Care , Biotechnology)

     2,170         203,920   

Baloise Holding AG (Financials , Insurance)

     2,000         239,343   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     9,117         275,526   

Georg Fischer AG (Industrials , Machinery)

     400         274,637   

Nestle SA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     13,035         946,013   

Novartis AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     8,991         712,021   

Roche Holdings AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     4,035         1,109,497   

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

     1,096         653,381   

Swiss Reinsurance AG (Financials , Insurance)

     4,437         383,677   

UBS AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     19,057         378,134   

Valora Holding AG (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     520         133,922   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Financials , Insurance)

     4,058         1,178,483   
        7,173,753   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 0.07%

     

Powertech Technology Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     46,000         63,778   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 0.12%

     

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

     135,400         109,723   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 17.44%

     

Amlin plc (Financials , Insurance)

     19,500         134,058   

AstraZeneca plc (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     9,400         596,240   

Aviva plc (Financials , Insurance)

     22,000         160,938   

BAE Systems plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     49,700         350,582   

Barclays plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     50,000         223,981   

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

     153,024         1,202,438   

BT Group plc (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     70,500         444,225   

Capita plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     38,831         627,810   

Centrica plc (Utilities , Gas Utilities)

     21,200         108,455   

Croda International plc (Materials , Chemicals)

     2,851         113,045   

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     420,235         511,555   

Firstgroup plc (Industrials , Road & Rail)†

     32,500         71,164   

GlaxoSmithKline plc (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     4,400         113,127   

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     36,861         379,935   

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     14,586         533,029   

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

     7,468         241,850   

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

     42,600         241,534   

Johnson Matthey plc (Materials , Chemicals)

     7,687         408,290   

Land Securities Group plc (Financials , REITs)

     21,430         362,504   

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

     6,480         517,946   

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

     448         35,540   

Man Group plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     525,735         706,096   

Meggitt plc (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     33,620         284,906   

Old Mutual plc (Financials , Insurance)

     59,600         169,009   

Pace plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     36,800         216,150   

Prudential plc (Financials , Insurance)

     11,575         233,665   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Consumer Staples , Household Products)

     5,780         433,564   

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

     47,419         925,298   

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

     53,200         84,832   

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

     19,000         694,958   

Royal Mail plc (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)†

     23,258         228,638   

SABMiller plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     14,750         664,382   

Smiths Group plc (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     12,364         292,276   

Tesco plc (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     39,100         205,910   

Tullett Prebon plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     20,600         112,430   

 

6


Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

            

Vodafone Group plc (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

            161,363       $ 600,957   

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

            18,872         699,396   

WH Smith plc (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

            15,600         267,475   

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

            48,700         192,059   

Wolseley plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

            11,988         646,781   

WPP plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

            20,333         426,842   
               15,463,870   
            

 

 

 

United States : 1.07%

            

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

            719         359,931   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

            7,896         586,041   
               945,972   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $70,546,931)

               83,381,549   
            

 

 

 
           Dividend yield                    

Preferred Stocks : 0.70%

            

Brazil : 0.22%

            

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

       11.02        9,296         53,660   

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

       6.09           11,100         137,988   
               191,648   
            

 

 

 

Germany : 0.48%

            

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

       1.15           3,959         429,189   
            

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $646,342)

               620,837   
            

 

 

 
                      Principal         

Other : 0.18%

            

HSBC Bank plc (Expiring 11/17/2016) (Ryanair Holdings plc)

          $ 18,300         156,270   

Total Other (Cost $145,680)

               156,270   
            

 

 

 
           Yield          Shares         

Short-Term Investments : 3.83%

            

Investment Companies : 3.83%

            

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

       0.07           3,223,081         3,223,081   

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

       0.08           172,793         172,793   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,395,874)

               3,395,874   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $74,734,827)*

     98.74             87,554,530   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1.26                1,118,708   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 88,673,238   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

± 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.

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International Fund

 

 

(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 $77,346,757 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,201,980   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,994,207
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,207,773   

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 83,065,208       $ 316,341       $ 0       $ 83,381,549   

Preferred stocks

     620,837         0         0         620,837   

Other

     156,270         0         0         156,270   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     3,223,081         172,793         0         3,395,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 87,065,396       $ 489,134       $ 0       $ 87,554,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

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

Forward foreign currency contracts+

   $ 0       $ (60,111   $ 0       $ (60,111

 

+ 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 three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In Exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
4-8-2014   State Street Bank   270,813,800 JPY   $ 2,651,482      $ 2,591,371      $ (60,111


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 87.62%

     

Argentina : 0.31%

     

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

     151,800       $ 14,647,182   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 11.05%

     

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

     12,632,870         34,601,998   

Ambev SA ADR (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     13,997,000         91,540,380   

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

     2,135,690         20,611,300   

Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,512,708         100,168,815   

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

     10,724,000         42,616,041   

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

     1,106,278         19,558,995   

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

     4,603,572         2,518,063   

CCR SA (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     1,903,200         12,255,559   

Cetip SA (Financials , Capital Markets)

     5,122,537         49,033,712   

Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     1,456,600         33,456,682   

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

     1,421,200         25,682,599   

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

     2,483,200         27,836,672   

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

     2,302,953         27,405,141   

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

     2,322,600         13,984,203   

Vale SA ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,221,636         16,614,250   
        517,884,410   
     

 

 

 

Chile : 0.98%

     

Banco Santander Chile SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,207,700         23,525,996   

Inversiones La Construccion (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     100,000         1,188,470   

SACI Falabella (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     2,730,000         21,283,305   
        45,997,771   
     

 

 

 

China : 16.99%

     

51Job Incorporated ADR (Industrials , Professional Services)Ǡ

     583,191         42,578,775   

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

     179,700         28,123,050   

China Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     33,905,290         92,587,422   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     12,185,165         116,507,054   

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

     46,980,000         73,327,322   

Ctrip.com International Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Internet & Catalog Retail)†

     944,016         37,298,072   

First Tractor Company (Industrials , Machinery)

     7,532,000         4,978,046   

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

     4,740,000         51,336,232   

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

     1,941,182         56,954,280   

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

     26,870,000         26,097,658   

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

     8,600,000         10,138,106   

Sichuan Expressway Company (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     22,984,000         6,358,259   

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

     1,621,907         105,732,117   

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

     22,554,500         29,565,723   

Tingyi Holding Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     22,528,000         58,574,860   

Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     7,552,000         55,717,012   
        795,873,988   
     

 

 

 

Colombia : 0.59%

     

Bancolombia SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)«

     632,900         27,809,626   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 3.45%

     

AIA Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     13,441,400         62,270,475   

Belle International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     57,616,000         62,926,011   

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     15,985,000         14,320,915   

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

     12,606,500         10,164,043   

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

     3,033,500         5,053,767   

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

     7,164,000         6,887,909   
        161,623,120   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

India : 6.26%

     

Bharti Airtel Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     4,838,728       $ 24,326,859   

Bharti Infratel Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     5,218,871         14,322,638   

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

     2,100,700         27,105,752   

ICICI Bank Limited ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,688,355         54,314,380   

Infosys Technologies Limited ADR (Information Technology , IT Services)

     708,115         41,481,377   

ITC Limited (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     9,782,640         50,759,497   

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

     3,044,200         40,382,840   

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

     1,246,587         32,785,238   

Ultra Tech Cement Limited (Materials , Construction Materials)

     286,000         7,808,797   
        293,287,378   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 0.95%

     

PT Astra International Tbk (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     13,851,000         7,334,031   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,299,500         7,621,970   

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

     1,833,000         1,755,092   

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

     768,877         27,887,169   
        44,598,262   
     

 

 

 

Israel : 0.28%

     

Israel Chemicals Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     1,569,600         12,885,501   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 1.43%

     

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

     7,880,900         24,552,283   

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

     15,996,300         20,889,958   

KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (Financials , REITs)

     3,437,900         5,958,410   

Sime Darby Bhd (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     5,865,937         15,783,746   
        67,184,397   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 11.35%

     

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

     3,203,420         68,104,709   

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

     4,781,719         59,149,864   

Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV (Financials , REITs)

     17,202,159         55,514,071   

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

     1,134,400         102,368,256   

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

     11,264,711         71,105,645   

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

     2,023,641         22,381,469   

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

     4,264,153         7,776,484   

Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     2,475,000         71,923,500   

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

     30,727,100         73,497,826   
        531,821,824   
     

 

 

 

Peru : 0.34%

     

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

     1,263,600         15,668,640   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 0.45%

     

Ayala Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     632,624         7,350,865   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,650,521         6,153,019   

SM Investments Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     476,582         7,442,523   
        20,946,407   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 4.79%

     

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

     1,011,249         57,489,506   

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

     69,300         16,522,962   

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     3,387,800         58,439,550   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     5,517,377         15,117,613   

Sberbank of Russia ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     2,181,195         23,600,530   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Russia (continued)

     

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

     1,448,106       $ 53,217,896   
        224,388,057   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 4.85%

     

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

     106,832         4,256,455   

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,077,592         15,775,947   

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

     1,020,000         5,212,222   

Gold Fields Limited ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     960,700         3,343,236   

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,290,758         13,409,990   

MTN Group Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     2,112,643         37,549,014   

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

     470,000         22,556,955   

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

     3,388,100         43,511,845   

Standard Bank Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     2,085,190         21,946,899   

Tiger Brands Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     2,483,333         59,448,911   
        227,011,474   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 9.55%

     

Amorepacific Corporation (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)†

     8,490         8,010,296   

KB Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     330,000         11,351,117   

KB Financial Group Incorporated ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     93,117         3,124,075   

KT Corporation ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     4,054,813         57,375,604   

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     949,891         67,180,594   

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)†

     5,255         7,953,567   

Lotte Confectionery Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)†

     3,327         5,781,492   

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

     175,736         209,229,024   

Samsung Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     642,337         61,836,688   

Shinhan Financial Group Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     365,945         15,545,369   
        447,387,826   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 8.24%

     

104 Corporation (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     1,655,000         6,036,059   

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     27,145,760         28,091,736   

Fuhwa Financial Holdings Company Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     48,050,750         26,750,245   

Media Tek Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     1,918,881         25,592,110   

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

     3,225,000         21,664,907   

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

     14,535,224         50,445,477   

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

     9,847,852         166,625,656   

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

     37,000,480         61,029,329   
        386,235,519   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 3.36%

     

Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     3,729,800         19,377,786   

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

     5,503,739         25,509,605   

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

     3,090,200         25,837,480   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,505,100         42,903,965   

Thai Beverage PCL (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     100,627,000         43,643,548   
        157,272,384   
     

 

 

 

Turkey : 0.94%

     

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

     2,900,453         29,381,745   

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

     1,181,462         14,709,202   
        44,090,947   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Security name                       Shares      Value  

United Kingdom : 1.46%

            

African Barrick Gold Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)«

            1,428,500       $ 5,161,584   

Standard Chartered Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            3,099,560         63,182,491   
               68,344,075   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,179,275,503)

  

            4,104,958,788   
            

 

 

 
           Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal         

Convertible Debentures : 0.00%

            

Brazil : 0.00%

            

Lupatech SA (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) (a)(i)(s)

   

    6.50     4-15-2018       $ 303,000         3,968   
            

 

 

 

Total Convertible Debentures (Cost $160,691)

  

            3,968   
            

 

 

 
           Dividend yield            Shares         

Preferred Stocks : 2.02%

            

Brazil : 2.02%

            

Lojas Americanas SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail ) ±

    

    0.25           13,180,903         80,289,764   

Vale SA ADR ( Materials , Metals & Mining ) ±

  

    6.98           1,153,500         14,164,980   

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $110,834,693)

  

            94,454,744   
            

 

 

 
                 Expiration date                

Warrants : 0.02%

            

Malaysia : 0.02%

            

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

   

      12-18-2018         1,070,225         933,828   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $504,268)

               933,828   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                      

Short-Term Investments : 11.54%

            

Investment Companies : 11.54%

            

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

   

    0.07           507,169,932         507,169,932   

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

   

    0.08           33,371,123         33,371,123   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $540,541,055)

               540,541,055   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $4,831,316,210)*

     101.20             4,740,892,383   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (1.20             (56,007,739
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 4,684,884,644   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

« 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.
(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
(s) Security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on this security.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

(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.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,840,115,248 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 437,586,303   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (536,809,168
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (99,222,865

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (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 or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, 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.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees . The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 4,073,318,213       $ 31,640,575       $ 0       $ 4,104,958,788   

Preferred stocks

     94,454,744         0         0         94,454,744   

Warrants

     0         933,828         0         933,828   

Convertible debentures

     0         0         3,968         3,968   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     507,169,932         33,371,123         0         540,541,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,674,942,889       $ 65,945,526       $ 3,968       $ 4,740,892,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 66.15%

     

Australia : 1.18%

     

BHP Billiton Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     19,860       $ 635,604   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 8.35%

     

Alupar Investimento SA (Utilities , Electric Utilities)†

     81,660         527,537   

Grendene SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     86,800         575,489   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks )

     44,635         546,332   

Natura Cosmeticos SA (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     35,600         579,307   

