Summary Prospectus
May 6, 2017
Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund
Class/Ticker: Class A - EKGAX; Class C - EKGCX
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 1-800-822-2222, or by sending an email request to fundservice@wellsfargo.com. The current prospectus ("Prospectus") and statement of additional information ("SAI") dated March 1, 2017, 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 "Share Classes Features" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 46 and 47 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 55 of the Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Class A |
Class C |
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of |
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 |
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Class A |
Class C |
Management Fees |
0.95% |
0.95% |
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
0.00% |
0.75% |
Other Expenses |
0.60% |
0.60% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.56% |
2.31% |
Fee Waivers |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver2 |
1.56% |
2.31% |
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 February 28, 2018, 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 1.55% for Class A and 2.30% for Class C. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from 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:
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Assuming Redemption at End of Period |
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Assuming No Redemption |
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After: |
Class A |
Class C |
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Class C |
1 Year |
$725 |
$334 |
$234 |
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3 Years |
$1,039 |
$721 |
$721 |
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5 Years |
$1,376 |
$1,235 |
$1,235 |
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10 Years |
$2,325 |
$2,646 |
$2,646 |
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 70% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, we invest:
at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies;
in the securities of companies located in no fewer than three countries, which may include the U.S., and we may invest more than 25% of the Fund's total assets in any one country; and
up to 10% of the Fund's total assets in emerging market equity securities.
We invest principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which we define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the S&P Developed SmallCap Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range of the S&P Developed SmallCap Index was approximately $6.76 million to $13.49 billion, as of January 31, 2017, and is expected to change frequently. We consider foreign securities to be securities: (1) issued by companies with their principal place of business or principal office or both, as determined in our reasonable discretion, in a country other than the U.S.; or (2) issued by companies for which the principal securities trading market is a country other than the U.S. Furthermore, we may use futures, options or forward foreign currency contracts to manage risk or to enhance return.
In selecting equity investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers attempt to identify companies that are well managed, have flexible balance sheets, sustainable cash flows and that are undervalued companies relative to an assessment of their intrinsic value. We believe the global small-capitalization markets are inefficient and that stocks are often inappropriately valued. Our process utilizes both fundamentally based, bottom-up techniques with top-down, industry and sector analysis to identify global opportunities. We conduct ongoing review, research, and analysis of our portfolio holdings. We may sell a stock if it achieves our investment objective for the position, if a stock's fundamentals or price change significantly, if we change our view of a country or sector, or if the stock no longer fits within the risk characteristics of the Fund's portfolio. We reserve the right to hedge the portfolio's foreign currency exposure by purchasing or selling currency futures and foreign currency forward contracts. However, under normal circumstances, we will not engage in extensive foreign currency hedging.
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 Currency Contracts Risk. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes.
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.
Geographic Emphasis Risk. A Fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in one country or geographic region will be more vulnerable than a fund that invests its assets more broadly to the economic, financial, political or other developments affecting that country or region. Such developments may have a significant impact on the Fund's investment performance causing such performance to be more volatile than the investment performance of a more geographically diversified fund.
Growth/Value Investing Risk. Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics 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 year1
(returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)
Highest Quarter: 3rd Quarter 2009 +21.51% Lowest Quarter: 3rd Quarter 2011 -24.54%
Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2016 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)1 |
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Inception Date of Share Class |
1 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Class A (before taxes) |
3/16/1988 |
11.79% |
11.41% |
5.04% |
Class A (after taxes on distributions) |
3/16/1988 |
10.03% |
9.80% |
4.22% |
Class A (after taxes on distributions and the sale of Fund Shares) |
3/16/1988 |
8.09% |
8.86% |
3.96% |
Class C (before taxes) |
2/1/1993 |
16.71% |
11.89% |
4.87% |
S&P Developed SmallCap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
11.59% |
12.44% |
5.45% |
1. |
Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 19, 2010 is based on the performance of the Fund's predecessor, Evergreen Global Opportunities Fund. |
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 for only one class of shares. After-tax returns for any other class will vary.
Fund Management
Manager |
Sub-Adviser |
Portfolio Managers, Title/Managed Since |
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC |
Wells Capital Management Incorporated |
Oleg Makhorine, Portfolio Manager/2012 |
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.
Minimum Investments |
To Buy or Sell Shares |
Minimum Initial Investment |
Mail: Wells Fargo Funds |
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 |