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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-09253

 

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Alexander Kymn

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

525 Market St., 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: May 31

Registrant is making a filing for 27 of its series:

Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund, Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund, Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund, Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund, Wells Fargo Index Fund, Wells Fargo International Value Fund, Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund, Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund, Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Real Return Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Fund, Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060 Fund, Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund, Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund, Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund, Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund, and Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund.

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2018

 

 

 


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ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  

Portfolio of investments

    9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    11  

Statement of operations

    12  

Statement of changes in net assets

    13  

Financial highlights

    14  

Notes to financial statements

    17  

Other information

    23  

Appendix A

    27  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE



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2   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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6   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM

Petros N. Bocray, CFA®, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net2  
Class A (WFGBX)   10-14-1998     (6.24     4.40       9.64       (0.52     5.65       10.29       1.35       1.13  
Class C (WFGWX)   10-1-1998     (2.26     4.86       9.47       (1.26     4.86       9.47       2.10       1.88  
Administrator Class (NVGBX)   11-11-1994                       (0.32     5.90       10.56       1.27       0.95  
Growth Balanced Blended Index3                         0.46       6.51       10.01              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)5                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index6                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 7.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20187  

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

     24.36  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     13.18  

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6

     12.72  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

     10.22  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

     9.53  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

     9.47  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

     6.96  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

     3.49  

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

     3.19  

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

     3.06  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
    Effective
allocation8
    Neutral
allocation
 

Bonds

    35       35  

Stocks

    69       65  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

 

 

 

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

1 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.51% in acquired fund fees and expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

2 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolios and funds invest and from money market funds, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. All other acquired fund fees and expenses from the affiliated master portfolios and funds are included in the expense cap. Prior to June 15, 2018, the cap was 1.20% for Class A, 1.95% for Class C and 0.95% for Administrator Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

3 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Growth Balanced Blended Index is weighted 45% in the Russell 3000® Index, 35% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and 20% in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net). Prior to November 30, 2017, the Growth Balanced Blended Index was weighted 35% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 16.25% in the Russell 1000® Growth Index, 16.25% in the Russell 1000® Value Index, 16.25% in the S&P 500 Index, 9.75% in the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), and 6.50% in the Russell 2000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8 

Current target allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 983.87      $ 5.37        1.08

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.65      $ 5.47        1.08

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 979.93      $ 9.08        1.83

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.89      $ 9.28        1.83

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.54      $ 4.43        0.89

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.61      $ 4.51        0.89

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.34%

         

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

         13,818      $ 777,401  
         

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $756,286)

            777,401  
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 99.48%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 86.76%          

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

            7,062,662  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

            16,056,252  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

            30,396,728  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

            3,808,767  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

            21,985,364  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

            21,840,940  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

            23,572,652  

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

            56,188,491  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

            8,044,599  

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

            3,775,125  

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

            7,367,865  
            200,099,445  
         

 

 

 
Affiliated Stock Fund: 12.72%          

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6

         1,656,874        29,326,673  
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $209,242,087)

            229,426,118  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.19%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.19%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     432,000        431,924  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $431,924)

            431,924  
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $210,430,297)     100.01        230,635,443  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.01        (13,691
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 230,621,752  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     63        12/21/2018      $  8,854,036      $    8,688,645        0      $  (165,391

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Fund
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Fund
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

               

Affiliated Stock Fund

               

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6

    1,767,866       635       111,627       1,656,874     $  84     $  335,497     $ 29,326,673       12.72

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

    % of
ownership,
beginning
of period
    % of
ownership,
end of
period
   

Net

realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios

   

Net

change in
unrealized
gains

(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated

from

affiliated
Master
Portfolios

   

Interest
allocated
from

affiliated
Master
Portfolios

   

Dividends
allocated
from

affiliated
Master
Portfolios

    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end

of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

    3.08       3.53     $ 186,348     $ (21,006   $ 0     $ 63,024     $ 1,489     $ 7,062,662    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    0.00     8.02       (261,795     (28,543     268,135       0       2,772       16,056,252    

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

    13.78       15.19       220,075       (272,030     0       164,623       3,940       30,396,728    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    0.00     1.90       306,333       (280,717     0       3,647       2,353       3,808,767    

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

    12.72       10.99       (480,252     (1,167,720     0       165,492       13,372       21,985,364    

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

    12.65       10.92       (91,773     (2,597,104     0       396,458       15,715       21,840,940    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

    10.46       11.78       511,613       (144,403     0       253,037       4,646       23,572,652    

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

    28.27       28.08       (167,949     (866,356     945,820       0       75,900       56,188,491    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    4.04       4.02       (70,598     (168,181     104,984       16,293       1,205       8,044,599    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

    1.74       1.89       222,509       (288,844     0       10,505       2,040       3,775,125    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

    3.45       3.68       (344,217     (169,857     0       53,119       3,428       7,367,865    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 30,294     $ (6,004,761   $ 1,318,939     $ 1,126,198     $ 126,860     $ 200,099,445       86.76
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     11  
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (cost $179,447,707)

  $ 200,099,445  

Investments in affiliated Underlying Fund, at value (cost $29,794,380)

    29,326,673  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $1,188,210)

    1,209,325  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    67,157  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    44,438  

Receivable from manager

    3,753  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    70,343  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    230,821,134  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    62,140  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    49,838  

Shareholder report expenses payable

    33,463  

Administration fees payable

    31,627  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    11,256  

Distribution fee payable

    11,058  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    199,382  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 230,621,752  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 204,943,693  

Total distributable earnings

    25,678,059  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 230,621,752  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 63,163,322  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    1,362,471  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $46.36  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $49.19  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 18,226,247  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    455,164  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $40.04  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 149,232,183  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    3,605,189  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $41.39  

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios (net of foreign withholding taxes of $172)

  $ 1,318,939  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios (net of foreign withholding taxes of $48,644)

    1,126,198  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    126,860  

Interest

    6,331  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (620,082

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    28,710  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,986,956  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    359,962  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    68,356  

Class C

    17,936  

Administrator Class

    102,565  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    81,376  

Class C

    21,353  

Administrator Class

    196,731  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    64,059  

Custody and accounting fees

    5,337  

Professional fees

    13,714  

Registration fees

    33,964  

Shareholder report expenses

    34,752  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    8,823  

Other fees and expenses

    5,102  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,014,030  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (391,454
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    622,576  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,364,380  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

 

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    30,294  

Affiliated Underlying Fund

    84  

Unaffiliated securities

    14,117  

Futures contracts

    340,005  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    384,500  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (6,004,761

Affiliated Underlying Fund

    335,497  

Unaffiliated securities

    21,110  

Futures contracts

    243,887  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (5,404,267
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (5,019,767
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (3,655,387
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     13  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 1,364,380       $ 3,364,678  

Net realized gains on investments

      384,500         20,771,494  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (5,404,267       (4,196,293
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (3,655,387       19,939,879  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

 

   

Class A

      0         (642,776

Class C

      0         (65,094

Administrator Class

      0         (2,153,514
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (2,861,384
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    122,979       5,854,600       115,548       5,374,981  

Class C

    81,563       3,279,451       58,262       2,349,912  

Administrator Class

    122,198       5,186,592       446,522       18,569,677  
 

 

 

 
      14,320,643         26,294,570  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       13,522       633,356  

Class C

    0       0       1,496       60,971  

Administrator Class

    0       0       51,482       2,148,876  
 

 

 

 
      0         2,843,203  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (86,249     (4,075,632     (295,375     (13,781,479

Class C

    (33,879     (1,384,133     (83,888     (3,339,189

Administrator Class

    (273,048     (11,594,775     (890,059     (36,753,685
 

 

 

 
      (17,054,540       (53,874,353
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (2,733,897       (24,736,580
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (6,389,284       (7,658,085
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      237,011,036         244,669,121  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 230,621,752       $ 237,011,036  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all fillings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $3,562,101. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $47.12       $43.91       $39.99       $40.80       $37.96       $33.35  

Net investment income

    0.27       0.53       0.41       0.46       0.36       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.03     3.13       3.93       (0.94     2.65       4.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.76     3.66       4.34       (0.48     3.01       4.95  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.45     (0.42     (0.33     (0.17     (0.34

Net asset value, end of period

    $46.36       $47.12       $43.91       $39.99       $40.80       $37.96  

Total return1

    (1.61 )%      8.34     10.93     (1.14 )%      7.94     14.87

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    1.34     1.35     1.34     1.35     1.40     1.39

Net expenses2

    1.08     1.17     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Net investment income2

    1.07     1.27     1.10     1.10     0.97     1.05

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    87     114     114     79     75     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $63,163       $62,473       $65,514       $65,866       $64,223       $61,117  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.49

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.51

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $40.86       $38.14       $34.82       $35.63       $33.33       $29.38  

Net investment income

    0.18       0.14       0.13 1       0.12 1       0.08 1       0.10 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.00     2.74       3.38       (0.79     2.30       4.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.82     2.88       3.51       (0.67     2.38       4.10  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.16     (0.19     (0.14     (0.08     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $40.04       $40.86       $38.14       $34.82       $35.63       $33.33  

Total return2

    (2.01 )%      7.55     10.10     (1.88 )%      7.13     13.99

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    2.09     2.10     2.09     2.10     2.15     2.14

Net expenses3

    1.83     1.92     1.95     1.95     1.95     1.95

Net investment income3

    0.32     0.52     0.35     0.36     0.22     0.31

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    87     114     114     79     75     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $18,226       $16,649       $16,463       $16,225       $14,349       $12,637  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.49

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.51

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $42.04       $39.22       $35.78       $36.54       $33.98       $29.89  

Net investment income

    0.33       0.75       0.50 1       0.49       0.45       0.41 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.98     2.63       3.47       (0.82     2.32       4.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.65     3.38       3.97       (0.33     2.77       4.51  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.56     (0.53     (0.43     (0.21     (0.42

Net asset value, end of period

    $41.39       $42.04       $39.22       $35.78       $36.54       $33.98  

Total return2

    (1.55 )%      8.63     11.19     (0.86 )%      8.16     15.16

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.26     1.27     1.26     1.27     1.24     1.23

Net expenses3

    0.89     0.92     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment income3

    1.25     1.51     1.34     1.35     1.22     1.29

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    87     114     114     79     75     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $149,232       $157,889       $162,693       $175,715       $182,373       $175,094  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.49

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.51

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.51

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund     17  

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Growth Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a fund-of-funds that invests in various affiliated mutual funds (“Underlying Funds”) employing a multi-asset, multi-style investment approach designed to reduce the price and return volatility of the Fund and to provide more consistent returns. The Underlying Funds incur separate expenses in seeking to achieve their investment objectives. The Fund may invest in other Wells Fargo Funds or directly in securities. Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds may also include investments in one or more separate diversified portfolios (collectively, the “affiliated Master Portfolios”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. Each affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities, and a Fund investing in an affiliated Master Portfolio acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios as partnership investments and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are presented in separate financial statements and may be obtained free of charge by contacting Investor Services or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are filed with the SEC under Wells Fargo Master Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily.