Telefonica Brasil ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     21,801         414,219   

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Composite Unit (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     53,000         389,168   

Tupy SA (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     97,786         802,710   

Valid Solucoes SA (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     53,000         661,059   
        4,495,821   
     

 

 

 

Chile : 1.14%

     

Aguas Andinas SA Class A (Utilities , Water Utilities)

     962,517         615,198   
     

 

 

 

China : 10.59%

     

Agricultural Bank of China (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     322,000         141,783   

ANTA Sports Products Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     114,000         167,457   

China Construction Bank (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     385,000         269,467   

China Hongqiao Group Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     338,500         212,122   

China Lilang Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     599,000         359,733   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     59,500         568,902   

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

     601,600         478,088   

Cosco Pacific Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     475,521         611,355   

Datang International Power Generation Company Limited (Utilities , Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)

     298,000         119,331   

Digital China Holdings Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     108,000         106,354   

Guangshen Railway Company (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     622,000         270,361   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     209,200         279,319   

Huaneng Power International Incorporated (Utilities , Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)

     160,000         149,657   

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

     944,000         589,626   

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

     538,000         522,536   

Qinhuangdao Port Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)†

     269,000         159,381   

Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     704,000         312,261   

Yuzhou Properties Company (Financials, Real Estate Management & Development )

     623,000         136,764   

Zhejiang Expressway Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     272,000         245,393   
        5,699,890   
     

 

 

 

Cyprus : 0.45%

     

Globaltrans Investment plc (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     18,187         240,978   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic : 1.65%

     

CEZ AS (Utilities , Electric Utilities)

     18,697         471,639   

Komercni Banka AS (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,920         415,863   
        887,502   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 2.56%

     

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

     1,932,000         352,072   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     125,000         417,849   

SJM Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     45,000         141,584   

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

     218,000         209,599   

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

     83,500         258,705   
        1,379,809   
     

 

 

 

 

1


Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Indonesia : 1.51%

     

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     288,900       $ 198,784   

PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     2,927,000         162,480   

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

     2,420,500         451,608   
        812,872   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 1.68%

     

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

     166,766         202,085   

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Financials , REITs)

     545,500         208,648   

Telecom Malaysia Berhad (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     113,000         186,136   

Westports Holdings (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     404,682         305,945   
        902,814   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 5.72%

     

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     132,800         268,102   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     203,741         632,368   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     130,530         711,600   

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

     276,343         613,889   

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV (Financials , REITs)144A

     467,093         852,181   
        3,078,140   
     

 

 

 

Panama : 0.67%

     

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     14,289         362,941   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 2.25%

     

Globe Telecom Incorporated (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     10,840         409,859   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     9,420         563,508   

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

     33,500         237,043   
        1,210,410   
     

 

 

 

Poland : 2.71%

     

Bank Pekao SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     11,204         658,128   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials , Insurance)

     3,074         402,292   

Telekomunikacja Polska SA (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     119,700         396,370   
        1,456,790   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 6.06%

     

Alrosa Corporate (Materials , Metals & Mining)(a)

     930,015         964,168   

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

     84,168         695,228   

Lukoil ADR – London Exchanges (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     7,036         399,997   

Mail.Ru Group Limited (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     14,275         532,029   

Mining and Metallurgical Company OJSC (Materials , Metals & Mining)(a)

     4,407         673,379   
        3,264,801   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 2.66%

     

Ascendas India Trust (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     685,000         367,515   

Ascott Residence Trust (Financials , REITs)

     202,800         188,811   

Asian Pay Television Trust (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     114,000         68,341   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     255,000         170,143   

Keppel Corporation Limited (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     26,000         212,864   

Keppel REIT (Financials , REITs)

     1,600         1,416   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (Financials , REITs)

     827,000         266,963   

STX OSV Holdings Limited (Industrials , Machinery)†

     244,000         157,674   
        1,433,727   
     

 

 

 

 

2


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

South Africa : 5.12%

     

Barclays Africa Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     17,546       $ 205,281   

Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     19,957         805,788   

MTN Group Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     35,920         638,423   

Sanlam Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     102,418         439,573   

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

     13,928         668,454   
        2,757,519   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 3.03%

     

Hite Jinro Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)†

     6,850         136,697   

Kangwon Land Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)†

     5,060         159,598   

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     4,583         324,131   

S-Oil Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     7,450         475,062   

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

     24,510         537,749   
        1,633,237   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 6.36%

     

Chicony Electronics Company Limited (Computers & Peripherals)

     63,000         160,678   

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

     95,000         203,508   

Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     42,000         125,685   

Cleanaway Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     44,000         269,558   

CTCI Corporation (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     122,000         166,572   

Delta Electronics Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     27,000         148,246   

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

     75,000         178,971   

Huaku Development Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     26,680         65,640   

Mega Financial Holding Company Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     237,065         191,441   

Quanta Computer Incorporated (Computers & Peripherals)

     46,000         113,248   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     141,530         616,686   

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

     164,000         200,011   

Taiwan Cement Corporation (Materials , Construction Materials)

     160,000         234,026   

United Microelectronics Corporation ADR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

     207,025         418,191   

WPG Holdings Company Limited (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     283,000         328,895   
        3,421,356   
     

 

 

 

Thailand : 0.71%

     

Hemaraj Land & Development Public Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     538,300         44,682   

PTT Global Chemical pcl (Materials , Chemicals)

     105,300         227,283   

Thai Union Frozen Products pcl (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     51,700         109,242   
        381,207   
     

 

 

 

Turkey : 0.78%

     

Akcansa Cimento (Materials , Construction Materials)

     32,614         164,469   

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Materials , Construction Materials)

     50,917         257,896   
        422,365   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

United Kingdom : 0.97%

          

HSBC Holdings plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

          49,600       $ 520,559   
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $36,821,554)

             35,613,540   
          

 

 

 
           Expiration date                

Participation Notes : 2.25%

          

India : 1.94%

          

HSBC Bank plc (NMDC Limited) (Materials , Metals & Mining)

       11-2-2020         60,156         264,539   

HSBC Bank plc (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) ( Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels )

       11-2-2020         107,750         425,514   

HSBC Bank plc (Coal India) (Materials , Metals & Mining)

       1-10-2024         153,986         356,335   

Qatar : 0.31%

          

HSBC Bank plc (Qatar National Bank) ( Financials , Commercial Banks )

       11-2-2020         3,280         166,184   
          

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes (Cost $1,262,561)

             1,212,572   
          

 

 

 
     Dividend yield                      

Preferred Stocks : 4.58%

          

Brazil : 2.34%

          

Banco Bradesco SA ( Financials , Commercial Banks ) ±

     3.10        23,200         251,492   

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

     6.09           52,700         655,133   

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

     5.43           58,100         353,909   
             1,260,534   
          

 

 

 

Russia : 2.24%

          

Rostelecom Pfd Preference ( Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services ) ±

     6.43           191,073         390,612   

Sberbank ADR ( Financials , Commercial Banks ) (a)±

     4.78           379,308         816,035   
             1,206,647   
          

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,742,594)

             2,467,181   
          

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 0.04%

          

Thailand : 0.04%

          

Samui Airport Property Fund (Financials , Capital Markets)

          45,900         21,553   
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $26,409)

             21,553   
          

 

 

 
     Yield                      

Short-Term Investments : 43.15%

          

Investment Companies : 43.15%

          

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

     0.07           23,227,188         23,227,188   
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $23,227,188)

             23,227,188   
          

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $64,080,306)*

     116.17           62,542,034   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (16.17           (8,704,669
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00         $ 53,837,365   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
Non-income-earning security
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $64,097,162 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 962,321   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,517,449
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,555,128

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 33,975,993       $ 1,637,547       $ 0       $ 35,613,540   

Investment companies

     21,553         0         0         21,553   

Preferred stocks

     1,260,534         1,206,647         0         2,467,181   

Participation notes

     0         1,212,572         0         1,212,572   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     23,227,188         0         0         23,227,188   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 58,485,268       $ 4,056,766       $ 0       $ 62,542,034   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 87.26%

     

Argentina : 0.36%

     

MercadoLibre Incorporated (Information Technology , Internet Software & Services)

     170       $ 16,403   
     

 

 

 

Brazil : 11.01%

     

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

     13,500         36,977   

Ambev SA ADR (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     14,000         91,560   

Banco Bradesco SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     9,400         98,982   

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

     11,000         43,713   

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

     1,300         22,984   

CCR SA (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     2,000         12,879   

Cetip SA (Financials , Capital Markets)

     5,000         47,861   

Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     1,500         34,453   

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

     1,600         28,914   

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

     5,000         56,050   

Vale SA ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     2,200         29,920   
        504,293   
     

 

 

 

Chile : 0.72%

     

Banco Santander Chile SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,700         33,116   
     

 

 

 

China : 16.25%

     

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

     200         31,300   

China Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     34,000         92,846   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     12,000         114,737   

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

     46,000         71,798   

Ctrip.com International Limited ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Internet & Catalog Retail)†

     1,000         39,510   

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

     5,000         54,152   

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

     1,900         55,746   

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

     30,000         29,138   

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

     1,610         104,956   

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

     26,000         34,082   

Tingyi Holding Corporation (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     22,000         57,202   

Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     8,000         59,022   
     744,489   
     

 

 

 

Colombia : 0.67%

     

Bancolombia SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     700         30,758   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 2.65%

     

AIA Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     13,000         60,226   

Belle International Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     56,000         61,161   
     121,387   
     

 

 

 

India : 4.84%

     

HDFC Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,700         53,193   

ICICI Bank Limited ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     1,600         51,472   

Infosys Technologies Limited ADR (Information Technology , IT Services)

     650         38,077   

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

     3,000         78,900   
     221,642   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia : 1.85%

     

PT Astra International Tbk (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     40,000         21,180   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     25,000         20,490   

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

     10,000         9,575   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Indonesia (continued)

  

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

     180,000       $ 33,584   
        84,829   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia : 1.76%

     

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

     11,000         34,270   

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

     19,000         24,813   

Sime Darby Bhd (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     8,000         21,526   
        80,609   
     

 

 

 

Mexico : 12.00%

     

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

     3,300         70,158   

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

     5,000         61,850   

Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV (Financials , REITs)

     17,500         56,475   

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

     1,200         108,288   

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

     11,000         69,435   

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

     2,000         22,120   

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

     5,000         9,118   

Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     2,700         78,462   

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

     31,000         74,151   
        550,057   
     

 

 

 

Peru : 0.46%

     

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

     1,700         21,080   
     

 

 

 

Philippines : 1.01%

     

Ayala Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     1,500         17,429   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     6,000         10,113   

SM Investments Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     1,200         18,740   
        46,282   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 6.04%

     

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

     1,200         68,220   

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

     200         47,685   

Mobile TeleSystems Open Joint Stock Company ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     3,500         60,375   

Sberbank of Russia ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     4,000         43,280   

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

     1,550         56,962   
        276,522   
     

 

 

 

South Africa : 4.97%

     

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,500         21,960   

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,300         13,506   

MTN Group Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     2,500         44,434   

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

     400         19,197   

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

     3,300         42,380   

Standard Bank Group Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     2,500         26,313   

Tiger Brands Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     2,500         59,848   
        227,638   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 8.46%

     

KT Corporation ADR (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     4,000         56,600   

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples , Tobacco)

     1,000         70,724   

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

     170         202,400   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name               Shares      Value  

South Korea (continued)

          

Samsung Life Insurance Company Limited (Financials , Insurance)

          600       $ 57,761   
             387,485   
          

 

 

 

Taiwan : 7.81%

          

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

          21,000         21,732   

Media Tek Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

          2,000         26,674   

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

          4,000         26,871   

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

          13,000         219,960   

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

          38,000         62,678   
             357,915   
          

 

 

 

Thailand : 4.32%

          

Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

          5,000         25,977   

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

          7,000         32,445   

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

          4,000         33,444   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Financials , Commercial Banks)

          12,000         54,165   

Thai Beverage PCL (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

          120,000         52,046   
             198,077   
          

 

 

 

Turkey : 0.66%

          

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

          3,000         30,390   
          

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 1.42%

          

Standard Chartered Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

          3,200         65,230   
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,416,621)

             3,998,202   
          

 

 

 
     Dividend yield                    

Preferred Stocks : 1.73%

          

Brazil : 1.73%

          

Lojas Americanas SA ( Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail ) ±

     0.84        13,000         79,188   
          

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $87,412)

             79,188   
          

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 2.90%

          

United States : 2.90%

          

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

          1,100         64,944   

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

          5,000         67,850   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $141,015)

             132,794   
          

 

 

 
     Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 5.63%

          

Investment Companies : 5.63%

          

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

     0.07           258,041         258,041   
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $258,041)

             258,041   
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $4,903,089)*

     97.52         $ 4,468,225   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     2.48              113,814   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00         $ 4,582,039   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
(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.
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
Non-income-earning security
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,903,089 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 24,429   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (459,293
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (434,864

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Select Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 3,950,517       $ 47,685       $ 0       $ 3,998,202   

