497 1 supplementemerginggrowthfun.htm EMERGING GROWTH RETAIL NOER CHANGES SUPPLEMENT

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CLASS A AND CLASS C PROSPECTUS
OF WELLS FARGO EQUITY GATEWAY FUNDS FUNDS
For the Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund (the "Fund")

Effective immediately, the Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses and Example of Expenses tables in the section entitled "Fund Summary - Fees and Expenses" are hereby replaced with the following:

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 Fees‌2

0.84%

0.84%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

0.00%

0.75%

Other Expenses

0.52%

0.52%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses‌3

1.36%

2.11%

Fee Waivers

(0.08)%

(0.08)%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers‌4

1.28%

2.03%

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.

Includes the fees charged by the Manager for providing advisory services to the master portfolio in which the Fund invests substantially all of its assets.

3.

Includes other expenses allocated from the master portfolio in which the Fund invests.

4.

The Manager has contractually committed through September 30, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amount shown above. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses from funds in which the master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolios are included in the expense 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.

 

Assuming Redemption at End of Period

Assuming No Redemption

After:

Class A

Class C

Class C

1 Year

$698

$306

$206

3 Years

$974

$653

$653

5 Years

$1,270

$1,127

$1,127

10 Years

$2,109

$2,435

$2,435

August 1, 2018 EGR088/P901SP4