Investments in underlying mutual funds are valued at net asset per share as reported by the Underlying Funds as of the close of the regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair

value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk and equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity,


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financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Income dividends and capital gain distributions from investment companies are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions from investment companies are treated as realized gains.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $209,952,170 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 23,486,733  

Gross unrealized losses

     (2,968,851

Net unrealized gains

   $ 20,517,882  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by each Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.


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3. 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 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, 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

Moderate Balanced Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 777,401      $ 0      $ 0      $ 777,401  

Investment companies

     29,326,673        0        0        29,326,673  

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

     431,924        0        0        431,924  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                200,099,445  

Total assets

   $ 30,535,998      $ 0      $ 0      $ 230,635,443  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 165,391      $ 0      $ 0      $ 165,391  

Total liabilities

   $ 165,391      $ 0      $ 0      $ 165,391  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $200,099,445. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.


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The investment objective of each affiliated Master Portfolio is as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio      Investment objective

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

     Seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

     Seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

     Seeks consistent fixed-income returns

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

     Seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

 

    

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

 

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.22% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.10% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to each affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from each affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class

     0.13  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.13% for Class A shares, 1.88% for Class C shares, and 0.95% for


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Administrator Class shares. 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. Prior to June 15, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 1.20% for Class A shares and 1.95% for Class C shares.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $4,907 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in various affiliated Master Portfolios. Purchases and sales related to these investments have been calculated by aggregating the results of multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of unaffiliated securities and affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Fund invests are actual purchases and sale of those securities. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost

     Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$152,354,506      $155,406,791      $140,939,010      $60,026,066

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the Fund entered into futures contracts to gain market exposure to certain asset classes consistent with an active allocation strategy. The Fund had an average notional amount of $11,547,416 in long futures contracts and $6,479,421 in short futures contracts during the six months ended November 30, 2018.

The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.


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8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net
investment
income
 

Class A

   $ 642,776  

Class C

     65,094  

Administrator Class

     2,153,514  

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 18, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 17, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 19, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

   $ 1.25711  

Class C

     0.88692  

Administrator Class

     1.42522  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or

investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

 

Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison,

since 2018

  Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or

investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A
James G. Polisson (Born 1959)   Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A
Michael S. Scofield4 (Born 1943)   Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A
Pamela Wheelock (Born 1959)   Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Alexander Kymn (Born 1973)   Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

1

Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4

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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 7012 as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

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November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    9  

Portfolio of investments

    10  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    12  

Statement of operations

    13  

Statement of changes in net assets

    14  

Financial highlights

    15  

Notes to financial statements

    19  

Other information

    25  

Appendix A

    29  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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6   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM

Petros N. Bocray, CFA®, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WFMAX)   1-30-2004     (5.54     3.15       7.29       0.22       4.38       7.92       1.32       1.15  
Class C (WFBCX)   1-30-2004     (1.53     3.60       7.11       (0.53     3.60       7.11       2.07       1.90  
Administrator Class (NVMBX)   11-11-1994                       0.43       4.63       8.18       1.24       0.90  
Institutional Class (WFMYX)   7-31-2018                             0.48       4.64       8.19       0.99       0.80  
Moderate Balanced Blended Index4                         1.09       4.80       7.25              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index5                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Short Treasury 9-12 Months Index6                         1.66       0.69       0.64              
MSCI EAFE Index (Net)7                         (7.94     1.84       7.47              
Russell 1000® Growth Index8                         8.59       13.04       16.54              
Russell 1000® Value Index9                         2.96       8.65       12.46              
Russell 2000® Index10                         0.57       7.50       14.04              
S&P 500 Index11                         6.27       11.12       14.32              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 8.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings as of November 30, 201812  

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

    36.87  

Wells Fargo Conservative Income Fund Class Institutional

    17.55  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

    11.79  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Growth Portfolio

    11.49  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    10.54  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

    7.86  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    5.27  

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

    3.96  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

    3.51  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

    3.47  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
    Effective
allocation13
   

Neutral

allocation

 

Bonds

    60       60  

Stocks

    44       40  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 8.


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8   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

1 

Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class share expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher. The Administrator Class shares annual returns are substantially similar to what the Institutional Class shares annual returns would be because the Administrator and Institutional Class shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.44% in acquired fund fees and expenses from the affiliated master portfolios. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3 

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 Waiver at the amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired money market fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolios and funds invest and from any money market funds, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. All other acquired fund fees and expenses from the affiliated master portfolios and funds 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. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

4 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Moderate Balanced Blended Index is weighted 45% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 15% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Short Treasury 9-12 Months Index, 10% in the Russell 1000® Growth Index, 10% in the Russell 1000® Value Index, 10% in the S&P 500 Index, 6% in the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), and 4% in the Russell 2000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Short Treasury 9–12 Months Index is an unmanaged index that includes aged U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds with a remaining maturity from 9 up to (but not including) 12 months. It excludes zero-coupon STRIPS. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consists of the following 21 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

10 

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

11 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

12 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

13 

Current target allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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Fund expenses (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     9  

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.16      $ 5.65        1.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.40      $ 5.72        1.13

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.44      $ 9.39        1.88

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.64      $ 9.50        1.88

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.51      $ 4.40        0.88

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.66      $ 4.46        0.88

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.95      $ 3.80        0.76

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.26      $ 3.85        0.76

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.24%

         

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

         5,460      $ 307,180  
         

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $298,836)

            307,180  
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 117.00%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 99.46%          

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

            5,139,833  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

            13,659,471  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Growth Portfolio

            14,896,133  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

            15,286,864  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

            1,542,885  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

            4,553,772  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

            4,502,616  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

            10,197,195  

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

            47,801,013  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

            6,829,941  

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

            1,539,328  

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

            3,000,639  
            128,949,690  
         

 

 

 
Affiliated Stock Fund: 17.54%          

Wells Fargo Conservative Income Fund Institutional Class

         2,281,643        22,747,977  
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $144,316,572)

            151,697,667  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.22%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.22%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $ 282,000        281,950  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $281,950)

            281,950        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $144,897,358)     117.46        152,286,797  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (17.46        (22,635,188
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 129,651,609  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
    

Unrealized

losses

 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     41        12-21-2018      $ 5,763,731      $ 5,654,515      $ 0      $ (109,216

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     11  

      

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Fund
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Fund
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Fund
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Affiliated Stock Fund

                 

Wells Fargo Conservative Income Fund Institutional Class

    0       2,389,406       107,763       2,281,643     $ (338   $ 354,576     $ 124,669     $ 22,747,977       17.54

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

   

Net

realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios

   

Net

change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end of

period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

    1.00     3.99   $ 136,679     $ (13,060   $ 0     $ 46,240     $ 1,092     $ 5,139,833    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    0.00     10.59       (220,258     (17,054     225,455       0       2,329       13,659,471    

Wells Fargo Disciplined Growth Portfolio

    0.00     11.55       (86,464     (258,036     0       182,040       1,665       14,896,133    

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

    17.00       11.85       110,802       (113,262     0       83,590       1,995       15,286,864    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    0.00     1.20       123,105       (104,956     0       1,584       951       1,542,885    

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

    14.00       3.53       (103,063     (273,401     0       37,784       3,033       4,553,772    

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

    1.00       3.49       (21,308     (875,866     0       89,290       3,548       4,502,616    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

    15.00       7.91       227,068       (56,703     0       111,401       2,043       10,197,195    

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

    46.00       37.07       (141,083     (727,383     795,211       0       63,770       47,801,013    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    5.00       5.30       (59,282     (140,618     88,206       13,712       1,008       6,829,941    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

    0.00     1.19       90,240       (110,945     0       4,270       826       1,539,328    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

    2.00       2.33       (140,589     (64,573     0       21,598       1,390       3,000,639    

Wells Fargo Stable Income Portfolio**

    100.00       0.00       173,162       60,699       164,628       0       3,616       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 89,009     $ (2,695,158   $ 1,273,500     $ 591,509     $ 87,266     $ 128,949,690       99.46
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

  **

No longer held at the end of the period

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (cost $121,523,136)

  $ 128,949,690  

Investments in affiliated Underlying Fund, at value (cost $22,793,436)

    22,747,977  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $580,786)

    589,130  

Receivable for investments sold

    5,244  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    53,860  

Receivable for dividends

    49,481  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    28,919  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    53,542  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    152,477,843  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    22,669,299  

Payable for investments purchased

    49,649  

Administration fees payable

    20,333  

Distribution fee payable

    6,732  

Due to custodian bank

    5,244  

Management fee payable

    1,572  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    73,405  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    22,826,234  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 129,651,609  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 106,224,580  

Total distributable earnings

    23,427,029  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 129,651,609  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 33,632,692  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    1,486,950  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $22.62  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $24.00  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 10,416,965  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    473,231  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $22.01  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 85,159,885  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    3,724,310  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $22.87  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 442,067  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    19,326  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $22.87  

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     13  
         

Investment income

 

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios (net of foreign withholding taxes of $146)

  $ 1,273,500  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios (net of foreign withholding taxes of $12,226)

    591,509  

Dividends from affiliated Underlying Fund

    124,669  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    87,266  

Interest

    4,027  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (371,109

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    36,023  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,745,885  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    235,987  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    35,356  

Class C

    11,095  

Administrator Class

    73,378  

Institutional Class

    127 1  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    42,090  

Class C

    13,209  

Administrator Class

    141,112  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    39,626  

Custody and accounting fees

    4,364  

Professional fees

    15,853  

Registration fees

    31,089  

Shareholder report expenses

    30,775  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,316  

Other fees and expenses

    4,954  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    690,331  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (238,897
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    451,434  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,294,451  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    89,009  

Affiliated Underlying Fund

    (338

Unaffiliated securities

    61,342  

Futures contracts

    210,656  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    360,669  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (2,695,158

Affiliated Underlying Fund

    354,576  

Unaffiliated securities

    8,341  

Futures contracts

    155,805  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2,176,436
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1,815,767
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (521,316
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 1,294,451       $ 2,427,369  

Net realized gains on investments

      360,669         9,722,121  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (2,176,436       (3,671,454
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (521,316       8,478,036  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (2,929,431

Class C

      0         (881,207

Administrator Class

      0         (9,288,417
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (13,099,055
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    211,384       4,857,085       241,519       5,649,474  

Class C

    59,874       1,339,729       45,422       1,038,170  

Administrator Class

    232,764       5,339,805       612,499       14,353,555  

Institutional Class

    25,468 2       592,651 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      12,129,270         21,041,199  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       120,671       2,760,491  

Class C

    0       0       36,950       823,717  

Administrator Class

    0       0       399,782       9,238,735  
 

 

 

 
      0         12,822,943  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (131,684     (3,019,162     (517,571     (12,019,030

Class C

    (48,794     (1,091,201     (150,464     (3,420,001

Administrator Class

    (1,403,242     (32,247,549     (882,642     (20,956,867

Institutional Class

    (6,142 )2      (140,071 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (36,497,983       (36,395,898
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (24,368,713       (2,531,756
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (24,890,029       (7,152,775
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      154,541,638         161,694,413  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 129,651,609       $ 154,541,638  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,221,521. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.73       $23.47       $22.51       $23.57       $23.19       $21.21  