Preferred stocks

     79,188         0         0         79,188   

Investment companies

     132,794         0         0         132,794   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     258,041         0         0         258,041   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,420,540       $ 47,685       $ 0       $ 4,468,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the period ended January 31, 2014, 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 — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 202.86%

     

Australia : 2.49%

     

Atlas Iron Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     1,216,169       $ 1,074,974   

Tiger Resources Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     7,425,450         2,436,894   
        3,511,868   
     

 

 

 

Austria : 1.18%

     

RHI AG (Materials , Construction Materials)

     50,924         1,669,296   
     

 

 

 

Canada : 4.03%

     

Capstone Mining Corporation (Materials , Metals & Mining)†

     370,642         961,756   

MBAC Fertilizer Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)Ǡ

     578,864         608,100   

MBAC Fertilizer Corporation - Legend Shares (Materials , Chemicals)(i)

     84,000         88,242   

Nevsun Resources Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)

     269,500         989,679   

Parex Resources Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     216,382         1,420,204   

Surge Energy Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)«

     250,323         1,386,750   

Surge Energy Incorporated - Interim Shares (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)(a)

     41,460         229,682   
        5,684,413   
     

 

 

 

Denmark : 2.69%

     

DSV AS (Industrials , Road & Rail)

     60,876         1,952,028   

Jyske Bank AS (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     36,220         1,852,114   
        3,804,142   
     

 

 

 

France : 11.64%

     

ALTEN (Information Technology , IT Services)

     62,095         2,800,935   

Atos Origin SA (Information Technology , IT Services)

     24,177         2,115,901   

Eutelsat Communications SA (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     70,370         2,136,853   

M6 Metropole Television SA (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     77,126         1,673,158   

Mersen (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     64,777         2,026,861   

Saft Groupe SA (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     20,477         716,946   

SCOR SE (Financials , Insurance)

     60,115         1,950,714   

Teleperformance (Industrials , Professional Services)

     51,345         3,005,406   
        16,426,774   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 7.21%

     

Amadeus Fire AG (Industrials , Professional Services)

     17,446         1,409,176   

Deutsche Wohnen AG (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     78,014         1,461,996   

Gerresheimer AG (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     23,727         1,595,230   

Hochtief AG (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     23,489         1,873,532   

MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     22,555         2,003,152   

Software AG (Information Technology , Software)

     48,743         1,811,785   

TOM TAILOR Holding AG (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)†

     893         18,332   
        10,173,203   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 2.11%

     

Emperor Watch & Jewellery Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     12,430,000         820,211   

Luk Fook Holdings International Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     298,000         971,928   

Sunlight REIT (Financials , REITs)

     3,233,000         1,181,010   
        2,973,149   
     

 

 

 

Ireland : 0.52%

     

C&C Group plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     130,076         736,820   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Italy : 4.02%

     

Amplifon SpA (Health Care , Health Care Providers & Services)«

     239,874       $ 1,292,778   

Credito Emiliano SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     154,070         1,262,349   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     114,020         910,370   

Mediobanca SpA (Financials , Capital Markets)†

     239,943         2,205,409   
        5,670,906   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 18.83%

     

Aeon Delight Company Limited (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     93,200         1,890,089   

Anritsu Corporation (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     152,400         1,695,985   

Avex Group Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     89,800         2,065,479   

Chiba Bank Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     216,000         1,386,865   

Credit Saison Company Limited (Financials , Consumer Finance)

     40,800         1,017,105   

FamilyMart Company Limited (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     39,000         1,771,166   

Hitachi Chemical Company Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     151,700         2,203,414   

Isuzu Motors Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     190,000         1,151,121   

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

     103,400         2,042,294   

ORIX JREIT Incorporated (Financials , REITs)

     1,719         2,288,186   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     250,000         1,174,513   

Sumitomo Warehouse Company Limited (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     284,000         1,531,604   

Taikisha Limited (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     63,400         1,383,171   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Company Limited (Materials , Chemicals)

     74,755         1,507,246   

Toshiba Machine Company Limited (Industrials , Machinery)

     420,263         2,299,374   

Yusen Logistics Company Limited (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     97,300         1,172,324   
        26,579,936   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 1.52%

     

Eurofins Scientific (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)

     4,450         1,133,123   

Subsea 7 SA (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     59,185         1,016,359   
        2,149,482   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 3.88%

     

Arcadis NV (Industrials , Construction & Engineering)

     63,378         2,266,019   

Nutreco NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     27,765         1,240,046   

USG People NV (Industrials , Professional Services)

     124,981         1,963,745   
        5,469,810   
     

 

 

 

Norway : 3.64%

     

Hoegh LNG Holdings Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     281,371         2,151,480   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     88,011         909,209   

SpareBank 1 SR Bank ASA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     215,103         2,081,659   
        5,142,348   
     

 

 

 

Portugal : 0.48%

     

Banco BPI SA (Financials , Commercial Banks)†

     332,415         676,975   
     

 

 

 

Russia : 1.06%

     

Sollers OJSC (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)(a)

     74,590         1,496,884   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 4.22%

     

BS Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     123,420         1,821,068   

Handsome Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     38,400         1,029,661   

Hy-Lok Corporation (Industrials , Machinery)

     59,024         1,474,852   

Kiwoom Securities Company (Financials , Capital Markets)

     32,020         1,630,517   
        5,956,098   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 2.77%

     

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     316,737         1,905,236   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Spain (continued)

     

Viscofan SA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     37,959       $ 2,010,951   
        3,916,187   
     

 

 

 

Sweden : 3.05%

     

Avanza Bank Holding AB (Financials , Capital Markets)

     58,408         2,139,683   

Meda AB Class A (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     178,257         2,169,917   
        4,309,600   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 2.37%

     

Aryzta AG (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     23,001         1,810,094   

Dufry AG (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)†

     9,807         1,539,223   
        3,349,317   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan : 1.93%

     

Catcher Technology Company Limited (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     200,000         1,334,766   

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

     1,142,000         1,392,756   
        2,727,522   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 25.60%

     

Aberdeen Asset Management plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     206,960         1,329,585   

Ashtead Group plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     168,078         2,181,414   

Babcock International Group plc (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)

     98,166         2,243,112   

Bovis Homes Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     276,319         3,738,399   

Catlin Group Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     280,183         2,429,625   

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary , Multiline Retail)

     1,872,195         2,279,036   

Devro plc (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     295,307         1,502,968   

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     263,128         2,286,057   

Enquest plc (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     794,664         1,691,719   

Hays plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     398,557         870,089   

Jupiter Fund Management plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     379,037         2,329,142   

Morgan Advanced Materials plc (Industrials , Machinery)

     458,759         2,338,629   

Oxford Instruments plc (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     75,271         2,072,610   

Perform Group plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)†

     588,701         2,395,218   

Savills plc (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     193,479         1,987,874   

SIG plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     478,228         1,542,443   

Taylor Wimpey plc (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)

     1,579,049         2,912,484   
        36,130,404   
     

 

 

 

United States : 97.62%

     

A. Schulman Incorporated (Materials , Chemicals)

     91,811         3,118,820   

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Class A (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     43,100         1,524,878   

ACCO Brands Corporation (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)†

     72,200         419,482   

ACI Worldwide Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

     75,000         4,545,750   

ATMI Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

     156,400         4,329,152   

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)†

     28,800         3,661,056   

Brown & Brown Incorporated (Financials , Insurance)

     127,822         4,025,115   

Cambrex Corporation (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)†

     122,600         2,301,202   

CARBO Ceramics Incorporated (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)«

     13,200         1,519,584   

Christopher & Banks Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)†

     144,200         1,029,588   

Clean Harbors Incorporated (Industrials , Commercial Services & Supplies)†

     67,100         3,762,968   

Comstock Resources Incorporated (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)«

     105,940         1,816,871   

Delta Apparel Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)†

     102,600         1,660,068   

Denny’s Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)†

     566,960         3,889,346   

Douglas Dynamics Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

     180,502         2,620,889   

First Citizens BancShares Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     15,912         3,520,371   

Forward Air Corporation (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

     84,705         3,772,761   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

United States (continued)

            

Franklin Electric Company Incorporated (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     106,462       $ 4,241,446   

Guess? Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     76,800         2,154,240   

Haemonetics Corporation (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)†

     100,800         3,819,312   

Hatteras Financial Corporation (Financials , REITs)

     142,700         2,560,038   

ICU Medical Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)†

     28,169         1,817,182   

Imation Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)†

     522,888         2,515,091   

Kadant Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

     121,341         4,357,355   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)†

     122,100         2,106,225   

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

     604,000         3,491,120   

Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (Industrials , Transportation Infrastructure)

     74,767         4,130,877   

Matthews International Corporation Class A (Consumer Discretionary , Diversified Consumer Services)

     81,140         3,450,073   

MRC Global Incorporated (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)†

     50,283         1,403,901   

Mueller Industries Incorporated (Industrials , Machinery)

     72,100         4,487,504   

Neenah Paper Incorporated (Materials , Paper & Forest Products)

     101,100         4,391,784   

NetScout Systems Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

     125,400         4,429,128   

Parexel International Corporation (Health Care , Life Sciences Tools & Services)†

     54,000         2,635,740   

Penn Virginia Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     228,700         2,742,113   

Post Properties Incorporated (Financials , REITs)

     79,800         3,745,014   

Progress Software Corporation (Information Technology , Software)†

     70,500         1,703,985   

Quanex Building Products Corporation (Industrials , Building Products)

     85,589         1,621,912   

Schweitzer Manduit International Incorporated (Materials , Paper & Forest Products)

     60,500         2,790,865   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Industrials , Building Products)

     84,600         2,757,960   

Steris Corporation (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     61,600         2,826,824   

Stone Energy Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)†

     45,664         1,413,301   

SunEdison Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†

     81,000         1,126,710   

TIBCO Software Incorporated (Information Technology , Software)†

     99,600         2,120,484   

TreeHouse Foods Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Food Products)†

     60,700         3,996,488   

UMB Financial Corporation (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     46,900         2,780,701   

Validus Holdings Limited (Financials , Insurance)

     25,000         870,995   

Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)†

     12,400         2,260,024   

Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated (Information Technology , Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

     251,090         3,409,802   

West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

     44,300         2,102,034   
     137,778,129   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $234,970,219)

  

     286,333,263   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 9.64%

            

Investment Companies : 9.64%

            

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

       0.07        8,977,573         8,977,573   

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

       0.08           4,626,828         4,626,828   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $13,604,401)

               13,604,401   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $248,574,620)*

     212.50             299,937,664   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (112.50             (158,793,708
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 141,143,956   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(i) Illiquid security
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.
(l) Investment in an affiliate

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

(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 $250,162,876 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 59,526,705   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,751,917
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 49,774,788   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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. 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 –   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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 284,606,697       $ 1,726,566       $ 0       $ 286,333,263   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     8,977,573         4,626,828         0         13,604,401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 293,584,270       $ 6,353,394       $ 0       $ 299,937,664   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 0       $ 107,586   $ 0       $ 107,586   

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized gains.


Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes.

At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In exchange for U.S.
$
    Unrealized gains  
3-10-2014     State Street Bank        439,245,000 JPY      $ 4,299,849      $ 4,407,435      $ 107,586   


Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 97.25%

     

Canada : 2.09%

     

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)†

     31,382       $ 4,256,654   
     

 

 

 

China : 6.75%

     

AutoNavi Holdings Limited ADR (Information Technology , Software)Ǡ

     95,513         1,490,003   

Biostime International Holdings Limited (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     180,000         1,554,414   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     386,000         3,690,695   

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     1,376,000         2,045,441   

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

     4,433,000         2,768,868   

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

     4,317,715         2,181,580   
        13,731,001   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 8.70%

     

Bayer AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     30,127         3,977,493   

Metro AG (Consumer Staples , Food & Staples Retailing)

     110,515         4,559,486   

SAP AG (Information Technology , Software)

     51,197         3,912,337   

Siemens AG (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)«

     41,361         5,241,423   
        17,690,739   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong : 3.85%

     

China Everbright Limited (Financials , Capital Markets)

     3,520,000         4,812,421   

Hengdeli Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

     14,138,874         3,015,089   
        7,827,510   
     

 

 

 

Italy : 5.49%

     

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

     238,185         5,412,894   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     2,122,018         5,752,549   
        11,165,443   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 25.25%

     

Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     587,000         3,361,016   

Avex Group Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     82,600         1,899,873   

Capcom Company Limited (Information Technology , Software)

     242,400         4,787,738   

Daiwa House Industry Company Limited (Financials , Real Estate Management & Development)

     198,000         3,806,127   

Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

     671,000         6,370,461   

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

     436,000         3,379,779   

Itochu Corporation (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     165,000         2,042,919   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     884,400         5,392,788   

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

     101,000         3,251,336   

Mitsui OSK Lines Limited (Industrials , Marine)

     979,000         4,081,961   

Nitto Denko Corporation (Materials , Chemicals)

     94,488         4,255,983   

Sharp Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Household Durables)†

     680,000         2,356,073   

Toyota Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary , Automobiles)

     109,700         6,358,456   
        51,344,510   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 2.66%

     

Akzo Nobel NV (Materials , Chemicals)

