497K 1 diversifiedequitysummaryret.htm DIVERSIFIED EQIUTY FUND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

Summary Prospectus

June 7, 2016

Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund Summary

Class/Ticker: Class A - NVDAX; Class C - WFDEX

Link to Prospectus

Link to SAI

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund online at wellsfargofunds.com/reports. You can also get information at no cost by calling 1-800-222-8222, or by sending an email request to fundservice@wellsfargo.com. The current prospectus ("Prospectus") and statement of additional information ("SAI") dated October 1, 2015, as supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. The Fund's SAI may be obtained, free of charge, in the same manner as the Prospectus.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 51 and 53 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 63 of the Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class C

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of
offering price)

5.75%

None

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of offering price)

None1

1.00%

1.

Investments of $1 million or more are not subject to a front-end sales charge but generally will be subject to a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within 18 months from the date of purchase.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)1

Class A

Class C

Management Fees

0.30%

0.30%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

0.00%

0.75%

Other Expenses

0.50%

0.50%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

0.59%

0.59%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.39%

2.14%

Fee Waivers

(0.14)%

(0.14)%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver2

1.25%

2.00%

1.

Expenses have been adjusted as necessary from amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year to reflect current fees and expenses.

2.

The Manager has contractually committed through September 30, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amount shown above. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. Fees from the underlying master portfolio(s) are included in the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Example of Expenses

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Assuming Redemption at End of Period

Assuming No Redemption

After:

Class A

Class C

Class C

1 Year

$695

$303

$203

3 Years

$977

$657

$657

5 Years

$1,279

$1,136

$1,136

10 Years

$2,136

$2,461

$2,461

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, we invest:

  • at least 80% of the Fund's net assets in equity securities.

The Fund is a gateway fund that uses a "multi-style" equity investment approach designed to reduce the price and return volatility of the Fund and to provide more consistent returns. "Style" means either an approach to selecting investments, or a type of investment that is selected for a portfolio. Currently, the Fund's portfolio combines the different equity investment styles of several master portfolios. These equity styles include large company, small company, and international. We may invest in additional or fewer master portfolios, in other Wells Fargo Funds, or directly in a portfolio of securities.

We consider the Fund's absolute level of risk, and its risk relative to its benchmark in determining the allocation among the different investment styles. We may make changes to the allocations at any time in response to market and other conditions. The percentage of Fund assets that we invest in each master portfolio may temporarily deviate from the current target due to changes in market value. We may use cash flows or effect transactions to re-establish the allocations. In addition, certain of the master portfolios in which the Fund may invest may employ a variety of derivative instruments such as futures and options. To the extent that one or more master portfolios is invested in such derivatives, the Fund will be exposed to the risks associated with such investments.

Portfolio Allocation

The following table provides the Fund's target allocation, including the percentage of Fund assets allocated across various investment styles.

Principal Investment Risks

An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives, such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations.

Emerging Markets Risk. Emerging market securities typically present even greater exposure to the risks described under "Foreign Investment Risk" and may be particularly sensitive to global economic conditions. Emerging market securities are also typically less liquid than securities of developed countries and could be difficult to sell, particularly during a market downturn.

Foreign Investment Risk. Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes.

Futures Contracts Risk. A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts.

Index Tracking Risk. A Fund may not achieve exact correlation between the performance of the Fund and the index it tracks due to factors such as transaction costs, shareholder purchases and redemptions and the timing of changes in the composition of the index. The Fund may invest in only a representative sample of the securities that comprise the index and may hold securities not included in the index, subjecting the Fund to increased tracking risk. Maintaining investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the investment merits of the securities in seeking to replicate an index's composition or performance could cause the Fund's returns to be lower than if the Fund employed an active strategy.

Investment Style Risk. Securities of a particular investment style, such as a growth style or value style, tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions.

Management Risk. Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce the returns expected, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives.

Market Risk. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments.

Options Risk. A Fund that purchases options, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of a loss of premiums without offsetting gains. A Fund that writes options receives a premium that may be small relative to the loss realized in the event of adverse changes in the value of the underlying instruments.

Smaller Company Securities Risk. Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies.

Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's website at wellsfargofunds.com.

Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A as of 12/31 each year
(Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)

Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009

+16.60%

Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008

-22.59%

Year-to-date total return as of 6/30/2015 is +2.93%

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2014 (Returns reflect applicable sales charges)

Inception Date of Share Class

1 Year

5 Year

10 Year

Class A (before taxes)

5/2/1996

0.80%

11.42%

5.50%

Class A (after taxes on distributions)

5/2/1996

-1.85%

9.66%

3.78%

Class A (after taxes on distributions and the sale of Fund Shares)

5/2/1996

2.07%

8.87%

4.23%

Class C (before taxes)

10/1/1998

5.17%

11.90%

5.33%

Diversified Equity Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

9.70%

14.07%

7.41%

MSCI EAFE Net (USD) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

-4.90%

5.33%

4.43%

Russell 1000® Growth (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

13.05%

15.81%

8.49%

Russell 1000® Value (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

13.45%

15.42%

7.30%

Russell 2000® (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

4.89%

15.55%

7.77%

S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

13.69%

15.45%

7.67%

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A shares. After-tax returns for the Class C shares will vary.

Fund Management

 

Manager

Portfolio Manager, Title / Managed Since

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Thomas C. Biwer, CFA, Portfolio Manager / 2005
Erik J. Sens, CFA, Portfolio Manager / 2013
Aldo Ceccarelli, CFA, Portfolio Manager / 2014

References to the investment activities of a gateway fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the master portfolio(s) in which it invests.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

In general, you can buy or sell shares of the Fund online or by mail, phone or wire on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. You also may buy and sell shares through a financial professional.

 

Buying Fund Shares

To Place Orders or Redeem Shares

Minimum Initial Investment
Regular Accounts: $1,000
IRAs, IRA Rollovers, Roth IRAs: $250
UGMA/UTMA Accounts: $50
Employer Sponsored Retirement
Plans: No Minimum

Minimum Additional Investment
Regular Accounts, IRAs, IRA
Rollovers, Roth IRAs: $100
UGMA/UTMA Accounts: $50
Employer Sponsored Retirement
Plans: No Minimum

Mail: Wells Fargo Funds
P.O. Box 8266
Boston, MA 02266-8266
Online: wellsfargofunds.com
Phone or Wire: 1-800-222-8222

Contact your financial professional.

Tax Information

Any distributions you receive from the Fund may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax advantaged investment plan. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax advantaged investment plan may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax adviser about your specific tax situation.

Payments to Intermediaries

If you purchase a Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Consult your financial professional or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

Link to Prospectus

Link to SAI