Net investment income

    0.17 1       0.29       0.28       0.28 1       0.32       0.29 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.28     0.97       1.34       (0.23     1.01       1.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.11     1.26       1.62       0.05       1.33       2.11  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.32     (0.29     (0.26     (0.44     (0.13

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.68     (0.37     (0.85     (0.51     0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (2.00     (0.66     (1.11     (0.96     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $22.62       $22.73       $23.47       $22.51       $23.57       $23.19  

Total return2

    (0.48 )%      5.38     7.33     0.34     5.87     9.94

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.31     1.33     1.32     1.32     1.36     1.36

Net expenses3

    1.13     1.13     1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15

Net investment income3

    1.50     1.42     1.25     1.26     1.14     1.29

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    119     113     114     87     84     89

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $33,633       $31,980       $36,679       $35,993       $20,782       $18,169  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.43

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.46

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.46

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.20       $22.79       $22.05       $23.18       $22.79       $20.96  

Net investment income

    0.08       0.10       0.11 1       0.11 1       0.09 1       0.12 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.27     0.95       1.32       (0.23     1.04       1.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.19     1.05       1.43       (0.12     1.13       1.92  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.14     (0.14     (0.16     (0.23     (0.09

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.68     (0.37     (0.85     (0.51     0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.82     (0.51     (1.01     (0.74     (0.09

Net asset value, end of period

    $22.01       $22.20       $22.97       $22.05       $23.18       $22.79  

Total return2

    (0.86 )%      4.56     6.56     (0.44 )%      5.06     9.15

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    2.06     2.08     2.07     2.07     2.11     2.11

Net expenses3

    1.88     1.88     1.90     1.90     1.90     1.90

Net investment income3

    0.75     0.66     0.50     0.51     0.40     0.54

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    119     113     114     87     84     89

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,417       $10,260       $12,180       $12,501       $6,042       $4,469  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.43

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.46

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.46

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.94       $23.68       $22.70       $23.75       $23.38       $21.36  

Net investment income

    0.20       0.38       0.35 1       0.32       0.33 1       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.27     1.32       1.35       (0.21     1.07       1.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.07     1.32       1.70       0.11       1.40       2.17  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.38     (0.35     (0.31     (0.52     (0.15

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.68     (0.37     (0.85     (0.51     0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (2.06     (0.72     (1.16     (1.03     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $22.87       $22.94       $23.68       $22.70       $23.75       $23.38  

Total return2

    (0.35 )%      5.59     7.62     0.59     6.13     10.18

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.23     1.25     1.24     1.23     1.20     1.20

Net expenses3

    0.88     0.88     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90

Net investment income3

    1.75     1.67     1.49     1.48     1.39     1.52

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    119     113     114     87     84     89

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $85,160       $112,302       $112,835       $156,915       $153,457       $144,248  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.43

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.46

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.47

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.46

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS  

Period ended
November 30, 20181

(unaudited)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $23.24  

Net investment income

    0.20 2  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.57
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.37

Net asset value, end of period

    $22.87  

Total return3

    (1.59 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses4

    0.95

Net expenses4

    0.76

Net investment income4

    0.38

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate5

    119

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $442  

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios in the amount of 0.39%.

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchases and sales amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a fund-of-funds that invests in various affiliated mutual funds (“Underlying Funds”) employing a multi-asset, multi-style investment approach designed to reduce the price and return volatility of the Fund and to provide more consistent returns. The Underlying Funds incur separate expenses in seeking to achieve their investment objectives. Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds may also include investments in one or more separate diversified portfolios (collectively, the “affiliated Master Portfolios”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. Each affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities, and a Fund investing in an affiliated Master Portfolio acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios as partnership investments and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are presented in separate financial statements and may be obtained free of charge by contacting Investor Services or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are filed with the SEC under Wells Fargo Master Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily.

Investments in Underlying Funds are valued at net asset per share as reported by the Underlying Funds as of the close of the regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Futures contracts 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.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.


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Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk and equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are recorded on a trade basis. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Income dividends and capital gain distributions from investment companies are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions from investment companies are treated as realized gains.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $143,378,985 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 8,811,112  

Gross unrealized losses

     (12,516

Net unrealized gains

   $ 8,798,596  


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Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by each Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. 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 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, 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 307,180      $ 0      $ 0      $ 307,180  

Investment companies

     22,747,977        0        0        22,747,977  

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

     281,950        0        0        281,950  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                128,949,690  

Total assets

   $ 23,337,107      $ 0      $ 0      $ 152,286,797  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 109,216      $ 0      $ 0      $ 109,216  

Total liabilities

   $ 109,216      $ 0      $ 0      $ 109,216  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $128,949,690. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts, the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.


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The investment objective of each affiliated Master Portfolio is as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio      Investment objective

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

     Seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

     Seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Disciplined Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Managed Fixed Income Portfolio

     Seeks consistent fixed-income returns

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

     Seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.22% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.10% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to each affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from each affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class

     0.13  


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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.80% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $3,809 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in various affiliated Master Portfolios. Purchases and sales related to these investments have been calculated by aggregating the results of multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of the affiliated Underlying Fund and unaffiliated securities in which the Fund invests are actual purchases and sale of those securities. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost

     Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$129,607,725      $134,170,409      $119,899,043      $60,467,977

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the Fund entered into futures contracts for to gain market exposure to certain asset classes consistent with an active allocation strategy. The Fund had an average notional amount of $7,523,025 in long futures contracts and $3,090,422 in short futures contracts during the six months ended November 30, 2018.

The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.


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For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
 

Class A

   $ 489,991      $ 2,439,440  

Class C

     71,963        809,244  

Administrator Class

     1,794,197        7,494,220  

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 18, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 17, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 19, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

   $ 0.41511  

Class C

     0.26857  

Administrator Class

     0.47695  

Institutional Class

     0.45956  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1

Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    26  

Statement of operations

    27  

Statement of changes in net assets

    28  

Financial highlights

    29  
Notes to financial statements     30  

Other information

    34  

Appendix A

    38  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

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The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

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Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Cooke & Bieler, L.P.

Portfolio managers

Andrew Armstrong, CFA®

Steve Lyons, CFA®

Michael M. Meyer, CFA®

Edward W. O’Connor, CFA®

R. James O’Neil, CFA®

Mehul Trivedi, CFA®

William Weber, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (CBEAX)   7-26-2004     (6.11     7.03       11.91       (0.38     8.30       12.57       1.21       1.08  
Class C (CBECX)   7-26-2004     (2.10     7.50       11.74       (1.10     7.50       11.74       1.96       1.83  
Class R6 (CBEJX)4   10-31-2016                       0.10       8.69       12.95       0.78       0.65  
Administrator Class (CBLLX)   7-26-2004                       (0.23     8.46       12.76       1.13       1.00  
Institutional Class (CBLSX)   7-26-2004                       (0.04     8.71       13.03       0.88       0.75  
Russell 1000® Value Index5                         2.96       8.65       12.46              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Arrow Electronics Incorporated

     3.20  

State Street Corporation

     3.20  

Gildan Activewear Incorporated

     2.99  

AerCap Holdings NV

     2.98  

Chubb Limited

     2.77  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     2.77  

Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated

     2.75  

Johnson & Johnson

     2.69  

Omnicom Group Incorporated

     2.68  

PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated

     2.63  

 

Sector distribution as of November 30, 20187
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1 

The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3 

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 amounts shown. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired money market fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the underlying master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from 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. Net expenses from the underlying affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

4 

Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class R6 shares. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher.

 

5 

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the sector distribution of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.01      $ 5.48        1.08

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.65      $ 5.47        1.08

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.64      $ 9.27        1.83

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.89      $ 9.25        1.83

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.05      $ 3.30        0.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81      $ 3.29        0.65

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.71      $ 5.07        1.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.05      $ 5.06        1.00

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.36      $ 3.81        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 100.01%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 100.01%           

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

           $ 332,646,637  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $268,890,306)

             332,646,637        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $268,890,306)     100.01        332,646,637  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.01        (43,227
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 332,603,410  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized
gains

(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated

from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

   

Net

change in
unrealized

gains

(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated

from
affiliated

Master
Portfolio

   

Dividends
allocated

from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

   

Affiliated
income
allocated

from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

   

Value,
end

of period

   

% of

net
assets

 

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

    93     78   $ 10,026,125     $ (3,233,984   $ 3,345,618     $ 80,173     $ 332,646,637       100.01

 

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10   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $268,890,306)

  $ 332,646,637  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    328,669  

Receivable from manager

    23,019  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    146,181  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    333,144,506  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    492,275  

Administration fees payable

    34,326  

Distribution fee payable

    6,526  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,684  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    5,285  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    541,096  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 332,603,410  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 246,014,826  

Total distributable earnings

    86,588,584  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 332,603,410  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 80,521,129  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    5,658,072  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $14.23  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $15.10  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 10,151,507  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    724,185  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $14.02  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 109,826,284  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    7,669,024  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $14.32  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 10,146,993  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    712,183  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $14.25  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 121,957,497  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    8,526,553  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $14.30  

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $24,938)

  $ 3,345,618  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    80,173  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (1,196,633

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    37,850  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,267,008  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    89,180  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    89,223  

Class C

    11,380  

Class R6

    17,202  

Administrator Class

    7,809  

Institutional Class

    87,237  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    106,218  

Class C

    13,548  

Administrator Class

    15,017  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    40,643  

Custody and accounting fees

    6,925  

Professional fees

    11,642  

Registration fees

    33,461  

Shareholder report expenses

    13,790  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,196  

Other fees and expenses

    6,283  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    560,754  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (225,540
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    335,214  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,931,794  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    10,026,125  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (3,233,984
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    6,792,141  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 8,723,935  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 1,931,794       $ 3,023,151  

Net realized gains on investments

      10,026,125         30,034,249  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (3,233,984       (11,845,354
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      8,723,935         21,212,046  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      0         (9,243,548

Class C

      0         (1,063,860

Class R6

      0         (453,208

Administrator Class

      0         (1,533,377

Institutional Class

      0         (27,982,031
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (40,276,024
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    151,159       2,180,129       919,384       13,795,201  

Class C

    64,539       908,136       281,614       4,187,818  

Class R6

    421,840       6,115,192       7,863,006       110,525,989  

Administrator Class

    45,861       664,800       297,700       4,486,264  

Institutional Class

    919,138       13,245,520       6,201,334       92,921,657  
 

 

 

 
      23,113,777         225,916,929  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       629,729       9,080,968  

Class C

    0       0       73,825       1,051,272  

Class R6

    0       0       31,033       449,875  

Administrator Class

    0       0       87,651       1,265,630  

Institutional Class

    0       0       1,065,954       15,442,909  
 

 

 

 
      0         27,290,654  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (655,183     (9,373,276     (1,094,969     (16,239,579

Class C

    (142,490     (2,039,097     (110,207     (1,620,229

Class R6

    (676,849     (9,827,587     (212,138     (3,029,866

Administrator Class

    (249,141     (3,576,108     (257,513     (3,725,510

Institutional Class

    (2,071,822     (29,645,834     (12,692,000     (180,616,185
 

 

 