     75,081         5,408,388   
     

 

 

 

Norway : 3.29%

     

Frontline 2012 Limited (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)144A

     270,139         2,130,145   

Marine Harvest ASA (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     397,031         4,563,286   
        6,693,431   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

Russia : 2.18%

            

Mobile TeleSystems Open Joint Stock Company ADR (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     105,371       $ 1,817,650   

Sberbank of Russia (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     953,357         2,612,198   
               4,429,848   
            

 

 

 

South Korea : 5.44%

            

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     93,790         3,565,983   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited GDR (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)144A

     7,232         4,245,184   

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

     16,117         3,238,699   
               11,049,866   
            

 

 

 

Sweden : 1.80%

            

Volvo AB Class B (Industrials , Machinery)

            275,740         3,653,300   
            

 

 

 

Switzerland : 8.61%

            

ABB Limited (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)

     208,709         5,207,078   

Novartis AG (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     47,737         3,780,419   

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

     3,317         1,977,432   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Financials , Insurance)

     22,516         6,538,866   
               17,503,795   
            

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 17.54%

            

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

     846,941         6,655,123   

Capita plc (Industrials , Professional Services)

     279,667         4,521,584   

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

     3,041,355         3,702,263   

Man Group plc (Financials , Capital Markets)

     3,870,833         5,198,781   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Consumer Staples , Household Products)

     42,649         3,199,148   

Smiths Group plc (Industrials , Industrial Conglomerates)

     90,464         2,138,502   

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

     141,622         5,248,513   

Wolseley plc (Industrials , Trading Companies & Distributors)

     92,558         4,993,759   
               35,657,673   
            

 

 

 

United States : 3.60%

            

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

     6,261         3,134,257   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

     56,279         4,177,027   
               7,311,284   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $156,977,676)

               197,723,442   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 4.76%

            

Investment Companies : 4.76%

            

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

       0.07        3,913,396         3,913,396   

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

       0.08           5,763,045         5,763,045   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $9,676,441)

               9,676,441   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $166,654,117)*

     102.01             207,399,883   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (2.01             (4,091,441
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 203,308,442   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage International Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

« All or a portion of this security is on loan.
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.
(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 $169,212,064 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 46,273,723   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (8,085,904
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 38,187,819   

 

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

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 195,111,244       $ 2,612,198       $ 0       $ 197,723,442   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     3,913,396         5,763,045         0         9,676,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 199,024,640       $ 8,375,243       $ 0       $ 207,399,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted
prices

(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

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

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 0       $ (451,974 )*    $ 0       $ (451,974

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized loss.


Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for economic hedging purposes. At January 31, 2014, 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
January 31, 2014
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
losses
 
  4-8-2014      State Street Bank   2,036,241,900 JPY     19,936,424      $ 19,484,450      $ (451,974


Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 97.16%

     

Chile : 1.21%

     

Enersis SA ADR (Utilities , Electric Utilities)«

     167,230       $ 2,219,142   
     

 

 

 

Curacao : 2.19%

     

Schlumberger Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)

     45,718         4,003,525   
     

 

 

 

France : 8.15%

     

Kering (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     16,365         3,267,681   

L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     19,655         3,234,060   

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     32,397         3,180,910   

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

     51,880         2,962,552   

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

     9,179         524,763   

Vivendi SA (Telecommunication Services , Diversified Telecommunication Services)

     64,622         1,737,884   
        14,907,850   
     

 

 

 

Germany : 2.34%

     

Adidas-Salomon AG (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     38,373         4,289,860   
     

 

 

 

Japan : 5.24%

     

Kao Corporation (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     85,800         2,750,269   

Kao Corporation ADR (Consumer Staples , Personal Products)

     7,531         239,938   

ORIX Corporation (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

     149,000         2,318,782   

ORIX Corporation ADR (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)«

     14,500         1,110,120   

TOTO Limited (Industrials , Building Products)

     197,300         3,170,858   
        9,589,967   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg : 4.11%

     

Millicom International Cellular SA (Telecommunication Services , Wireless Telecommunication Services)

     37,601         3,661,727   

Samsonite International SA (Consumer Discretionary , Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     1,392,900         3,869,178   
        7,530,905   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands : 8.01%

     

Airbus Group NV (Industrials , Aerospace & Defense)

     84,848         6,020,397   

Heineken NV (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     45,522         2,778,760   

Sensata Technologies Holdings NV (Industrials , Electrical Equipment)†

     49,841         1,866,047   

Unilever NV (Consumer Staples , Food Products)

     106,872         3,990,600   
        14,655,804   
     

 

 

 

Singapore : 2.13%

     

DBS Group Holdings Limited (Financials , Commercial Banks)

     300,000         3,890,338   
     

 

 

 

South Korea : 2.36%

     

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

     3,633         4,325,403   
     

 

 

 

Spain : 2.00%

     

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)«

     422,781         3,652,828   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland : 5.45%

     

Novartis AG ADR (Health Care , Pharmaceuticals)

     46,474         3,674,699   

Transocean Limited (Energy , Energy Equipment & Services)«

     54,650         2,365,252   

UBS AG (Financials , Capital Markets)

     198,000         3,928,771   
        9,968,722   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom : 5.29%

     

Diageo plc (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

     82,306         2,436,126   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

            

HSBC Holdings plc ADR (Financials , Commercial Banks)«

            35,740       $ 1,840,253   

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

            79,952         2,761,558   

Standard Chartered Bank plc (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            129,584         2,641,485   
               9,679,422   
            

 

 

 

United States : 48.68%

            

Abbott Laboratories (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

            94,914         3,479,547   

Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated (Materials , Chemicals)

            33,915         3,565,823   

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

            7,592         3,800,555   

Autoliv Incorporated GDR (Consumer Discretionary , Auto Components)

            48,314         4,373,142   

Baxter International Incorporated (Health Care , Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

            56,458         3,856,081   

Charles Schwab Corporation (Financials , Capital Markets)

            208,647         5,178,619   

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

            61,013         3,245,892   

EMC Corporation (Information Technology , Computers & Peripherals)

            175,603         4,256,617   

Express Scripts Holding Company (Health Care , Health Care Providers & Services)†

            34,379         2,567,768   

Franklin Resources Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

            84,209         4,379,710   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (Financials , Capital Markets)

            22,339         3,666,277   

Home Depot Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary , Specialty Retail)

            47,676         3,663,901   

JPMorgan Chase & Company (Financials , Diversified Financial Services)

            85,200         4,716,672   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Energy , Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

            39,412         3,451,309   

Oracle Corporation (Information Technology , Software)

            145,237         5,359,245   

PepsiCo Incorporated (Consumer Staples , Beverages)

            43,398         3,487,463   

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Information Technology , Communications Equipment)

            61,056         4,531,576   

SunTrust Banks Incorporated (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            59,126         2,188,845   

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Information Technology , Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

            97,580         4,137,392   

The Walt Disney Company (Consumer Discretionary , Media)

            59,265         4,303,232   

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B (Industrials , Air Freight & Logistics)

            40,444         3,851,482   

Visa Incorporated Class A (Information Technology , IT Services)

            16,255         3,501,815   

Zions Bancorporation (Financials , Commercial Banks)

            122,446         3,520,321   
               89,083,284   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $129,233,759)

               177,797,050   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 6.32%

            

Investment Companies : 6.32%

            

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

   

    0.07        5,005,591         5,005,591   

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

  

    0.08           6,551,550         6,551,550   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,557,141)

               11,557,141   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $140,790,900)*

     103.48             189,354,191   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (3.48             (6,366,168
            

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 182,988,023   
            

 

 

 

 

« 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.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $141,803,207 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 52,087,931   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,536,947
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 47,550,984   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic World Equity Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 177,797,050       $ 0       $ 0       $ 177,797,050   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     5,005,591         6,551,550         0         11,557,141   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 182,802,641       $ 6,551,550       $ 0       $ 189,354,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 93.27%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 13.94%

     

Auto Components : 0.79%

     

Dana Holding Corporation

     61,000       $ 1,154,120   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 1.78%

     

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

     72,500         2,602,025   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.60%

     

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Class A †

     110,250         2,331,788   
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail : 1.52%

     

Big Lots Incorporated †

     83,001         2,223,597   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 8.25%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Class A

     71,500         2,529,670   

Ascena Retail Group Incorporated †

     118,000         2,213,680   

Chico’s FAS Incorporated

     115,430         1,916,138   

DSW Incorporated Class A

     36,840         1,387,026   

Office Depot Incorporated †

     816,850         3,994,397   
     12,040,911   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 4.96%

     

Beverages : 1.04%

     

Treasury Wine Estates ADR

     478,690         1,520,272   
     

 

 

 

Food Products : 3.92%

     

Dean Foods Company

     134,800         2,129,840   

Flowers Foods Incorporated

     99,500         2,084,525   

J & J Snack Foods Corporation

     17,025         1,499,903   
     5,714,268   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 5.04%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 2.45%

     

Forum Energy Technologies Incorporated †

     81,200         2,039,744   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     75,415         1,537,712   
     3,577,456   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 2.59%

     

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited

     74,500         1,709,775   

Oasis Petroleum Incorporated †

     49,500         2,069,595   
     3,779,370   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 19.39%

     

Capital Markets : 1.11%

     

E*TRADE Financial Corporation †

     81,000         1,621,620   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 6.43%

     

Associated Banc-Corp

     122,950         2,024,987   

Cathay General Bancorp

     44,380         1,042,930   

Hancock Holding Company

     53,170         1,839,682   

Umpqua Holdings Corporation «

     155,190         2,725,136   

Zions Bancorporation

     61,145         1,757,919   
     9,390,654   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Real Estate Management & Development : 3.01%

     

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

     38,500       $ 4,399,010   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 7.66%

     

CommonWealth REIT

     57,525         1,413,965   

CubeSmart REIT

     131,745         2,171,158   

Hudson Pacific Properties Incorporated

     88,085         1,914,087   

Pennymac Mortgage Investment REIT

     123,050         2,897,828   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     148,630         2,779,381   
     11,176,419   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 1.18%

     

Essent Group Limited †

     68,770         1,726,127   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 7.49%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 2.82%

     

Integra LifeSciences Holdings †

     50,500         2,346,230   

Steris Corporation

     38,405         1,762,405   
     4,108,635   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 1.88%

     

AMN Healthcare Services Incorporated †

     181,815         2,747,225   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 2.79%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A †

     20,515         2,607,867   

Charles River Laboratories International Incorporated †

     25,985         1,468,932   
     4,076,799   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 22.11%

     

Commercial Services & Supplies : 7.69%

     

Herman Miller Incorporated

     62,895         1,762,947   

Kar Auction Services Incorporated

     180,726         5,027,797   

Schawk Incorporated

     77,035         930,583   

Tetra Tech Incorporated †

     67,697         1,997,738   

United Stationers Incorporated

     36,560         1,514,681   
     11,233,746   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 3.69%

     

EMCOR Group Incorporated

     52,470         2,230,500   

Pike Electric Corporation †

     298,985         3,151,302   
     5,381,802   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 3.88%

     

Harsco Corporation

     82,550         2,095,945   

IDEX Corporation

     25,955         1,869,020   

Wabtec Corporation

     23,110         1,705,749   
     5,670,714   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 2.56%

     

Korn/Ferry International †

     57,165         1,341,091   

Resources Connection Incorporated

     177,800         2,396,744   
     3,737,835   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 1.49%

     

Landstar System Incorporated

     37,735         2,167,498   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name          Shares      Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors : 2.80%

       

Aercap Holdings NV †

       110,000       $ 4,090,900   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology : 14.12%

       

Communications Equipment : 0.69%

       

Plantronics Incorporated

       23,388         1,004,047   
       

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 2.90%

       

Avid Technology Incorporated †

       212,410         1,474,125   

Diebold Incorporated

       82,000         2,754,380   
          4,228,505   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 1.93%

       

Jabil Circuit Incorporated

       157,000         2,821,290   
       

 

 

 

IT Services : 5.14%

       

EVERTEC Incorporated

       134,413         3,243,386   

VeriFone Systems Incorporated †

       146,950         4,263,020   
          7,506,406   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 1.93%

       

ATMI Incorporated †

       50,240         1,390,643   

International Rectifier Corporation †

       55,160         1,434,712   
          2,825,355   
       

 

 

 

Software : 1.53%

       

Informatica Corporation †

       55,300         2,231,908   
       

 

 

 

Materials : 4.31%

       

Containers & Packaging : 3.55%

       

Berry Plastics Group Incorporated †

       102,300         2,281,290   

Silgan Holdings Incorporated

       63,200         2,896,456   
          5,177,746   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 0.76%

       

Walter Industries Incorporated «

       98,250         1,116,120   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 0.61%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 0.61%

       

General Communication Incorporated Class A †

       91,635         891,609   
       

 

 

 

Utilities : 1.30%

       

Electric Utilities : 1.30%

       

Westar Energy Incorporated

       57,220         1,897,981   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $118,415,260)

          136,173,758   
       

 

 

 
     Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 9.21%

       

Investment Companies : 9.21%

       

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

     0.07     9,620,334         9,620,334   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name          Yield     Shares      Value  

Investment Companies (continued)

         

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

       0.08     3,823,175       $ 3,823,175   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $13,443,509)

            13,443,509   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $131,858,769)*

     102.48 %            149,617,267   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (2.48          (3,613,606
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 146,003,661   
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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 $132,546,643 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 22,695,357   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,624,733
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 17,070,624   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 134,653,486       $ 1,520,272       $ 0       $ 136,173,758   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     9,620,334         3,823,175         0         13,443,509   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 144,273,820       $ 5,343,447       $ 0       $ 149,617,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  
     

Common Stocks : 91.85%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 12.80%

     

Auto Components : 0.25%

     

Fox Factory Holding Corporation †

     71,100       $ 1,153,242   
     

 

 

 

Distributors : 0.31%

     

Core Mark Holding Company Incorporated

     18,900         1,429,785   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.60%

     

Steiner Leisure Limited †

     55,800         2,734,758   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 4.87%

     

Bally Technologies Incorporated †

     68,600         5,029,752   

ClubCorp Holdings Incorporated

     168,700         3,055,157   

Domino’s Pizza Incorporated

     29,000         2,047,690   

Home Inns & Hotels Management ADR †

     58,000         1,988,820   

Ignite Restaurant Group Incorporated Ǡ

     193,800         2,356,608   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Incorporated †

     58,500         3,769,155   

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

     113,600         4,077,104   
     22,324,286   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.08%

     

Harman International Industries Incorporated

     47,800         4,943,954   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products : 1.83%

     

Brunswick Corporation

     75,200         3,117,792   

Callaway Golf Company

     432,600         3,534,342   

LeapFrog Enterprises Incorporated Ǡ

     241,700         1,720,904   
     8,373,038   
     

 

 

 

Media : 1.69%

     

AMC Entertainment Holdings Class A †

     150,800         3,222,596   

John Wiley & Sons Incorporated Class A

     50,600         2,739,484   

The E.W. Scripps Company †

     96,100         1,769,201   
     7,731,281   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 2.17%

     

American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated

     404,500         5,472,885   

Finish Line Incorporated Class A

     173,700         4,455,405   
     9,928,290   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 2.69%

     

Beverages : 0.56%

     

Cott Corporation

     322,000         2,530,920   
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing : 0.27%

     

Casey’s General Stores Incorporated

     18,100         1,242,927   
     

 

 

 

Food Products : 1.66%

     

Dean Foods Company

     151,050         2,386,590   

Pinnacle Foods Incorporated

     193,300         5,219,100   
     7,605,690   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Personal Products : 0.20%

     

Elizabeth Arden Incorporated †

     33,700       $ 913,944   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 3.55%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 1.08%

     

Bristow Group Incorporated

     30,100         2,160,879   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     135,400         2,760,806   
     4,921,685   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 2.47%

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Incorporated †

     77,000         3,164,700   

Jones Energy Incorporated †

     164,200         2,574,656   

Laredo Petroleum Holdings Incorporated †

     110,100         2,723,874   

Stealthgas Incorporated †

     114,400         1,098,240   

Teekay Corporation

     32,534         1,762,367   
     11,323,837   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 17.44%

     

Capital Markets : 2.50%

     

FXCM Incorporated Class A

     198,500         3,402,290   

Golub Capital BDC Incorporated «

     113,900         2,084,370   

HFF Incorporated Class A

     122,400         3,620,592   

Stifel Financial Corporation †

     42,631         1,924,790   

WisdomTree Investments Incorporated †

     28,400         401,008   
     11,433,050   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 4.69%

     

Eagle Bancorp Incorporated †

     45,900         1,526,175   

First Citizens BancShares Incorporated

     5,100         1,128,324   

First Horizon National Corporation

     238,800         2,808,288   

First Midwest Bancorp Incorporated

     138,732         2,215,550   

FirstMerit Corporation

     80,600         1,640,210   

Heartland Financial USA Incorporated

     53,600         1,350,184   

Heritage Financial Corporation

     24,000         408,720   

Lakeland Financial Corporation

     68,200         2,498,166   

Old National Bancorp

     292,872         4,100,208   

PacWest Bancorp «

     27,500         1,103,025   

Simmons First National Corporation

     78,000         2,693,340   
     21,472,190   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 0.53%

     

Compass Diversified Holdings

     136,400         2,448,380   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 3.70%

     

Amerisafe Incorporated

     33,800         1,398,306   

Brown & Brown Incorporated

     150,500         4,739,245   

Markel Corporation †

     6,861         3,699,040   

ProAssurance Corporation

     66,600         3,094,236   

Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated

     53,900         4,024,713   
     16,955,540   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development : 0.93%

     

Kennedy Wilson Holdings Incorporated

     176,900         4,249,138   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 4.62%

     

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Incorporated Class A

     95,781         2,687,615   

Equity Lifestyle Properties Incorporated

     105,179         4,134,586   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

REITs (continued)

  

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     65,583       $ 2,017,333   

Mid-America Apartment Communities Incorporated

     89,263         5,761,033   

Parkway Properties Incorporated

     260,840         4,627,302   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     102,539         1,917,479   
        21,145,348   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.47%

  

Ocwen Financial Corporation †

     48,500         2,140,790   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 12.65%

  

Biotechnology : 1.15%

     

Cepheid Incorporated †

     75,400         3,985,644   

Lexicon Genetics Incorporated †

     680,100         1,251,384   
        5,237,028   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 3.70%

     

Cooper Companies Incorporated

     16,300         2,025,764   

Genmark Diagnostics Incorporated †

     58,400         754,528   

Haemonetics Corporation †

     46,400         1,758,096   

Masimo Corporation †

     51,300         1,500,525   

Sirona Dental Systems Incorporated †

     54,800         3,942,312   

Spectranetics Corporation †

     61,200         1,592,424   

Unilife Corporation Ǡ

     242,769         1,133,731   

Volcano Corporation †

     108,500         2,277,415   

West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated

     41,500         1,969,175   
        16,953,970   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 3.64%

     

Centene Corporation †

     37,300         2,260,380   

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Corporation

     165,782         5,159,136   

LifePoint Hospitals Incorporated †

     77,100         4,087,071   

Premier Incorporated Class A †

     98,093         3,402,846   

Surgical Care Affiliates Incorporated †

     54,700         1,755,323   
        16,664,756   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 2.58%

     

Fluidigm Corporation †

     55,400         2,499,648   

Nanostring Technologies Incorporated †

     48,400         879,912   

Parexel International Corporation †

     134,800         6,579,588   

TECHNE Corporation

     20,300         1,844,661   
        11,803,809   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 1.58%

     

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     84,100         1,552,486   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Limited †

     41,100         4,000,674   

The Medicines Company †

     48,700         1,692,812   
        7,245,972   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 16.93%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 1.10%

     

Hexcel Corporation †

     120,800         5,034,944   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Airlines : 1.39%

     

Allegiant Travel Company

     49,692       $ 4,525,450   

Spirit Airlines Incorporated †

     39,600         1,857,240   
     6,382,690   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 1.63%

     

Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated

     56,400         2,541,384   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated

     109,400         3,566,440   

Universal Forest Products Incorporated

     26,200         1,376,810   
     7,484,634   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 3.67%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated

     158,600         4,228,276   

Herman Miller Incorporated

     133,100         3,730,793   

SP Plus Corporation †

     93,561         2,363,351   

US Ecology Incorporated

     44,600         1,594,896   

Waste Connections Incorporated

     118,990         4,864,311   
     16,781,627   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 0.86%

     

MYR Group Incorporated †

     70,600         1,769,942   

Primoris Services Corporation

     67,976         2,159,598   
     3,929,540   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 3.75%

     

Belden Incorporated

     38,500         2,491,335   

EnerSys

     90,800         6,179,848   

General Cable Corporation

     118,900         3,392,217   

Powell Industries Incorporated

     21,100         1,295,751   

Regal-Beloit Corporation

     51,600         3,823,044   
     17,182,195   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 0.92%

     

IDEX Corporation

     58,173         4,189,038   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 0.71%

     

On Assignment Incorporated †

     58,600         1,739,248   

Towers Watson & Company Class A

     12,900         1,508,268   
     3,247,516   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 1.19%

     

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A †

     26,800         2,421,112   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Incorporated †

     115,200         3,024,000   
     5,445,112   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 1.71%

     

Applied Industrial Technologies Incorporated

     81,900         4,139,226   

Beacon Roofing Supply Incorporated †

     97,000         3,665,630   
     7,804,856   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 16.00%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.57%

     

Ciena Corporation †

     87,900         2,050,707   

Finisar Corporation †

     110,900         2,629,439   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

     

JDS Uniphase Corporation †

     187,900       $ 2,497,191   
        7,177,337   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 2.04%

     

Fabrinet †

     97,800         1,806,366   

MTS Systems Corporation

     75,000         5,274,750   

OSI Systems Incorporated †

     39,200         2,270,856   
        9,351,972   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 1.23%

     

Chegg Incorporated Ǡ

     271,400         1,810,238   

Responsys Incorporated †

     140,700         3,800,307   
        5,610,545   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 1.90%

     

CoreLogic Incorporated †

     77,900         2,481,115   

Gartner Incorporated †

     21,800         1,533,194   

Sapient Corporation †

     292,000         4,680,760   
        8,695,069   
     

 

 

 

Office Electronics : 0.96%

     

Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A †

     80,200         4,407,792   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 3.49%

     

Atmel Corporation †

     561,600         4,694,976   

Entegris Incorporated †

     182,100         1,915,692   

Fairchild Semiconductor International Incorporated †

     209,600         2,674,496   

Integrated Device Technology Incorporated †

     292,400         2,821,660   

MA-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Incorporated †

     112,500         1,912,500   

Nanometrics Incorporated †

     115,000         1,948,100   
        15,967,424   
     

 

 

 

Software : 4.81%

     

Cadence Design Systems Incorporated †

     309,000         4,363,080   

Fortinet Incorporated †

     101,100         2,143,320   

NetScout Systems Incorporated †

     89,700         3,168,204   

PTC Incorporated †

     170,100         6,069,168   

Reald Incorporated Ǡ

     198,500         1,776,575   

Verint Systems Incorporated †

     99,025         4,499,696   
        22,020,043   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 5.60%

     

Chemicals : 2.87%

     

Innophos Holdings Incorporated

     43,400         2,025,478   

Minerals Technologies Incorporated

     64,100         3,312,688   

Olin Corporation «

     150,900         3,879,639   

OM Group Incorporated †

     93,600         3,027,024   

Taminco Corporation †

     44,988         904,709   
        13,149,538   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging : 1.89%

     

Berry Plastics Group Incorporated †

     243,700         5,434,510   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

Containers & Packaging (continued)

            

Packaging Corporation of America

            49,900       $ 3,223,540   
               8,658,050   
            

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 0.84%

            

Compass Minerals International Incorporated

            41,900         3,294,178   

Pretium Resources Incorporated Ǡ

            92,916         546,346   
               3,840,524   
            

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 0.41%

            

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 0.41%

            

General Communication Incorporated Class A †

            48,800         474,824   

Lumos Networks Corporation

            74,500         1,416,245   
               1,891,069   
            

 

 

 

Utilities : 3.78%

            

Electric Utilities : 1.75%

            

IDACORP Incorporated

            65,700         3,464,361   

UNS Energy Corporation

            75,700         4,532,916   
               7,997,277   
            

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities : 1.65%

            

Northwestern Corporation

            167,181         7,558,253   
            

 

 

 

Water Utilities : 0.38%

            

SJW Corporation

            60,900         1,742,349   
            

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $322,472,885)

               420,457,002   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 11.22%

            

Investment Companies : 11.22%

            

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

       0.07        38,780,593         38,780,593   

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

       0.08           12,597,200         12,597,200   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $51,377,793)

               51,377,793   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $373,850,678)*

     103.07             471,834,795   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (3.07             (14,045,112
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 457,789,683   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

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 $374,236,748 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 101,857,326   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,259,279
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 97,598,047   

 

6


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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.

Futures contracts

The Fund may be subject to equity price 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.

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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 420,457,002       $ 0       $ 0       $ 420,457,002   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     38,780,593         12,597,200         0         51,377,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 459,237,595       $ 12,597,200       $ 0       $ 471,834,795   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
    Other
significant
observable inputs

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

Futures contracts

   $ (125,430 )*    $ 0       $ 0       $ (125,430

 

* Amount represents the net unrealized losses.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund used uninvested cash to enter into futures contracts to gain market exposure.

At January 31, 2014, the Fund had long futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration

date

  Contracts   Type   Contract
value at
January 31, 2014
    Unrealized
losses
 
3-21-2014   40 Long   Russell 2000 Index   $ 4,513,200      $ (125,430

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund had segregated $160,000 as cash collateral for open futures contracts.