 
      (54,461,902       (205,231,369
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (31,348,125       47,976,214  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (22,624,190       28,912,236  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      355,227,600         326,315,364  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 332,603,410       $ 355,227,600  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,304,663. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.91       $14.54       $12.55       $13.07       $11.99       $10.32  

Net investment income

    0.06       0.09 1       0.08       0.11 1       0.10       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.26       0.87       2.23       (0.14     1.07       1.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.32       0.96       2.31       0.03       1.17       1.77  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.06     (0.08     (0.10     (0.09     (0.10

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24     (0.39     0.00       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.59     (0.32     (0.49     (0.09     (0.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.23       $13.91       $14.54       $12.55       $13.07       $11.99  

Total return2

    2.30     6.29     18.62     (0.08 )%      9.78     17.25

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.21     1.21     1.24     1.25     1.29     1.31

Net expenses3

    1.08     1.10     1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15

Net investment income3

    0.84     0.58     0.62     0.89     0.73     0.86

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    23     42     89     29     35     22

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $80,521       $85,707       $83,016       $88,387       $27,085       $29,537  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.66

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.68

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.75       $14.44       $12.48       $13.01       $11.95       $10.29  

Net investment income (loss)

    0.00 1       (0.02 )2      (0.02     0.01       (0.00 )3      0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.27       0.86       2.22       (0.14     1.07       1.67  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.27       0.84       2.20       (0.13     1.07       1.68  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.01     (0.01     (0.02

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24     (0.39     0.00       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24     (0.40     (0.01     (0.02

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.02       $13.75       $14.44       $12.48       $13.01       $11.95  

Total return4

    1.96     5.46     17.73     (0.82 )%      8.93     16.39

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses5

    1.96     1.96     1.99     2.00     2.04     2.06

Net expenses5

    1.83     1.85     1.90     1.90     1.90     1.90

Net investment income (loss)5

    0.09     (0.16 )%      (0.13 )%      0.11     (0.02 )%      0.11

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate6

    23     42     89     29     35     22

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,152       $11,031       $8,043       $7,282       $7,654       $7,262  

 

 

1 

Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Amount is more than $(0.005).

 

4 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.66

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.68

 

6 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R6   2018     20171  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.97       $14.59       $12.73  

Net investment income

    0.10       0.18 2       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.25       0.85       2.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.35       1.03       2.22  

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.12     (0.12

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.65     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.32       $13.97       $14.59  

Total return3

    2.51     6.76     17.65

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

     

Gross expenses4

    0.78     0.77     0.81

Net expenses4

    0.65     0.65     0.70

Net investment income4

    1.27     1.28     1.04

Supplemental data

     

Portfolio turnover rate5

    23     42     89

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $109,826       $110,665       $3,532  

 

 

1 

For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 20171

    0.68

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.92       $14.56       $12.54       $13.07       $12.00       $10.32  

Net investment income

    0.07 1       0.10 1       0.10 1       0.13 1       0.13       0.12 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.26       0.87       2.24       (0.15     1.06       1.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.33       0.97       2.34       (0.02     1.19       1.80  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.08     (0.08     (0.12     (0.12     (0.12

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24     (0.39     0.00       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.61     (0.32     (0.51     (0.12     (0.12

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.25       $13.92       $14.56       $12.54       $13.07       $12.00  

Total return2

    2.37     6.36     18.82     0.11     9.93     17.49

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.13     1.13     1.16     1.16     1.13     1.14

Net expenses3

    1.00     1.00     1.00     0.98     0.95     0.95

Net investment income3

    0.90     0.69     0.77     1.03     0.92     1.08

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    23     42     89     29     35     22

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,147       $12,742       $11,467       $23,210       $55,705       $53,884  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.66

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.68

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.96       $14.58       $12.58       $13.11       $12.03       $10.35  

Net investment income

    0.09       0.13 1       0.14       0.16       0.15       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.25       0.89       2.22       (0.14     1.08       1.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.34       1.02       2.36       0.02       1.23       1.83  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.11     (0.12     (0.16     (0.15     (0.15

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.53     (0.24     (0.39     0.00       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (1.64     (0.36     (0.55     (0.15     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.30       $13.96       $14.58       $12.58       $13.11       $12.03  

Total return2

    2.44     6.68     19.05     0.33     10.15     17.86

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.88     0.88     0.91     0.92     0.86     0.88

Net expenses3

    0.75     0.77     0.80     0.77     0.70     0.70

Net investment income3

    1.17     0.87     0.96     1.25     1.18     1.34

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    23     42     89     29     35     22

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $121,957       $135,082       $220,257       $133,632       $132,768       $104,758  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.65

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.66

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.68

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.68

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 78% of Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     19  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $271,105,087 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 61,541,550  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 61,541,550  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective    Value of
affiliated Master
Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

   Seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal      $332,646,637  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13  


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20   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 1.08% for Class A shares, 1.83% for Class C shares, 0.65% for Class R6 shares, 1.00% for Class Administrator Class shares and 0.75% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $854 from the sale of Class A shares and $29 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $103,695,875 and $75,798,561, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

    

Net investment

income

       Net realized
gains
 

Class A

   $ 403,349        $ 8,840,199  

Class C

     0          1,063,860  

Class R6

     36,739          416,469  

Administrator Class

     86,666          1,446,711  

Institutional Class

     2,028,817          25,953,214  


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund     21  

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risk result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. Through its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio which may invest a substantial portion of its assets in any sector, the Fund may in turn be more affected by changes in that sector than a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018, were as follows:

 

     Short-term
capital gains
       Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

     $0.20176          $0.71046  

Class C

     0.20176          0.71046  

Class R6

     0.20176          0.71046  

Administrator Class

     0.20176          0.71046  

Institutional Class

     0.20176          0.71046  

On December 18, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 17, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 19, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
 

Class A

   $ 0.11518  

Class C

     0.00789  

Class R6

     0.17502  

Administrator Class

     0.11958  

Institutional Class

     0.16218  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 97.50%

          

Communication Services: 5.15%

          
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 2.47%           

Verizon Communications Incorporated

          174,500      $ 10,522,350  
          

 

 

 
Media: 2.68%           

Omnicom Group Incorporated

          148,600        11,437,742  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 8.60%

          
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 2.11%           

Carnival Corporation

          149,500        9,013,355  
          

 

 

 
Household Durables: 1.80%           

Whirlpool Corporation

          60,900        7,681,317  
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 4.69%           

Gildan Activewear Incorporated

          387,904        12,738,767  

HanesBrands Incorporated

          455,400        7,245,414  
     19,984,181  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 3.20%

          
Beverages: 1.16%           

Diageo plc ADR

          34,200        4,936,770  
          

 

 

 
Tobacco: 2.04%           

Philip Morris International Incorporated

          100,600        8,704,918  
          

 

 

 

Energy: 5.21%

          
Energy Equipment & Services: 1.61%           

Schlumberger Limited

          153,000        6,900,300  
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 3.60%           

Exxon Mobil Corporation

          125,500        9,977,250  

World Fuel Services Corporation

          208,300        5,372,057  
     15,349,307  
          

 

 

 

Financials: 27.79%

          
Banks: 5.40%           

JPMorgan Chase & Company

          106,200        11,808,378  

PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated

          82,750        11,235,795  
     23,044,173  
          

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 8.53%           

Brookfield Asset Management Incorporated Class A

          251,500        11,035,820  

Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated

          143,700        11,743,164  

State Street Corporation

          186,700        13,632,834  
     36,411,818  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Consumer Finance: 2.09%           

Synchrony Financial

          344,000      $ 8,937,120  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 1.54%           

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B †

          30,100        6,569,024  
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 10.23%           

Arch Capital Group Limited †

          302,644        8,661,671  

Chubb Limited

          88,500        11,835,990  

Fidelity National Financial Incorporated

          329,300        11,064,480  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited

          54,000        7,160,940  

The Progressive Corporation

          74,000        4,905,460  
     43,628,541  
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 11.58%

          
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 2.78%           

Abbott Laboratories

          59,600        4,413,380  

Becton Dickinson & Company

          29,400        7,430,850  
     11,844,230  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 3.92%           

Cardinal Health Incorporated

          104,900        5,751,667  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings †

          39,700        5,781,908  

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

          18,400        5,177,024  
     16,710,599  
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 4.88%           

Allergan plc

          59,900        9,380,340  

Johnson & Johnson

          78,000        11,458,200  
     20,838,540  
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 16.26%

          
Air Freight & Logistics: 2.45%           

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B

          90,800        10,468,332  
          

 

 

 
Building Products: 2.39%           

Johnson Controls International plc

          292,600        10,176,628  
          

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 3.73%           

AMETEK Incorporated

          77,500        5,690,825  

Eaton Corporation plc

          132,900        10,225,326  
     15,916,151  
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 4.71%           

Colfax Corporation †

          377,200        9,407,368  

Snap-on Incorporated

          64,300        10,689,232  
     20,096,600  
          

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 2.98%           

AerCap Holdings NV †

          240,700        12,725,809  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Information Technology: 11.90%

         
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 4.82%          

Arrow Electronics Incorporated †

         177,300      $ 13,646,781  

TE Connectivity Limited

         90,100        6,931,393  
     20,578,174  
         

 

 

 
IT Services: 3.70%          

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

         30,500        6,110,980  

Amdocs Limited

         148,800        9,658,608  
            15,769,588  
         

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.38%          

Analog Devices Incorporated

         47,301        4,347,908  

Applied Materials Incorporated

         269,800        10,058,144  
            14,406,052  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 6.31%

         
Chemicals: 1.73%          

Axalta Coating Systems Limited †

         295,700        7,401,371  
         

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 3.57%          

Ball Corporation

         87,400        4,292,214  

Crown Holdings Incorporated †

         213,600        10,953,408  
            15,245,622  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 1.01%          

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company

         53,300        4,287,985  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate: 1.50%

         
Real Estate Management & Development: 1.50%          

CBRE Group Incorporated Class A †

         146,700        6,407,856  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $342,985,403)

            415,994,453  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                                     
Short-Term Investments: 1.94%          
Investment Companies: 1.94%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13        8,272,722        8,272,722  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $8,272,722)

            8,272,722        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $351,258,125)     99.44        424,267,175  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.56          2,397,128  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 426,664,303  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

American depositary receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio     25  

      

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
   

Net
realized

gains
(losses)

   

Net
change in
unrealized

gains
(losses)

    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC*

    10,765,440       41,129,061       51,894,501       0     $ 2,788     $ (49   $ 9,452     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    11,494,258       70,046,036       73,267,572       8,272,722       0       0       89,422       8,272,722    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 2,788     $ (49   $ 98,874     $ 8,272,722       1.94
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $342,985,403)

  $ 415,994,453  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $8,272,722)

    8,272,722  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,425,998  

Receivable for dividends

    1,219,591  

Receivable for securities lending income

    2,954  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    20,755  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    426,936,473  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Advisory fee payable

    233,233  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    25,368  

Professional fees payable

    13,569  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    272,170  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 426,664,303  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio     27  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $31,807)

  $ 4,150,571  

Income from affiliated securities

    98,874  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,249,445  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    1,438,482  