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 93.98%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 6.57%

     

Auto Components : 0.46%

     

Fox Factory Holding Corporation †

     159,900       $ 2,593,578   

Gentex Corporation #

     346,200         11,213,418   
        13,806,996   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.74%

     

Corinthian Colleges Incorporated †**

     8,681,900         12,762,393   

Strayer Education Incorporated †

     273,400         9,558,064   
        22,320,457   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 1.96%

     

Denny’s Corporation †

     2,848,100         19,537,966   

Scientific Games Corporation Class A †

     558,300         7,860,864   

The Wendy’s Company

     3,520,500         31,930,935   
        59,329,765   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 2.87%

     

Cavco Industries Incorporated †

     760,100         59,379,012   

Harman International Industries Incorporated #

     130,600         13,507,958   

KB Home Incorporated

     392,800         7,596,752   

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Class A †

     6,300         131,717   

The New Home Company Incorporated †

     533,100         5,924,381   
        86,539,820   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 0.54%

     

Stage Stores Incorporated

     380,000         7,448,000   

Vitamin Shoppe Incorporated †

     194,700         8,726,454   
        16,174,454   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 20.81%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 8.91%

     

Ensco plc Class A

     127,200         6,407,064   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     1,406,000         28,668,340   

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

     398,100         35,048,724   

ION Geophysical Corporation †

     6,035,300         18,286,959   

Key Energy Services Incorporated †

     2,712,900         19,777,041   

Newpark Resources Incorporated †

     6,377,300         72,446,128   

Oceaneering International Incorporated

     265,400         18,087,010   

Parker Drilling Company †

     2,681,100         19,947,384   

PHI Incorporated (non-voting) †

     565,200         20,816,316   

PHI Incorporated (voting) †

     53,400         1,895,700   

Vantage Drilling Company †

     3,691,100         6,016,493   

Willbros Group Incorporated †

     2,579,700         21,540,495   
        268,937,654   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 11.90%

     

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation †

     302,800         3,612,404   

InterOil Corporation †

     4,438,300         224,888,661   

Newfield Exploration Company †

     330,900         8,196,393   

Range Resources Corporation #

     711,300         61,306,947   

Trilogy Energy Corporation

     2,678,200         61,411,126   
        359,415,531   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Financials : 19.82%

     

Commercial Banks : 4.01%

     

Ameris Bancorp †

     110,700       $ 2,266,029   

Bancorp Incorporated †

     1,146,500         21,840,825   

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     547,700         8,242,885   

CenterState Banks Incorporated

     1,108,400         12,192,400   

City National Corporation

     142,600         10,317,110   

First Horizon National Corporation

     1,550,500         18,233,880   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated

     2,127,200         18,379,008   

IBERIABANK Corporation

     222,100         14,623,064   

National Bank Holdings Corporation Class A

     456,800         8,898,464   

Park Sterling Corporation

     901,700         6,086,475   
        121,080,140   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 0.61%

     

Cash America International Incorporated #

     500,700         18,390,711   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 3.85%

     

Argo Group International Holdings Limited

     1,675,300         75,371,747   

Hilltop Holdings Incorporated †

     596,700         14,195,493   

Mercury General Corporation

     271,700         12,452,011   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Limited

     1,003,600         14,110,616   
        116,129,867   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 11.21%

     

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

     1,824,000         8,554,560   

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

     2,071,000         26,136,020   

Chimera Investment Corporation

     42,225,000         131,742,000   

GEO Group Incorporated

     434,500         14,547,060   

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     740,900         13,291,746   

Invesco Mortgage Capital Incorporated

     2,840,900         44,630,539   

MFA Mortgage Investments Incorporated

     4,721,100         34,416,819   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     1,796,500         33,594,550   

Sun Communities Incorporated

     671,300         31,383,275   
        338,296,569   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.14%

     

Northwest Bancshares Incorporated

     311,500         4,379,690   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 6.41%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 1.99%

     

Hologic Incorporated †

     644,200         13,760,112   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated †

     6,013,500         35,299,245   

Thoratec Corporation †

     200,600         7,008,964   

Varian Medical Systems Incorporated †

     50,700         4,122,417   
        60,190,738   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 2.72%

     

Air Methods Corporation †#

     91,500         4,705,845   

Amedisys Incorporated †

     812,000         12,253,080   

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated †**

     2,192,600         23,680,080   

Gentiva Health Services Incorporated †**

     2,173,900         24,695,504   

Healthways Incorporated †

     1,098,100         16,811,911   
        82,146,420   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.56%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated †

     995,300         16,482,168   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care Technology (continued)

     

Medidata Solutions Incorporated †

     5,400       $ 340,740   
        16,822,908   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 0.51%

     

Nordion Incorporated †

     1,059,400         10,127,864   

Parexel International Corporation †

     104,300         5,090,883   
        15,218,747   
     

 

 

 

Personal Products : 0.63%

     

Prestige Brands Holdings Incorporated †

     630,300         19,072,878   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 13.53%

     

Airlines : 7.79%

     

American Airlines Group Incorporated †#

     950,500         31,889,275   

Delta Air Lines Incorporated #

     2,949,600         90,287,256   

Latam Airlines Group SP ADR

     919,300         12,778,270   

United Continental Holdings Incorporated †#

     2,186,000         100,206,240   
        235,161,041   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 2.52%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated #

     1,472,200         39,248,852   

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     4,488,400         26,077,604   

Healthcare Services Group Incorporated

     399,200         10,830,296   
        76,156,752   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 0.85%

     

Primoris Services Corporation

     812,284         25,806,263   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 0.86%

     

GrafTech International Limited †

     2,522,100         25,851,525   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 0.11%

     

Actuant Corporation Class A

     100,000         3,422,000   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 0.62%

     

Hill International Incorporated †

     2,752,600         12,496,804   

Kforce Incorporated

     343,800         6,233,094   
        18,729,898   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 0.40%

     

Covenant Transport Incorporated Class A †

     1,363,700         11,946,012   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 0.38%

     

Applied Industrial Technologies Incorporated

     227,500         11,497,850   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 10.60%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.48%

     

Alcatel-Lucent SA ADR

     401,700         1,586,715   

Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated †#

     3,053,700         28,521,558   

Harmonic Incorporated †

     2,222,100         14,576,976   
        44,685,249   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 2.88%

     

Cray Incorporated †

     2,524,000         74,432,760   

Quantum Corporation †

     6,425,800         8,032,250   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Computers & Peripherals (continued)

     

Silicon Graphics International Corporation †

     356,500       $ 4,638,065   
        87,103,075   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 5.47%

     

Checkpoint Systems Incorporated †

     1,433,600         19,124,224   

Cognex Corporation †

     980,100         38,664,945   

Coherent Incorporated †

     673,400         45,010,056   

OSI Systems Incorporated †**

     1,078,900         62,500,677   
        165,299,902   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.47%

     

Gogo Incorporated †#

     495,400         10,101,206   

Monster Worldwide Incorporated †

     648,500         3,968,820   
        14,070,026   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 0.30%

     

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Incorporated †

     768,600         8,946,504   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 15.04%

     

Chemicals : 0.50%

     

Calgon Carbon Corporation †

     676,200         13,733,622   

Zep Incorporated

     88,800         1,424,352   
        15,157,974   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging : 0.35%

     

Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated

     918,000         10,428,480   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 13.67%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

     725,300         22,542,324   

Carpenter Technology Corporation

     544,300         31,629,273   

Dominion Diamond Corporation †

     555,200         8,067,056   

NovaGold Resources Incorporated †

     3,049,900         8,875,209   

Osisko Mining Corporation †

     935,300         5,649,212   

Randgold Resources Limited ADR

     3,072,000         211,660,800   

Royal Gold Incorporated

     717,500         40,136,950   

Sandstorm Gold Limited †

     376,210         1,901,739   

Sandstorm Gold Limited †

     2,188,700         10,965,387   

Silver Standard Resources Incorporated †

     2,038,700         15,963,021   

Steel Dynamics Incorporated

     1,928,600         31,821,900   

United States Steel Corporation

     517,400         13,509,314   

Webco Industries Incorporated †(a)(i)**

     88,850         10,040,050   
        412,762,235   
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 0.52%

     

Deltic Timber Corporation

     25,800         1,659,198   

Wausau Paper Corporation

     1,026,100         14,016,526   
        15,675,724   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.20%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.20%

     

Cincinnati Bell Incorporated †

     10,456,600         36,179,836   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,944,896,881)

        2,837,133,691   
     

 

 

 

 

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                     Shares      Value  

Investment Companies : 1.29%

            

KBW Regional Banking ETF

            121,700       $ 4,655,025   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

            963,774         22,629,414   

Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF †

            333,095         11,788,232   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $49,129,521)

               39,072,671   
            

 

 

 
                 Expiration date              

Warrants : 0.01%

            

Materials : 0.01%

            

Metals & Mining : 0.01%

            

Sandstorm Gold Limited (Materials , Metals & Mining)†(i)

       10-19-2015      470,263         183,672   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

               183,672   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                    

Short-Term Investments : 3.70%

  

Investment Companies : 3.70%

  

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

       0.07        111,660,585         111,660,585   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $111,660,585)

               111,660,585   

Total investments in securities
(Cost $2,105,686,987)*

     98.98             2,988,050,619   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1.02                30,800,365   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 3,018,850,984   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.
** 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
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,132,487,287 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,054,916,404   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (199,353,072
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 855,563,332   

 

5


Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities and options that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. Non-listed OTC options are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or an independent broker-dealer that the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”) has determined is an acceptable source.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team.

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 indexes. 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. For exercised options, 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 2,827,093,641       $ 10,040,050       $ 0       $ 2,837,133,691   

Investment companies

     39,072,671         0         0         39,072,671   

Warrants

     0         183,672         0         183,672   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     111,660,585         0         0         111,660,585   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,977,826,897       $ 10,223,722       $ 0       $ 2,988,050,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments were as follows:

 

Other financial instruments

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

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

Written options

   $ 0       $ (359,400   $ 0       $ (359,400

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 for the long-term holdings of 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

     1,853,300         0         178,000         1,675,300       $ 75,371,747   

Cavco Industries Incorporated

     733,100         31,900         4,900         760,100         59,379,012   

Corinthian Colleges Incorporated

     8,631,800         80,100         30,000         8,681,900         12,762,393   

Covenant Transport Incorporated Class A

     1,412,100         0         48,400         1,363,700         11,946,012   

Cray Incorporated

     2,617,000         77,100         170,100         2,524,000         74,432,760   

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated

     2,403,400         0         210,800         2,192,600         23,680,080   

Gentiva Health Services Incorporated

     2,445,300         0         271,400         2,173,900         24,695,504   

Hill International Incorporated

     2,711,700         46,900         6,000         2,752,600         12,496,804   

InterOil Corporation

     4,931,300         0         493,000         4,438,300         224,888,661   

Newpark Resources Incorporated

     6,873,900         0         496,600         6,377,300         72,446,128   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated

     6,872,700         0         859,200         6,013,500         35,299,245   

OSI Systems Incorporated

     1,107,700         34,500         63,300         1,078,900         62,500,677   

Webco Industries Incorporated

     90,150         0         1,300         88,850         10,040,050   

Willbros Group Incorporated

     2,488,700         91,000         0         2,579,700         21,540,495   
              

 

 

 
      $ 721,479,568   

Derivative transactions

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund entered into written options for economic hedging purposes. Open call options written at January 31, 2014 were as follows for the Fund:

 

Expiration

date

  

Counterparty

      Number of
contracts
    Strike price     Market
value
 

2-22-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Gogo Incorporated     300      $ 40      $ (2,700

4-19-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Harman International Industries Incorporated     100        105        (47,300

5-17-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Gogo Incorporated     300        40        (15,000

5-17-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Gogo Incorporated     500        41        (22,500

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   American Airlines Group Incorporated     200        37        (35,000

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Cash America International Incorporated     70        40        (8,400

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Delta Air Lines Incorporated     200        37        (17,000

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Gentex Corporation     200        35        (21,000

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Range Resources Corporation     200        105        (20,000

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Range Resources Corporation     200        100        (35,000

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Range Resources Corporation     300        95        (85,500

6-21-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   United Continental Holdings Incorporated     200        60        (18,600

7-19-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   ABM Industries Incorporated     200        30        (7,000

7-19-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Air Methods Corporation     200        65        (7,000

7-19-2014

   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated   Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated     300        10        (17,400


Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 96.71%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 13.55%

     

Auto Components : 0.54%

     

Fox Factory Holding Corporation †

     14,369       $ 233,065   

Gentex Corporation

     15,000         485,850   
     718,915   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 0.17%

     

Corinthian Colleges Incorporated †

     154,000         226,380   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 4.09%

     

Century Casinos Incorporated †

     627,000         4,138,200   

Empire Resorts Incorporated †

     212,500         1,287,750   
     5,425,950   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 3.93%

     

Cavco Industries Incorporated †

     42,900         3,351,348   

Skyline Corporation †

     285,000         1,852,500   

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Class A †

     300         6,272   
     5,210,120   
     

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail : 0.29%

     

dELiA*s Incorporated †

     514,400         380,656   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products : 0.01%

     

Black Diamond Incorporated †

     700         7,455   
     

 

 

 

Media : 4.28%

     

Cinemark Holdings Incorporated

     33,800         990,678   

Entravision Communications Corporation Class A

     170,300         1,026,909   

Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated

     55,500         905,760   

News Corporation Class A †

     142,400         2,272,704   

World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated

     19,700         476,543   
     5,672,594   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 0.24%

     

Stage Stores Incorporated

     16,000         313,600   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.21%

     

Household Products : 0.21%

     

WD-40 Company

     4,000         274,920   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 18.60%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 6.08%

     

Cal Dive International Incorporated †

     737,800         1,209,992   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Incorporated †

     69,750         1,422,203   

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

     6,000         528,240   

Key Energy Services Incorporated †

     147,300         1,073,817   

Newpark Resources Incorporated †

     111,600         1,267,776   

Parker Drilling Company †

     91,800         682,992   

Willbros Group Incorporated †

     223,900         1,869,565   
     8,054,585   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 12.52%

     

Bellatrix Exploration Limited †

     40,000       $ 286,599   

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

     48,100         1,575,275   

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation †

     17,100         204,003   

Gulfport Energy Corporation †

     17,700         1,078,815   

InterOil Corporation †

     146,700         7,433,289   

Penn West Petroleum Limited

     99,735         745,020   

PostRock Energy Corporation †

     450,200         553,746   

Range Resources Corporation

     15,500         1,335,945   

Triangle Petroleum Corporation †

     75,300         573,033   

Trilogy Energy Corporation

     122,600         2,811,218   
        16,596,943   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 22.33%

     

Capital Markets : 0.40%

     

Safeguard Scientifics Incorporated †

     29,000         531,570   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 5.20%

     

1st United Bancorp Incorporated

     80,000         580,800   

American River Bankshares †

     76,600         752,978   

Bancorp Incorporated †

     35,000         666,750   

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     23,006         346,240   

First Niagara Financial Group Incorporated

     92,100         795,744   

IBERIABANK Corporation

     5,498         361,988   

Midsouth Bancorp Incorporated

     28,100         435,831   

Pacific Premier Bancorp Incorporated †

     122,500         1,944,075   

Sierra Bancorp

     63,500         1,006,475   
        6,890,881   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 0.61%

     

Cash America International Incorporated

     22,100         811,733   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 3.47%

     

Argo Group International Holdings Limited

     33,300         1,498,167   

First Acceptance Corporation †

     487,200         1,252,104   

Health Insurance Innovations Incorporated Class A †

     65,300         769,887   

Hilltop Holdings Incorporated †

     26,100         620,919   

Mercury General Corporation

     10,000         458,300   
        4,599,377   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 12.43%

     

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

     73,600         928,832   

Chimera Investment Corporation

     1,756,400         5,479,968   

GEO Group Incorporated

     19,000         636,120   

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     49,300         884,442   

MFA Mortgage Investments Incorporated

     180,900         1,318,761   

Origen Financial Incorporated

     559,990         755,987   

Redwood Trust Incorporated

     72,000         1,346,400   

Sun Communities Incorporated

     43,300         2,024,275   

UMH Properties Incorporated

     327,300         3,092,985   
        16,467,770   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance : 0.22%

     

Northwest Bancshares Incorporated

     20,100         282,606   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 5.80%

     

Biotechnology : 0.81%

     

Discovery Laboratories Incorporated †

     476,900         1,073,025   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 2.69%

     

Allied Healthcare Products Incorporated †

     322,200       $ 792,612   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †

     697,900         1,451,632   

OraSure Technologies Incorporated †

     156,190         916,835   

Stryker Corporation

     5,290         410,504   
        3,571,583   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 0.71%

     

Cross Country Healthcare Incorporated †

     87,200         941,760   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 1.59%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated †

     40,800         675,648   

Computer Programs & Systems Incorporated

     5,800         387,556   

Merge Healthcare Incorporated †

     341,500         734,225   

Omnicell Incorporated †

     11,900         307,258   
        2,104,687   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 14.35%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 1.05%

     

Orbital Sciences Corporation †

     57,000         1,393,650   
     

 

 

 

Airlines : 3.34%

     

American Airlines Group Incorporated †

     41,600         1,395,680   

JetBlue Airways Corporation †

     206,800         1,811,568   

LATAM Airlines Group SP ADR

     87,392         1,214,749   
        4,421,997   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 1.33%

     

Patrick Industries Incorporated †

     48,950         1,762,200   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 3.15%

     

ABM Industries Incorporated

     49,200         1,311,672   

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     315,900         1,835,379   

Cintas Corporation

     9,900         564,993   

Healthcare Services Group Incorporated

     16,800         455,784   
        4,167,828   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 1.67%

     

Integrated Electrical Services Incorporated †

     289,500         1,765,950   

Primoris Services Corporation

     14,172         450,244   
        2,216,194   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 0.54%

     

GrafTech International Limited †

     70,100         718,525   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 2.02%

     

Actuant Corporation Class A

     31,700         1,084,774   

Kennametal Incorporated

     23,800         1,031,492   

Xylem Incorporated

     16,800         560,448   
        2,676,714   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 1.25%

     

Hill International Incorporated †

     365,300         1,658,462   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Information Technology : 6.36%

     

Communications Equipment : 2.47%

     

Applied Optoelectronics Incorporated †

     31,700       $ 432,071   

Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated †

     59,500         555,730   

Sandvine Corporation †(a)

     835,000         2,292,070   
        3,279,871   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 2.06%

     

Cray Incorporated †

     92,400         2,724,876   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 0.50%

     

GSI Group Incorporated †

     61,100         659,269   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 0.77%

     

Western Union Company

     66,100         1,017,940   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 0.56%

     

FormFactor Incorporated †

     116,300         748,972   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 14.40%

     

Containers & Packaging : 0.21%

     

Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated

     24,600         279,456   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 14.19%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

     30,100         935,508   

Endeavour Mining Corporation †

     834,400         501,951   

Goldcorp Incorporated-U.S. Exchange

     35,200         876,128   

Goldgroup Mining Incorporated †

     553,600         84,500   

Goldgroup Mining Incorporated - Legend Shares †

     1,041,000         158,896   

Lucara Diamond Corporation †

     991,200         1,367,856   

McEwen Mining Incorporated †

     493,300         1,282,580   

Newmont Mining Corporation

     38,300         827,280   

NovaGold Resources Incorporated †

     130,900         380,919   

Randgold Resources Limited ADR

     83,800         5,773,820   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated †(a)

     636,150         204,769   

Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated - Legend Shares †(i)

     1,172,000         378,828   

Royal Gold Incorporated

     28,400         1,588,696   

Sandstorm Gold Limited †

     176,343         883,478   

Sandstorm Gold Limited - Canadian Exchange Traded Shares †

     331,400         1,675,225   

Sandstorm Metals & Energy Limited †

     298,653         367,367   

Silver Wheaton Corporation

     42,200         916,162   

United States Steel Corporation

     22,900         597,919   
        18,801,882   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.11%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.11%

     

Cincinnati Bell Incorporated †

     425,800         1,473,268   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $86,173,416)

        128,158,214   
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies : 0.81%

     

Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF †

        1,070,654   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $2,072,314)

        1,070,654   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                Expiration date      Shares      Value  

Warrants : 0.71%

            

Health Care : 0.44%

            

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 0.44%

            

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)

         5-14-2016         270,908       $ 518,381   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)(i)

         9-28-2016         13,680         27,173   

EnteroMedics Incorporated †(a)(i)

         6-13-2016         48,280         39,901   
               585,455   
            

 

 

 

Materials : 0.27%

            

Metals & Mining : 0.27%

            

Sandstorm Gold Limited †(i)

         4-23-2014         904,067         353,104   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $15,993)

               938,559   
            

 

 

 
           Yield                      

Short-Term Investments : 0.42%

            

Investment Companies : 0.42%

            

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

       0.07        558,779         558,779   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $558,779)

               558,779   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $88,820,502)*

     98.65             130,726,206   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1.35                1,788,690   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 132,514,896   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning 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
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $94,902,107 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 50,312,290   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (14,488,191
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 35,824,099   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day 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 of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2014, such 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be converted to U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. 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 from 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 125,661,375       $ 2,496,839       $ 0       $ 128,158,214   

Investment companies

     1,070,654         0         0         1,070,654   

Warrants

     0         938,559         0         938,559   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     558,779         0         0         558,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 127,290,808       $ 3,435,398       $ 0       $ 130,726,206   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 93.90%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 11.29%

     

Diversified Consumer Services : 2.78%

     

Hillenbrand Incorporated

     250,002       $ 6,767,554   

Matthews International Corporation Class A

     271,083         11,526,449   
        18,294,003   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 2.94%

     

Denny’s Corporation †

     1,062,796         7,290,781   

DineEquity Incorporated

     126,400         9,835,184   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporated †

     129,700         2,237,325   
        19,363,290   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 1.46%

     

Cavco Industries Incorporated †

     60,405         4,718,839   

Dixie Group Incorporated †

     355,903         4,918,579   
        9,637,418   
     

 

 

 

Media : 1.25%

     

AH Belo Corporation

     1,034,400         8,264,856   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 2.11%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Class A

     92,300         3,265,574   

Christopher & Banks Corporation †

     665,545         4,751,991   

Guess? Incorporated

     210,900         5,915,745   
        13,933,310   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods : 0.75%

     

Delta Apparel Incorporated †

     304,839         4,932,295   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 5.45%

     

Food & Staples Retailing : 0.49%

     

SUPERVALU Incorporated †

     557,700         3,223,506   
     

 

 

 

Food Products : 2.13%

     

TreeHouse Foods Incorporated †

     213,000         14,023,920   
     

 

 

 

Household Products : 2.36%

     

Central Garden & Pet Company †

     250,592         1,618,824   

Central Garden & Pet Company Class A †

     226,102         1,410,876   

Spectrum Brands Holdings Incorporated

     46,000         3,461,500   

WD-40 Company

     131,830         9,060,676   
        15,551,876   
     

 

 

 

Personal Products : 0.47%

     

Elizabeth Arden Incorporated †

     115,335         3,127,885   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 6.11%

     

Energy Equipment & Services : 3.03%

     

Atwood Oceanics Incorporated †

     112,700         5,341,980   

C&J Energy Services Incorporated †

     97,500         2,279,550   

Cal Dive International Incorporated Ǡ

     427,711         701,446   

CARBO Ceramics Incorporated «

     28,900         3,326,968   

Patterson-UTI Energy Incorporated

     145,800         3,745,602   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

     

Steel Excel Incorporated †

     156,310       $ 4,611,145   
        20,006,691   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.08%

     

Comstock Resources Incorporated

     320,563         5,497,655   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited

     196,100         4,500,495   

Penn Virginia Corporation †

     503,900         6,041,761   

Stone Energy Corporation †

     138,300         4,280,385   
        20,320,296   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 17.62%

     

Capital Markets : 2.08%

     

CIFC Corporation

     253,585         2,013,465   

Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated †

     13,905         2,534,325   

Westwood Holdings Group Incorporated

     160,812         9,193,622   
        13,741,412   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 7.32%

     

BBCN Bancorp Incorporated

     226,800         3,413,340   

First Citizens BancShares Incorporated

     111,477         24,663,171   

Sterling BanCorp

     321,716         4,053,622   

TCF Financial Corporation

     417,136         6,715,890   

UMB Financial Corporation

     159,061         9,430,727   
        48,276,750   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 0.30%

     

JGWPT Holdings Incorporated †

     115,500         1,963,500   
     

 

 

 

Insurance : 4.93%

     

Brown & Brown Incorporated

     329,100         10,363,359   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life †

     143,444         2,828,716   

Fortegra Financial Corporation †

     326,720         2,407,926   

ProAssurance Corporation

     148,500         6,899,310   

Tower Group International Limited «

     443,000         1,107,500   

Validus Holdings Limited

     247,500         8,890,200   
        32,497,011   
     

 

 

 

REITs : 2.99%

     

CYS Investments Incorporated

     303,900         2,406,888   

Hatteras Financial Corporation

     505,908         9,075,990   

Post Properties Incorporated

     175,881         8,254,095   
        19,736,973   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 7.29%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 3.64%

     

Haemonetics Corporation †

     177,300         6,717,897   

ICU Medical Incorporated †

     86,563         5,584,179   

Steris Corporation

     128,300         5,887,687   

West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated

     121,882         5,783,301   
        23,973,064   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 0.71%

     

Patterson Companies Incorporated

     117,200         4,683,312   
     

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Health Care Technology : 0.76%

     

Omnicell Incorporated †

     194,100       $ 5,011,662   
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services : 2.18%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A †

     47,600         6,050,912   

Cambrex Corporation †

     211,180         3,963,849   

Parexel International Corporation †

     89,500         4,368,495   
        14,383,256   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 21.60%

     

Air Freight & Logistics : 1.83%

     

Forward Air Corporation

     271,277         12,082,678   
     

 

 

 