Custody and accounting fees

    10,981  

Professional fees

    19,372  

Shareholder report expenses

    537  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,370  

Other fees and expenses

    4,601  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,485,343  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (46,861
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,438,482  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,810,963  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    12,254,730  

Affiliated securities

    2,788  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    12,257,518  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (3,051,819

Affiliated securities

    (49
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (3,051,868
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    9,205,650  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 12,016,613  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio   Statement of changes in net assets
    

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

  $ 2,810,963        $ 4,162,366  

Net realized gains on investments

    12,257,518          34,247,156  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (3,051,868        (13,968,164
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    12,016,613          24,441,358  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

 

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    88,281,269          67,670,834  

Withdrawals

    (55,836,696        (73,762,455
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    32,444,573          (6,091,621
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    44,461,186          18,349,737  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    382,203,117          363,853,380  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 426,664,303        $ 382,203,117  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Six months ended

November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    2.55     6.65     19.17     0.35     10.29     17.80

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.67     0.67     0.68     0.68     0.68     0.68

Net expenses

    0.65     0.66     0.68     0.68     0.68     0.68

Net investment income

    1.27     1.02     1.09     1.33     1.20     1.35

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     42     89     29     35     22

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

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30   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio (“C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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


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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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $354,702,026 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 87,654,641  

Gross unrealized losses

     (18,089,492

Net unrealized gains

   $ 69,565,149  

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Communication services

   $ 21,960,092      $ 0      $ 0      $ 21,960,092  

Consumer discretionary

     36,678,853        0        0        36,678,853  

Consumer staples

     13,641,688        0        0        13,641,688  

Energy

     22,249,607        0        0        22,249,607  

Financials

     118,590,676        0        0        118,590,676  

Health care

     49,393,369        0        0        49,393,369  

Industrials

     69,383,520        0        0        69,383,520  

Information technology

     50,753,814        0        0        50,753,814  

Materials

     26,934,978        0        0        26,934,978  

Real estate

     6,407,856        0        0        6,407,856  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     8,272,722        0        0        8,272,722  

Total assets

   $ 424,267,175      $ 0      $ 0      $ 424,267,175  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolios. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.65% and declining to 0.475% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.65% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Cooke & Bieler, L.P., which is not an affiliate of Funds Management, is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.38% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Funds Management has voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed advisory fees to the extent necessary to maintain the net operating expense ratio of the Portfolio.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $133,003,984 and $97,221,906, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use


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bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A portfolio that invests a substantial portion of its assets in a sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a portfolio whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the proxies related to portfolio securities were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

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38   Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Fund   Appendix A (unaudited)

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

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November 30, 2018

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  

Portfolio of investments

    9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  

Notes to financial statements

    16  

Other information

    20  

Appendix A

    24  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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6   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Portfolio managers

Thomas C. Biwer, CFA®

Aldo Ceccarelli, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net2  
Class A (NVDAX)   5-2-1996     (3.43     6.26       11.53       2.46       7.52       12.20       1.38       1.25  
Class C (WFDEX)   10-1-1998     0.70       6.72       11.36       1.70       6.72       11.36       2.13       2.00  
Administrator Class (NVDEX)   11-11-1994                       2.73       7.80       12.48       1.30       1.00  
Diversified Equity Blended Index3                         3.29       9.27       13.43              
MSCI EAFE Index (Net)4                         (7.94     1.84       7.47              
Russell 1000® Growth Index5                         8.59       13.04       16.54              
Russell 1000® Value Index6                         2.96       8.65       12.46              
Russell 2000® Index7                         0.57       7.50       14.04              
S&P 500 Index8                         6.27       11.12       14.32              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 7.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund     7  
Fund holdings (%) as of November 30, 20189  

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

     25.30  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     25.11  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

     16.92  

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

     8.45  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

     7.31  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

     7.10  

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

     4.87  

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

     2.48  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

     2.46  
Neutral target allocation
LOGO
 

 

Current target allocation as of November 30, 201810
LOGO

    

 

 

 

 

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

1 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.53% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

2 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses from funds in which the affiliated master portfolios invest (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolios are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

3 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Diversified Equity Blended Index is weighted 25% in the S&P 500 Index, 25% in the Russell 1000® Growth Index, 25% in the Russell 1000® Value Index, 15% in the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), and 10% in the Russell 2000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consists of the following 21 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

Fund holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

10 

Current target allocation is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.69      $ 6.24        1.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.80      $ 6.33        1.25

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 987.70      $ 9.97        2.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.04      $ 10.10        2.00

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.86      $ 5.00        1.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.05      $ 5.06        1.00

 

 

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 100.02%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.02%           

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

           $ 13,721,447  

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

             40,794,977  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

             4,007,293  

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

             41,096,062  

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

             11,883,762  

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

             11,533,181  

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

             27,487,773  

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

             4,026,773  

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

             7,912,419  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $139,840,007)

             162,463,687        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $139,840,007)     100.02        162,463,687  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.02        (35,427
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 162,428,260  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

    4     3   $ 398,589     $ (146,086   $ 135,580     $ 3,252     $ 13,721,447    

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

    50       11       324,686       (722,154     242,973       5,823       40,794,977    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    1       1       376,166       (378,793     4,354       2,804       4,007,293    

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

    3       3       3,174,587       (2,299,625     434,116       9,081       41,096,062    

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

    28       5       (259,091     (499,600     79,004       6,434       11,883,762    

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

    1       1       (47,310     (1,201,448     189,942       7,519       11,533,181    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

    46       10       677,616       (377,397     329,679       5,990       27,487,773    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

    0     0     270,484       (376,774     12,372       2,433       4,026,773    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

    5       5       (398,993     (258,510     63,399       4,121       7,912,419    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 4,516,734     $ (6,260,387   $ 1,491,419     $ 47,457     $ 162,463,687       100.02
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

The amount owned is less than 0.5%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (cost $139,840,007)

  $ 162,463,687  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    131,264  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    51,624  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    162,646,575  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    122,893  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    35,344  

Administration fees payable

    23,055  

Management fee payable

    13,199  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,473  

Distribution fee payable

    1,333  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    20,018  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    218,315  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 162,428,260  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 118,841,810  

Total distributable earnings

    43,586,450  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 162,428,260  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 64,973,942  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    2,474,113  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $26.26  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $27.86  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 2,029,973  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    87,156  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $23.29  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 95,424,345  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    3,613,109  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $26.41  

 

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios (net of foreign withholding taxes of $24,067)

  $ 1,491,419  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    47,457  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (460,970

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    26,598  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,104,504  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    259,323  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    73,475  

Class C

    2,305  

Administrator Class

    65,461  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    87,471  

Class C

    2,744  

Administrator Class

    125,887  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    8,233  

Custody and accounting fees

    2,473  

Professional fees

    13,962  

Registration fees

    31,322  

Shareholder report expenses

    15,677  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,580  

Other fees and expenses

    3,740  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    703,653  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (175,122
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    528,531  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    575,973  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    4,516,734  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (6,260,387
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1,743,653
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,167,680
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 575,973       $ 1,206,178  

Net realized gains on investments

      4,516,734         35,307,459  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (6,260,387       (11,548,765
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,167,680       24,964,872  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (15,394,697

Class C

      0         (556,741

Administrator Class

      0         (22,994,201
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (38,945,639
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    37,892       1,026,536       55,115       1,529,167  

Class C

    2,252       53,655       5,348       134,858  

Administrator Class

    102,451       2,786,041       235,053       6,684,802  
 

 

 

 
      3,866,232         8,348,827  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       592,560       15,300,796  

Class C

    0       0       23,873       547,166  

Administrator Class

    0       0       878,963       22,817,521  
 

 

 

 
      0         38,665,483  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (198,278     (5,310,935     (351,795     (9,977,926

Class C

    (10,334     (249,560     (21,669     (542,415

Administrator Class

    (198,916     (5,389,512     (1,474,444     (42,759,421
 

 

 

 
      (10,950,007       (53,279,762
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (7,083,775       (6,265,452
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (8,251,455       (20,246,219
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      170,679,715         190,925,934  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 162,428,260       $ 170,679,715  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $230,980. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $26.48       $29.37       $27.30       $32.37       $32.78       $30.65  

Net investment income

    0.07 1       0.16 1       0.13       0.16       0.14       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.29     3.93       3.94       (1.55     2.79       5.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22     4.09       4.07       (1.39     2.93       5.64  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.17     (0.22     (0.08     (0.15     (0.17

Net realized gains

    0.00       (6.81     (1.78     (3.60     (3.19     (3.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (6.98     2.00       (3.68     (3.34     (3.51

Net asset value, end of period

    $26.26       $26.48       $29.37       $27.30       $32.37       $32.78  

Total return2

    (0.83 )%      14.68     15.59     (4.24 )%      9.39     19.10

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.35     1.38     1.40     1.41     1.44     1.43

Net expenses3

    1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25

Net investment income3

    0.53     0.55     0.63     0.60     0.44     0.48

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    43     70     90     39     38     37

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $64,974       $69,766       $68,678       $67,597       $81,502       $82,186  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.53

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.57

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.58

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying each affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the respective affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $23.58       $26.86       $25.12       $30.22       $30.88       $29.13  

Net investment loss

    (0.03 )1      (0.05 )1      (0.03 )1      (0.05 )1      (0.12     (0.08 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.26     3.58       3.57       (1.45     2.65       5.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.29     3.53       3.54       (1.50     2.53       5.10  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.00 )2      (0.02     0.00       0.00       (0.01

Net realized gains

    0.00       (6.81     (1.78     (3.60     (3.19     (3.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (6.81     (1.80     (3.60     (3.19     (3.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $23.29       $23.58       $26.86       $25.12       $30.22       $30.88  

Total return3

    (1.23 )%      13.89     14.71     (4.96 )%      8.58     18.23

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses4

    2.10     2.13     2.15     2.16     2.19     2.19

Net expenses4

    2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00     2.00

Net investment loss4

    (0.22 )%      (0.21 )%      (0.13 )%      (0.17 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.25 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate5

    43     70     90     39     38     37

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $2,030       $2,245       $2,355       $2,846       $4,165       $4,292  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.53

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.57

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.58

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying each affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the respective affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $26.60       $29.46       $27.38       $32.45       $32.84       $30.70  

Net investment income

    0.11 1       0.23 1       0.24 1       0.24       0.22 1       0.23 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.30     3.95       3.91       (1.55     2.81       5.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.19     4.18       4.15       (1.31     3.03       5.72  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.23     (0.29     (0.16     (0.23     (0.24

Net realized gains

    0.00       (6.81     (1.78     (3.60     (3.19     (3.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (7.04     (2.07     (3.76     (3.42     (3.58

Net asset value, end of period

    $26.41       $26.60       $29.46       $27.38       $32.45       $32.84  

Total return2

    (0.71 )%      14.99     15.86     (3.98 )%      9.65     19.40

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.27     1.30     1.32     1.33     1.28     1.27

Net expenses3

    1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00

Net investment income3

    0.78     0.79     0.87     0.85     0.67     0.71

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    43     70     90     39     38     37

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $95,424       $98,668       $119,893       $140,963       $167,371       $225,584  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.50