Building Products : 2.34%

     

Quanex Building Products Corporation

     297,199         5,631,922   

Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated

     299,818         9,774,067   
        15,405,989   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 3.89%

     

ACCO Brands Corporation †

     667,669         3,879,157   

Clean Harbors Incorporated †

     143,200         8,030,656   

Courier Corporation

     198,445         3,133,447   

Viad Corporation

     402,844         10,590,769   
        25,634,029   
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering : 1.10%

     

EMCOR Group Incorporated

     171,600         7,294,716   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment : 2.22%

     

Franklin Electric Company Incorporated

     282,700         11,262,768   

Regal-Beloit Corporation

     46,000         3,408,140   
        14,670,908   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 6.76%

     

Commercial Vehicle Group Incorporated †

     195,549         1,564,392   

Douglas Dynamics Incorporated

     437,400         6,351,048   

Kadant Incorporated

     591,825         21,252,436   

Mueller Industries Incorporated

     247,320         15,393,197   
        44,561,073   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 1.41%

     

Insperity Incorporated

     148,100         4,890,262   

Korn/Ferry International †

     187,746         4,404,521   
        9,294,783   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 0.50%

     

MRC Global Incorporated †

     117,346         3,276,300   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure : 1.55%

     

Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC

     184,997         10,221,084   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 17.53%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.38%

     

Aviat Networks Incorporated †

     849,347         1,613,759   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

     

Ixia Corporation †

     303,600       $ 3,883,044   

NETGEAR Incorporated †

     113,100         3,609,021   
        9,105,824   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 1.83%

     

Imation Corporation †

     2,515,900         12,101,479   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 3.82%

     

AVX Corporation

     288,098         3,722,226   

GSI Group Incorporated †

     239,200         2,580,968   

Jabil Circuit Incorporated

     242,000         4,348,740   

Orbotech Limited †

     444,815         6,045,036   

Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated †

     626,621         8,509,513   
        25,206,483   
     

 

 

 

IT Services : 1.06%

     

Sykes Enterprises Incorporated †

     332,400         6,967,104   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 5.37%

     

ATMI Incorporated †

     561,528         15,543,095   

DSP Group Incorporated †

     502,391         4,501,423   

Exar Corporation †

     404,452         4,453,017   

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation †

     1,321,481         7,638,160   

SunEdison Incorporated †

     236,210         3,285,681   
        35,421,376   
     

 

 

 

Software : 4.07%

     

ACI Worldwide Incorporated †

     158,084         9,581,471   

Compuware Corporation

     131,600         1,334,424   

NetScout Systems Incorporated †

     155,043         5,476,119   

Progress Software Corporation †

     208,551         5,040,678   

TIBCO Software Incorporated †

     252,853         5,383,240   
        26,815,932   
     

 

 

 

Materials : 6.50%

     

Chemicals : 3.45%

     

A. Schulman Incorporated

     253,158         8,599,777   

Innospec Incorporated

     127,600         5,466,384   

LSB Industries Incorporated †

     70,992         2,350,545   

Plastec Technologies Limited †(a)(i)

     152,638         839,509   

Sensient Technologies Corporation

     111,600         5,459,472   
        22,715,687   
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 3.05%

     

Neenah Paper Incorporated

     344,200         14,952,048   

Schweitzer Manduit International Incorporated

     112,100         5,171,173   
        20,123,221   
     

 

 

 

Utilities : 0.51%

     

Electric Utilities : 0.51%

     

ALLETE Incorporated

     67,154         3,356,357   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $519,162,283)

        619,201,309   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name                       Shares      Value  

Investment Companies : 1.87%

            

iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF «

             $ 12,355,658   

Total Investment Companies (Cost $12,534,000)

               12,355,658   
            

 

 

 
                 Expiration date                

Warrants : 0.00%

            

Industrials: 0.00%

            

Aerospace & Defense : 0.00%

            

Plastec Technologies Limited †(a)(i)

         11/18/2014         145,800         0   
            

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

               0   
            

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments : 6.25%

            
           Yield        

Investment Companies : 6.25%

            

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

       0.07        27,671,253         27,671,253   

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

       0.08           13,522,600         13,522,600   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $41,193,853)

               41,193,853   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $572,890,136)*

     102.02             672,750,820   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (2.02             (13,318,980
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 659,431,840   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

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.
(i) Illiquid 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 $579,609,211 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 171,964,919   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (78,823,310
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 93,141,609   

 

5


Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund (“the Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 618,361,800       $ 0       $ 839,509       $ 619,201,309   

Investment companies

     12,355,658         0         0         12,355,658   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     27,671,253         13,522,600         0         41,193,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 658,388,711       $ 13,522,600       $ 839,509       $ 672,750,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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 for the long-term holdings of 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

     1,073,699         0         39,299         1,034,400         8,264,856   

Imation Corporation

     2,745,450         0         229,550         2,515,900         12,101,479   

Kadant Incorporated

     701,043         0         109,218         591,825         21,252,436   
              

 

 

 
      $ 41,618,771   


Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 98.72%

     

Consumer Discretionary : 10.09%

     

Diversified Consumer Services : 2.03%

     

Grand Canyon Education Incorporated †

     36,600       $ 1,603,812   

LifeLock Incorporated †

     87,800         1,791,998   
     3,395,810   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 0.38%

     

BJ’s Restaurants Incorporated †

     13,900         394,204   

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Incorporated †

     16,400         245,016   
     639,220   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables : 0.28%

     

Ethan Allen Interiors Incorporated

     18,618         469,918   
     

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail : 2.98%

     

HomeAway Incorporated †

     32,600         1,332,036   

RetailMeNot Incorporated †

     49,148         1,740,331   

Shutterfly Incorporated †

     40,500         1,918,080   
     4,990,447   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 4.42%

     

Conn’s Incorporated †

     22,300         1,353,833   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Incorporated †

     14,400         1,281,456   

Pier 1 Imports Incorporated

     93,600         1,788,696   

Select Comfort Corporation †

     40,200         658,074   

ULTA Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Incorporated †

     8,600         737,106   

Vitamin Shoppe Incorporated †

     35,438         1,588,331   
     7,407,496   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 1.09%

     

Food Products : 1.09%

     

Annie’s Incorporated †

     45,600         1,829,472   
     

 

 

 

Energy : 3.47%

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 3.47%

     

Comstock Resources Incorporated

     73,500         1,260,525   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited

     49,500         1,136,025   

Oasis Petroleum Incorporated †

     64,600         2,700,926   

Rosetta Resources Incorporated †

     16,700         711,587   
     5,809,063   
     

 

 

 

Financials : 9.96%

     

Capital Markets : 2.63%

     

Financial Engines Incorporated

     56,000         3,411,520   

Stifel Financial Corporation †

     21,900         988,785   
     4,400,305   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks : 4.60%

     

Signature Bank †

     24,100         2,941,646   

SVB Financial Group †

     25,200         2,828,196   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Commercial Banks (continued)

  

Texas Capital Bancshares Incorporated †

     32,500       $ 1,932,775   
     7,702,617   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 1.88%

     

Portfolio Recovery Associates Incorporated †

     62,800         3,153,816   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 0.85%

     

MarketAxess Holdings Incorporated

     22,700         1,424,198   
     

 

 

 

Health Care : 27.06%

     

Biotechnology : 6.04%

     

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     19,700         1,648,102   

Celldex Therapeutics Incorporated †

     17,600         453,728   

Cepheid Incorporated †

     39,000         2,061,540   

Exact Sciences Corporation †

     95,400         1,240,200   

Foundation Medicine Incorporated Ǡ

     25,198         754,428   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     1,500         451,320   

ISIS Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     18,500         944,610   

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     41,300         635,194   

NPS Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     53,800         1,924,964   
     10,114,086   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 9.68%

     

Align Technology Incorporated †

     57,900         3,440,418   

Cardiovascular Systems Incorporated †

     70,784         2,400,993   

DexCom Incorporated †

     122,937         4,974,031   

Endologix Incorporated †

     182,000         2,912,000   

NxStage Medical Incorporated †

     105,100         1,361,045   

Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated †

     43,375         1,121,244   
     16,209,731   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 5.14%

     

Capital Senior Living Corporation †

     73,400         1,649,298   

ExamWorks Group Incorporated †

     158,300         4,874,057   

Healthways Incorporated Ǡ

     136,291         2,086,615   
     8,609,970   
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 3.65%

     

athenahealth Incorporated Ǡ

     16,200         2,387,880   

HealthStream Incorporated †

     79,556         2,308,715   

HMS Holdings Corporation †

     61,600         1,418,648   
     6,115,243   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 2.55%

     

Akorn Incorporated †

     70,700         1,604,890   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

     17,400         1,192,422   

The Medicines Company †

     42,200         1,466,872   
     4,264,184   
     

 

 

 

Industrials : 16.26%

     

Aerospace & Defense : 4.12%

     

Hexcel Corporation †

     96,743         4,032,248   

TASER International Incorporated †

     179,000         2,874,740   
     6,906,988   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Shares      Value  

Building Products : 2.11%

     

Gibraltar Industries Incorporated †

     91,958       $ 1,642,370   

USG Corporation †

     62,100         1,900,260   
     3,542,630   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 0.84%

     

InnerWorkings Incorporated †

     186,149         1,403,563   
     

 

 

 

Machinery : 4.58%

     

Barnes Group Incorporated

     103,000         3,856,320   

RBC Bearings Incorporated †

     31,747         2,058,475   

The Middleby Corporation †

     7,100         1,750,718   
     7,665,513   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services : 2.36%

     

Wageworks Incorporated †

     63,620         3,956,528   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail : 1.04%

     

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A †

     19,200         1,734,528   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 1.21%

     

Beacon Roofing Supply Incorporated †

     53,600         2,025,544   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology : 27.50%

     

Communications Equipment : 1.88%

     

Aruba Networks Incorporated †

     125,900         2,481,489   

Sonus Networks Incorporated †

     223,700         671,100   
     3,152,589   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 10.07%

     

Bankrate Incorporated †

     166,500         2,762,235   

Demandware Incorporated †

     25,800         1,642,944   

E2open Incorporated †

     56,200         1,345,990   

LivePerson Incorporated †

     175,742         2,430,512   

Pandora Media Incorporated †

     54,600         1,969,422   

Responsys Incorporated †

     73,100         1,974,431   

Shutterstock Incorporated Ǡ

     15,006         1,209,634   

SPS Commerce Incorporated †

     19,409         1,254,210   

Textura Corporation Ǡ

     72,400         2,276,256   
     16,865,634   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment : 3.58%

     

Cavium Incorporated †

     98,900         3,676,113   

Mellanox Technologies Limited Ǡ

     39,500         1,472,165   

Power Integrations Incorporated

     14,400         852,912   
     6,001,190   
     

 

 

 

Software : 11.97%

     

Concur Technologies Incorporated †

     38,078         4,620,385   

Fleetmatics Group plc †

     56,712         2,269,047   

Guidewire Software Incorporated †

     17,500         826,175   

Infoblox Incorporated †

     48,144         1,688,892   

Proofpoint Incorporated †

     47,000         1,902,560   

Qlik Technologies Incorporated †

     64,400         1,740,088   

Rally Software Development Corporation †

     61,200         1,303,560   

Realpage Incorporated †

     36,900         829,512   

Tableau Software Incorporated Class A †

     20,443         1,652,203   

 

3


Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Software (continued)

         

Ultimate Software Group Incorporated †

         19,674       $ 3,211,387   
            20,043,809   
         

 

 

 

Materials : 1.41%

         

Chemicals : 0.63%

         

Rockwood Holdings Incorporated

         15,352         1,052,073   
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 0.78%

         

Materion Corporation

         49,466         1,314,312   
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 1.88%

         

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 1.88%

         

Cogent Communications Group Incorporated

         75,862         3,138,410   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $109,953,653)

            165,338,887   
         

 

 

 
           Yield               

Short-Term Investments : 6.26%

         

Investment Companies : 6.26%

         

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

       0.07     3,137,133         3,137,133   

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

       0.08        7,358,525         7,358,525   

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $10,495,658)

            10,495,658   
         

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $120,449,311)*

     104.98          175,834,545   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (4.98          (8,347,858
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00        $ 167,486,687   
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

   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 $121,311,831 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 57,912,863   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,390,149
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 54,522,714   

 

4


Wells Fargo Advantage Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Securities valuation

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

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day, 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 vehicles 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 in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the 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 values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the 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 January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 165,338,887       $ 0       $ 0       $ 165,338,887   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     3,137,133         7,358,525         0         10,495,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 168,476,020       $ 7,358,525       $ 0       $ 175,834,545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2014, 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

CLP — Chilean peso

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

LLLP — Limited liability limited partnership

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


NGN — Nigerian naira

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

RON — Romanian lei

RUB — Russian ruble

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

THB — Thai baht

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:   March 26, 2014

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:   March 26, 2014
By:   /s/ Nancy Wiser
  Nancy Wiser
  Treasurer
Date:   March 26, 2014
By:   /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer
Date:   March 26, 2014
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