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.53

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.57

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.59

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.58

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying each affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the respective affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a fund-of-funds which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in multiple diversified portfolios (collectively, the “affiliated Master Portfolios”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. Each affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities, and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolios as partnership investments and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are presented in separate financial statements and may be obtained free of charge by contacting Investor Services or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are filed with the SEC under Wells Fargo Master Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $146,089,719 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 16,373,968  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 16,373,968  


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Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolios were measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The aggregate value of the affiliated Master Portfolios was $162,463,687. The investment objective of each affiliated Master Portfolio is as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio      Investment objective

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio

     Seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal

Wells Fargo Diversified Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

     Seeks to replicate the total return of the S&P 500 Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo International Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

     Seeks long-term capital appreciation

The affiliated Master Portfolios do not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and do not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management receives a management fee for providing advisory and fund-level administrative services, including the determination of the asset allocations of its investments in the various affiliated Master Portfolios, at an annual rate starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.22% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to each affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from each affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class

     0.13  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its


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expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares, and 1.00% for Administrator Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $1,280 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in various affiliated Master Portfolios. Purchases and sales related to these investments have been calculated by aggregating the results of multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $131,905,217 and $68,018,847, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

    

Net investment

income

    

Net realized

gains

 

Class A

   $ 460,860      $ 14,933,837  

Class C

     406        556,335  

Administrator Class

     931,700        22,062,501  

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course


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of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

    

Short-term

capital

gains

      

Long-term

capital

gains

 

Class A

     $0.71619          $3.90175  

Class C

     0.71619          3.90175  

Administrator Class

     0.71619          3.90175  

On December 18, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 17, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 19, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment income  

Class A

     $0.12577  

Class C

     0.00000  

Administrator Class

     0.18338  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the proxies related to portfolio securities were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation
Judith M. Johnson3
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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22   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Other information (unaudited)
Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A
James G. Polisson
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A
Michael S. Scofield4
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A
Pamela Wheelock
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
Andrew Owen
(Born 1960)
  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
Alexander Kymn
(Born 1973)
  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    
Michael H. Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

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Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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24   Wells Fargo Diversified Equity Fund   Appendix A (unaudited)

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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P.O. Box 219967

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Website: wellsfargofunds.com

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    28  

Statement of operations

    29  

Statement of changes in net assets

    30  

Financial highlights

    31  
Notes to financial statements     32  

Other information

    36  

Appendix A

    40  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

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The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Joseph M. Eberhardy, CFA®, CPA

Thomas C. Ognar, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (WEMAX)   3-31-2008     8.40       7.05       15.73       15.01       8.32       16.41       1.36       1.28  
Class C (WEMCX)   3-31-2008     13.10       7.50       15.54       14.10       7.50       15.54       2.11       2.03  
Class R6 (WEGRX)   7-31-2018                       15.53       8.80       16.97       0.93       0.85  
Administrator Class (WFGDX)   1-31-2007                       15.19       8.48       16.63       1.28       1.20  
Institutional Class (WEMIX)   3-31-2008                       15.53       8.80       16.97       1.03       0.90  
Russell 2000® Growth Index5                         2.81       8.22       15.55              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

InterXion Holding NV

     3.00  

ASGN Incorporated

     2.91  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

     2.71  

Q2 Holdings Incorporated

     2.66  

Proofpoint Incorporated

     2.23  

HealthEquity Incorporated

     2.10  

Axogen Incorporated

     2.07  

Inogen Incorporated

     2.00  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation

     1.98  

RealPage Incorporated

     1.92  
Sector distribution as of November 30, 20187

 

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The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the sector distribution of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 987.68      $ 6.48        1.30

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.55      $ 6.58        1.30

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.20      $ 10.20        2.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.79      $ 10.35        2.05

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.15      $ 4.24        0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.83      $ 4.31        0.85

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.60      $ 5.98        1.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.05      $ 6.07        1.20

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 990.16      $ 4.49        0.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.56      $ 4.56        0.90

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 99.87%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 99.87%           

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

           $ 788,361,884  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $551,734,102)

             788,361,884        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $551,734,102)     99.87        788,361,884  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.13          998,967  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 789,360,851  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

    % of
ownership,
beginning of
period
    % of
ownership,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
   

Net

change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)  on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Securities
lending
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    93     89   $ 73,407,063     $ (78,617,604   $ 866,015     $ 361,869     $ 191,622     $ 788,361,884       99.87

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $551,734,102)

  $ 788,361,884  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,699,091  

Receivable from manager

    40,333  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    49,436  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    790,150,744  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    528,895  

Administration fees payable

    101,012  

Shareholder report expenses payable

    50,742  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    43,728  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    42,106  

Distribution fee payable

    2,735  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,294  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    18,381  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    789,893  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 789,360,851  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 420,797,901  

Total distributable earnings

    368,562,950  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 789,360,851  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 149,435,129  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    8,878,355  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $16.83  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $17.86  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 4,260,549  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    284,913  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $14.95  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 252,046  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    13,910  

Net asset value per share – R6

    $18.12  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 48,341,046  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    2,788,150  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $17.34  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 587,072,081  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    32,406,964  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $18.12  

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

  $ 866,015  

Securities lending income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    361,869  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    191,622  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (3,458,913
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    (2,039,407
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    215,253  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    168,535  

Class C

    4,757  

Class R6

    18 1  

Administrator Class

    35,174  

Institutional Class

    417,130  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    200,636  

Class C

    5,664  

Administrator Class

    67,639  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    16,990  

Custody and accounting fees

    9,206  

Professional fees

    16,646  

Registration fees

    35,972  

Shareholder report expenses

    56,975  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,038  

Other fees and expenses

    11,740  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,273,373  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (427,980
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    845,393  
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (2,884,800
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    73,407,063  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (78,617,604
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (5,210,541
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (8,095,341
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment loss

    $ (2,884,800     $ (5,006,023

Net realized gains on investments

      73,407,063         111,281,986  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (78,617,604       111,090,852  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (8,095,341       217,366,815  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (16,172,743

Class C

      0         (446,164

Administrator Class

      0         (5,883,416

Institutional Class

      0         (62,422,402
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (84,924,725
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    386,521       6,888,941       304,935       4,820,337  

Class C

    34,593       552,953       26,206       364,560  

Class R6

    14,133 2       288,882 2       N/A       N/A  

Administrator Class

    252,731       4,631,682       418,055       6,747,014  

Institutional Class

    4,492,488       85,035,911       5,505,435       91,822,139  
 

 

 

 
      97,398,369         103,754,050  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,097,179       15,689,654  

Class C

    0       0       34,857       446,164  

Administrator Class

    0       0       398,600       5,863,399  

Institutional Class

    0       0       3,940,125       60,402,110  
 

 

 

 
      0         82,401,327  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (519,476     (9,242,158     (1,293,442     (20,049,449

Class C

    (25,428     (395,695     (35,973     (509,745

Class R6

    (223 )2      (4,051 )2      N/A       N/A  

Administrator Class

    (448,183     (8,009,266     (1,240,005     (19,665,862

Institutional Class

    (5,240,880     (99,070,126     (10,895,635     (180,356,163
 

 

 

 
      (116,721,296       (220,581,219
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (19,322,927       (34,425,842
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (27,418,268       98,016,248  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      816,779,119         718,762,871  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 789,360,851       $ 816,779,119  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Accumulated net investment loss at May 31, 2018 was $1,472,576. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.04       $14.57       $12.55       $16.70       $14.61       $14.10  

Net investment loss

    (0.09     (0.15     (0.10 )1      (0.13 )1      (0.22     (0.19

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.12     4.57       2.96       (2.28     3.51       1.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     4.42       2.86       (2.41     3.29       1.69  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.95     (0.84     (1.74     (1.20     (1.18

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.83       $17.04       $14.57       $12.55       $16.70       $14.61  

Total return2

    (1.23 )%      32.91     23.39     (14.94 )%      23.32     11.30

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.35     1.36     1.36     1.35     1.39     1.39

Net expenses3

    1.30     1.35     1.35     1.35     1.37     1.37

Net investment loss3

    (0.97 )%      (1.01 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.92 )%      (1.20 )%      (1.20 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    39     47     115     68     56     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $149,435       $153,526       $129,724       $127,154       $131,638       $130,403  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.80

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.19       $13.28       $11.58       $15.67       $13.88       $13.55  

Net investment loss

    (0.14 )1      (0.25 )1      (0.19 )1      (0.21     (0.33     (0.32

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.10     4.11       2.73       (2.14     3.32       1.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.24     3.86       2.54       (2.35     2.99       1.51  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.95     (0.84     (1.74     (1.20     (1.18

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.95       $15.19       $13.28       $11.58       $15.67       $13.88  

Total return2

    (1.58 )%      31.82     22.56     (15.59 )%      22.35     10.40

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    2.10     2.11     2.11     2.10     2.14     2.14

Net expenses3

    2.05     2.10     2.10     2.10     2.12     2.12

Net investment loss3

    (1.72 )%      (1.76 )%      (1.46 )%      (1.70 )%      (1.95 )%      (1.95 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    39     47     115     68     56     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $4,261       $4,190       $3,328       $3,815       $5,101       $4,816  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.80

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

CLASS R6  

Period ended
November 30, 20181

(unaudited)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.70  

Net investment loss

    (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.56
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.58

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.12  

Total return2

    (3.10 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses3

    0.92

Net expenses3

    0.85

Net investment loss3

    (0.39 )% 

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate4

    39

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $252  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July, 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratio includes net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in the amount of 0.81%.

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.54       $14.93       $12.82       $17.00       $14.83       $14.28  

Net investment loss

    (0.08 )1      (0.14 )1      (0.07 )1      (0.12 )1      (0.16 )1      (0.17 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.12     4.70       3.02       (2.32     3.53       1.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20     4.56       2.95       (2.44     3.37       1.73  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.95     (0.84     (1.74     (1.20     (1.18

Net asset value, end of period

    $17.34       $17.54       $14.93       $12.82       $17.00       $14.83  

Total return2

    (1.14 )%      33.06     23.60     (14.80 )%      23.45     11.45

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.27     1.28     1.26     1.23     1.21     1.22

Net expenses3

    1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Net investment loss3

    (0.87 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.48 )%      (0.80 )%      (1.03 )%      (1.03 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    39     47     47     68     56     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $48,341       $52,335       $52,335       $99,792       $159,813       $190,126  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.80

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.30       $15.46       $13.20       $17.40       $15.11       $14.49  

Net investment loss

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.04 )1      (0.07     (0.12     (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.13     4.88       3.14       (2.39     3.61       1.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.18     4.79       3.10       2.46       3.49       1.80  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       (1.95     (0.84     (1.74     (1.20     (1.18

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.12       $18.30       $15.46       $13.20       $17.40       $15.11  

Total return2

    (0.98 )%      33.44     24.08     (14.62 )%      23.89     11.77

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.02     1.03     1.03     1.01     0.96     0.96

Net expenses3

    0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90

Net investment loss3

    (0.57 )%      (0.56 )%      (0.24 )%      (0.50 )%      (0.73 )%      (0.73 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    39     47     115     68     56     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $587,072       $606,729       $534,846       $583,843       $723,946       $650,650  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.80

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 89% of Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     19  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $549,635,880 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 238,726,004  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 238,726,004  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective    Value of
affiliated Master
Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation      $788,361,884  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13  


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20   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 1.28% for Class A shares, 2.03% for Class C shares, 0.85% for Class R6 shares, 1.20% for Class Administrator Class shares, and 0.90% for Institutional Class shares. 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. Prior to August 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 1.35% for Class A shares and 2.10% for Class C shares.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $1,852 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $325,877,495 and $322,249,252, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net realized gains  

Class A

     $16,172,743  

Class C

     446,164  

Administrator Class

     5,883,416  

Institutional Class

     62,422,402  


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     21  

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risk result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. Through its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio which may invest a substantial portion of its assets in any sector, the Fund may in turn be more affected by changes in that sector than a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTION

On December 12, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Short-term
capital gains
     Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

     $0.33298        $2.84278  

Class C

     0. 33298        2.84278  

Class R6

     0. 33298        2.84278  

Administrator Class

     0. 33298        2.84278  

Institutional Class

     0. 33298        2.84278  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 98.68%

          

Communication Services: 1.36%

          
Interactive Media & Services: 0.23%           

Eventbrite Incorporated Class A †

          67,105      $ 1,993,690  
          

 

 

 
Media: 1.13%           

Nexstar Media Group Incorporated Class A

          120,500        9,958,120  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 12.50%

          
Auto Components: 0.44%           

Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated †

          52,360        3,828,563  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 2.74%           

Chegg Incorporated †

          486,614        13,600,861  

Grand Canyon Education Incorporated †

          86,360        10,567,010  
     24,167,871  
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 3.37%           

Golden Entertainment Incorporated †

          23,460        424,391  

Planet Fitness Incorporated Class A †

          283,960        15,680,271  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV †

          536,680        4,068,034  

Wingstop Incorporated

          144,718        9,496,395  
     29,669,091  
          

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.28%           

Farfetch Limited Class A †

          110,022        2,503,001  
          

 

 

 
Leisure Products: 1.01%           

Mastercraft Boat Holdings Incorporated †

          190,716        4,941,452  

Yeti Holdings Incorporated †

          234,648        3,951,472  
     8,892,924  
          

 

 

 
Multiline Retail: 1.64%           

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Incorporated †

          163,260        14,481,162  
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 3.02%           

At Home Group Incorporated †

          239,000        6,811,500  

Five Below Incorporated †

          56,097        5,878,405  

Lithia Motors Incorporated Class A

          117,980        9,775,823  

National Vision Holdings Incorporated †

          112,066        4,120,667  
     26,586,395  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 1.18%

          
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.76%           

The Chef’s Warehouse Incorporated †

          176,100        6,711,171  
          

 

 

 
Food Products: 0.42%           

Freshpet Incorporated †

          112,300        3,705,900  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Energy: 1.39%

          
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.68%           

Cactus Incorporated Class A †

          121,729      $ 3,515,534  

FTS International Incorporated †

          252,133        2,491,074  
             6,006,608  
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.71%           

Matador Resources Company †

          171,736        3,915,581  

PDC Energy Incorporated †

          67,790        2,300,793  
             6,216,374  
          

 

 

 

Financials: 5.38%

          
Capital Markets: 1.39%           

Stifel Financial Corporation

          254,200        12,270,234  
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 3.07%           

Kinsale Capital Group Incorporated

          325,084        20,223,476  

Trupanion Incorporated Ǡ

          227,400        6,806,082  
             27,029,558  
          

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 0.92%           

LendingTree Incorporated †

          31,332        8,156,973  
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 28.40%

          
Biotechnology: 7.84%           

Audentes Therapeutics Incorporated †

          77,042        1,883,677  

CareDx Incorporated †

          221,984        6,497,472  

Heron Therapeutics Incorporated †

          198,450        5,701,469  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          143,501        22,640,153  

Repligen Corporation †

          360,240        23,296,721  

Translate Bio Incorporated †

          27,538        199,100  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          355,000        8,889,200  
             69,107,792  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 9.74%           

Axogen Incorporated †

          437,777        14,656,774  

Glaukos Corporation †

          89,339        5,885,653  

Inogen Incorporated †

          58,550        8,627,928  

iRhythm Technologies Incorporated †

          178,762        13,242,689  

Merit Medical Systems Incorporated †

          250,800        15,812,940  

Neogen Corporation †

          56,100        3,638,646  

Neuronetics Incorporated †

          188,118        3,356,025  

Nevro Corporation †

          33,645        1,396,604  

NxStage Medical Incorporated †

          200,540        5,663,250  

SI-BONE Incorporated †

          242,597        4,357,042  

Tactile Systems Technology Class I †

          92,273        5,189,434  

Vapotherm Incorporated †

          217,308        3,996,294  
             85,823,279  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Health Care Providers & Services: 3.28%           

Amedisys Incorporated †

          77,200      $ 10,518,500  

HealthEquity Incorporated †

          207,012        18,359,894  
             28,878,394  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 4.16%           

Tabula Rasa Healthcare Incorporated †

          117,500        8,868,900  

Teladoc Incorporated Ǡ

          242,679        15,155,304  

Vocera Communications Incorporated †

          317,000        12,597,580  
             36,621,784  
          

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 2.11%           

Codexis Incorporated †

          850,438        18,641,601  
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 1.27%           

Dova Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Ǡ

          115,559        1,721,829  

Optinose Incorporated Ǡ

          123,187        969,482  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          178,500        8,464,470  
             11,155,781  
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 16.84%

          
Aerospace & Defense: 1.84%           

AAR Corporation

          49,000        2,140,810  

Mercury Computer Systems Incorporated †

          272,345        14,110,194  
             16,251,004  
          

 

 

 
Airlines: 1.61%           

SkyWest Incorporated

          245,730        14,173,706  
          

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 1.05%           

Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated †

          342,902        9,241,209  
          

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 2.81%           

Dycom Industries Incorporated †

          62,230        4,123,360  

Granite Construction Incorporated

          118,950        6,022,439  

MasTec Incorporated †

          323,900        14,604,651  
             24,750,450  
          

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.27%           

Bloom Energy Corporation Class A Ǡ

          144,401        2,375,396  
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 4.56%           

John Bean Technologies Corporation

          59,990        4,951,575  

Milacron Holdings Corporation †

          565,758        8,062,052  

Mueller Water Products Incorporated Class A

          304,980        3,211,439  

RBC Bearings Incorporated †

          45,900        7,023,618  

Rexnord Corporation †

          598,110        16,932,494  
             40,181,178  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Professional Services: 3.75%           

ASGN Incorporated †

          404,343      $ 28,000,753  

Korn/Ferry International

          103,000        5,043,910  
             33,044,663  
          

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.95%           

BMC Stock Holdings Incorporated †

          101,390        1,724,644  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Incorporated †

          108,200        6,669,448  
             8,394,092  
          

 

 

 

Information Technology: 30.90%

          
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 2.67%           

Littelfuse Incorporated

          25,540        4,887,079  

nLight Incorporated Ǡ

          185,561        3,544,215  

Novanta Incorporated †

          232,720        15,110,505  
             23,541,799  
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 4.73%           

Carbonite Incorporated †

          66,400        1,881,112  

Endava plc Sponsored ADR †

          114,914        2,838,376  

EVO Payments Incorporated Class A †

          256,677        6,722,371  

InterXion Holding NV †

          431,720        26,883,204  

Wix.com Limited †

          35,810        3,372,586  
             41,697,649  
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.86%           

Diodes Incorporated †

          291,331        10,147,059  

Monolithic Power Systems Incorporated

          44,980        5,940,509  

Semtech Corporation †

          170,700        9,105,138  
             25,192,706  
          

 

 

 
Software: 20.64%           

2U Incorporated †

          70,950        4,142,771  

Alarm.com Holdings Incorporated †

          28,000        1,423,800  

Altair Engineering Incorporated Class A †

          274,253        8,861,114  

Anaplan Incorporated †

          184,656        5,170,368  

BlackLine Incorporated †

          209,423        8,977,964  

Bottomline Technologies (DE) Incorporated †

          226,650        12,481,616  

Cision Limited †

          605,250        7,577,730  

Envestnet Incorporated †

          326,692        17,850,451  

Five9 Incorporated †

          463,560        19,877,453  

Globant SA †

          59,000        3,460,350  

Instructure Incorporated †

          167,270        6,317,788  

Proofpoint Incorporated †

          76,230        7,395,072  

Q2 Holdings Incorporated †

          411,543        22,342,669  

Rapid7 Incorporated †

          414,836        13,191,785  

RealPage Incorporated †

          149,600        7,716,368  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Incorporated †

          313,447        8,159,025  

SendGrid Incorporated †

          187,779        8,564,600  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  
Software (continued)          

SPS Commerce Incorporated †

         102,448      $ 8,731,643  

Talend SA ADR †

         211,018        7,330,765  

Tenable Holdings Incorporated †

         81,498        2,321,063  
            181,894,395  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 0.73%

         
Chemicals: 0.73%          

PQ Group Holdings Incorporated †

         416,720        6,396,652  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $602,947,827)

            869,541,165  
         

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.30%

         

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index ETF «

         13,800        2,632,488  
         

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $2,725,086)

            2,632,488  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Short-Term Investments: 3.76%                                       
Investment Companies: 3.76%          

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38        30,605,024        30,608,085  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13          2,494,626        2,494,626  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $33,100,419)

 

     33,102,711        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $638,773,332)     102.74        905,276,364  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (2.74        (24,107,001
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 881,169,363  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

American depositary receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    46,370,791       214,715,099       230,480,866       30,605,024     $ 11,640     $ 0     $ 401,413     $ 30,608,085    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    2,952,741       252,573,192       253,031,307       2,494,626       0       0       212,973       2,494,626    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 11,640     $ 0     $ 614,386     $ 33,102,711       3.76
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $29,881,154 of securities loaned), at value (cost $605,672,913)

  $ 872,173,653  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $33,100,419)

    33,102,711  

Receivable for investments sold

    7,983,837  

Receivable for dividends

    546,613  

Receivable for securities lending income

    54,860  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    1,443  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    913,863,117  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    30,585,946  

Payable for investments purchased

    1,376,170  

Advisory fee payable

    611,579  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    120,059  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    32,693,754  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 881,169,363  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio     29  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends

  $ 963,437  

Securities lending income from affiliates, net

    401,413  

Income from affiliated securities

    212,973  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,577,823  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    3,761,484  

Custody and accounting fees

    21,218  

Professional fees

    23,751  

Shareholder report expenses

    2,287  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,192  

Other fees and expenses

    17,203  
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,837,135  
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (2,259,312
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    81,569,363  

Affiliated securities

    11,640  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    81,581,003  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (87,983,668
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (6,402,665
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (8,661,977
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment loss

  $ (2,259,312      $ (3,833,027

Net realized gains on investments

    81,581,003          122,582,157  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (87,983,668        120,331,062  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (8,661,977        239,080,192  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

 

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    81,155,703          20,933,192  

Withdrawals

    (70,827,606        (175,150,153
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    10,328,097          (154,216,961
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    1,666,120          84,863,231  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    879,503,243          794,640,012  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 881,169,363        $ 879,503,243  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio     31  
   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    (0.92 )%      33.60     23.97     (14.47 )%      24.02     11.92

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.80     0.81     0.81     0.80     0.80     0.80

Net expenses

    0.80     0.81     0.81     0.80     0.80     0.80

Net investment loss

    (0.47 )%      (0.47 )%      (0.15 )%      (0.40 )%      (0.63 )%      (0.62 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    39     47     115     66     56     63

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio (“Emerging Growth Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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


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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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund is included in securities lending income from affiliates (net of fees and rebates) on the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $639,205,435 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 295,531,370  

Gross unrealized losses

     (29,460,441

Net unrealized gains

   $ 266,070,929  

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.


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34   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Communication services

   $ 11,951,810      $ 0      $ 0      $ 11,951,810  

Consumer discretionary

     110,129,007        0        0        110,129,007  

Consumer staples

     10,417,071        0        0        10,417,071  

Energy

     12,222,982        0        0        12,222,982  

Financials

     47,456,765        0        0        47,456,765  

Health care

     250,228,631        0        0        250,228,631  

Industrials

     148,411,698        0        0        148,411,698  

Information technology

     272,326,549        0        0        272,326,549  

Materials

     6,396,652        0        0        6,396,652  

Exchange-traded funds

     2,632,488        0        0        2,632,488  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     2,494,626        30,608,085        0        33,102,711  

Total assets

   $ 874,668,279      $ 30,608,085      $ 0      $ 905,276,364  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.68% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.79% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.55% and declining to 0.40% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $364,240,421 and $360,185,055, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.


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For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A portfolios that invest a substantial portion of its assets in a sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a portfolio whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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36   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Other information (unaudited)

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the proxies related to portfolio securities were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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38   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

 


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Other information (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund     39  

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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40   Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Fund   Appendix A (unaudited)

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Index Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Index Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     16  
Wells Fargo Index Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     20  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    36  

Statement of operations

    37  

Statement of changes in net assets

    38  

Financial highlights

    39  
Notes to financial statements     40  

Other information

    44  

Appendix A

    48  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Index Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks to replicate the total return of S&P 500 Index, before fees and expenses.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

John R. Campbell, CFA®

David Neal, CFA®

Robert M. Wicentowski, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (WFILX)   11-4-1998     (0.31     9.28       13.08       5.77       10.58       13.75       0.63       0.45  
Class C (WFINX)   4-30-1999     3.97       9.76       12.90       4.97       9.76       12.90       1.38       1.20  
Administrator Class (WFIOX)   2-14-1985                       5.98       10.85       14.06       0.40       0.25  
S&P 500 Index5                         6.27       11.12       14.32              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 7.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Microsoft Corporation

     3.56  

Apple Incorporated

     3.43  

Amazon.com Incorporated

     2.90  

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B

     1.78  

Johnson & Johnson

     1.65  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     1.57  

Facebook Incorporated Class A

     1.42  

Alphabet Incorporated Class C

     1.41  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

     1.41  

Alphabet Incorporated Class A

     1.39  
Sector distribution as of November 30, 20187

 

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CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

1 

The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

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 Equity Index Fund.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. After this time, the caps may be increased or the commitment to maintain the caps may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired money market fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the sector distribution of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio2
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,027.78      $ 2.29        0.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81      $ 2.28        0.45

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.87      $ 6.09        1.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.05      $ 6.07        1.20

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.89      $ 1.27        0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.82      $ 1.27        0.25

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 100.04%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 100.04%           

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

           $ 1,491,002,810  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $342,861,618)

             1,491,002,810  
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $342,861,618)     100.04        1,491,002,810  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.04        (589,832
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,490,412,978  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
   

Value,

end

of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

    97     97   $ 116,637,394     $ (83,307,615   $ 15,833,099     $ 309,037     $ 23,778     $ 1,491,002,810       100.04

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $342,861,618)

  $ 1,491,002,810  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    678,746  

Receivable from manager

    160,456  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    264,613  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,492,106,625  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,058,706  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    226,231  

Administration fees payable

    220,663  

Distribution fee payable

    41,637  

Trustees’ fees and expense payable

    2,505  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    143,905  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,693,647  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,490,412,978  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ (21,849,880

Total distributable earnings

    1,512,262,858  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,490,412,978  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 692,599,355  

Shares outstanding – Class A¹

    10,637,768  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $65.11  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A²

    $69.08  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 63,162,487  

Shares outstanding – Class C¹

    968,900  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $65.19  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 734,651,136  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class¹

    11,150,053  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $65.89  

 

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $149)

  $ 15,833,099  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    309,037  

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    23,778  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (842,614
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    15,323,300  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    400,386  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    761,301  

Class C

    70,995  

Administrator Class

    525,772  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    906,311  

Class C

    84,518  

Administrator Class

    394,930  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    253,553  

Custody and accounting fees

    37,821  

Professional fees

    16,138  

Registration fees

    39,268  

Shareholder report expenses

    56,839  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,297  

Other fees and expenses

    7,682  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,566,811  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (1,361,281
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,205,530  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    13,117,770  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    116,637,394  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (83,307,615
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    33,329,779  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 46,447,549  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
    

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 13,117,770       $ 28,480,595  

Net realized gains on investments

      116,637,394         342,171,321  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (83,307,615       (126,133,995
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      46,447,549         244,517,921  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

 

Class A

      0         (123,045,671

Class C

      0         (11,221,352

Administrator Class

      0         (188,746,345
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (323,013,368
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    234,921       15,355,148       473,086       31,179,127  

Class C

    32,854       2,174,652       87,293       5,748,674  

Administrator Class

    532,963       35,531,393       1,710,651       115,109,719  
 

 

 

 
      53,061,193         152,037,520  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,867,730       117,353,642  

Class C

    0       0       157,810       9,921,751  

Administrator Class

    0       0       1,928,218       122,530,422  
 

 

 

 
      0         249,805,815  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (692,146     (45,837,880     (1,478,098     (97,820,940

Class C

    (102,351     (6,706,603     (215,384     (14,322,037

Administrator Class

    (2,327,074     (154,538,231     (7,771,521     (516,434,208
 

 

 

 
      (207,082,714       (628,577,185
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (154,021,521       (226,733,850
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (107,573,972       (305,229,297
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      1,597,986,950         1,903,216,247  
 

 

 

 

End of period1

    $ 1,490,412,978       $ 1,597,986,950  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $10,188,054. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Index Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $63.35       $66.85       $62.85       $62.32       $62.14       $54.00  

Net investment income

    0.53       0.99 1       1.05       0.81       1.00       0.90  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    1.23       7.99       9.09       (0.17     5.91       9.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.76       8.98       10.14       0.64       6.91       10.49  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (1.02     (1.16     (1.08     (0.96     (0.85

Net realized gains

    0.00       (11.46     (4.98     (4.03     (0.77     (1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (12.48     (6.14     (5.11     (1.73     (2.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $65.11       $63.35       $66.85       $62.85       $67.32       $62.14  

Total return2

    2.78     13.87     16.94     1.24     11.21     19.77

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.64     0.63     0.62     0.63     0.68     0.67

Net expenses3

    0.45     0.45     0.45     0.48     0.56     0.56

Net investment income3

    1.57     1.49     1.68     1.78     1.50     1.53

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    2     3     9     4     4     5

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $692,599       $702,866       $684,004       $639,496       $445,088       $432,448  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2018

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2017

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2016

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2015

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2014

     0.10

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $63.67       $67.11       $62.12       $67.55       $62.37       $54.22  

Net investment income

    0.32       0.50 1       0.66       0.62 1       0.50       0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    1.20       8.00       9.02       (0.45     5.94       9.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.52       8.50       9.68       0.17       6.44       10.09  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.48     (0.71     (0.57     (0.49     (0.44

Net realized gains

    0.00       (11.46     (4.98     (4.03     (0.77     (1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (11.94     (5.69     (4.60     (1.26     (1.94

Net asset value, end of period

    $65.19       $63.67       $67.11       $63.12       $67.55       $62.37  

Total return2

    2.39     13.02     16.07     0.48     10.38     18.89

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.39     1.38     1.37     1.38     1.43     1.42

Net expenses3

    1.20     1.20     1.20     1.24     1.31     1.31

Net investment income3

    0.82     0.72     0.93     0.99     0.75     0.78

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    2     3     9     4     4     5

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $63,162       $66,117       $67,691       $79,858       $83,718       $78,118  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2018

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2017

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2016

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2015

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2014

     0.10

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Index Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $64.04       $67.43       $63.33       $67.80       $62.56       $54.34  

Net investment income

    0.59 1       1.26       1.41       1.31       1.27       1.08  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    1.26       7.94       8.94       (0.51     5.90       9.66  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.85       9.20       10.35       0.80       7.17       10.74  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (1.13     (1.27     (1.24     (1.16     (1.02

Net realized gains

    0.00       (11.46     (4.98     (4.03     (0.77     (1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    0.00       (12.59     (6.25     (5.27     (1.93     (2.52

Net asset value, end of period

    $65.89       $64.04       $67.43       $63.33       $67.80       $62.56  

Total return2

    2.89     14.10     17.18     1.49     11.56     20.13

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.40     0.40     0.39     0.40     0.37     0.36

Net expenses3

    0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Net investment income3

    1.76     1.70     1.88     1.97     1.81     1.84

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    2     3     9     4     4     5

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $734,651       $829,004       $1,151,522       $1,502,276       $1,832,814       $1,984,845  

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2018

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2017

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2016

     0.10

Year ended May 31, 2015

     0.11

Year ended May 31, 2014

     0.10

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Index Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 97% of Wells Fargo Index Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Fund     17  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $356,664,227 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 1,134,338,583  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 1,134,338,583  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective      Value of affiliated
Master Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Index Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the
S&P 500 Index, before fees and expenses
       $1,491,002,810  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any

unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class

     0.13  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its


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18   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 0.45% for Class A shares, 1.20% for Class C shares, and 0.25% for Administrator Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $6,085 from the sale of Class A shares and $12 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A and Class C of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $35,698,731 and $176,960,427, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net
investment
income
       Net realized
gains
 

Class A

     $11,646,335          $111,399,336  

Class C

     516,619          10,704,733  

Administrator Class

     18,709,88          170,036,456  


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8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018 the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Short-term
capital gains
       Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

     $0.06533          $14.26560  

Class C

     0.06533          14.26560  

Administrator Class

     0.06533          14.26560  

On December 14, 2018 the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 13, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 17, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
 

Class A

     $0.03751  

Class C

     0.00000  

Administrator Class

     0.05500  

Institutional Class

     0.06929  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 97.59%

 

Communication Services: 9.64%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services: 2.07%

 

AT&T Incorporated

          466,098      $ 14,560,902  

CenturyLink Incorporated

          61,007        1,146,932  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

          265,201        15,991,620  
             31,699,454  
          

 

 

 
Entertainment: 1.93%

 

Activision Blizzard Incorporated

          48,934        2,440,828  

Electronic Arts Incorporated †

          19,564        1,644,745  

Netflix Incorporated †

          27,949        7,997,047  

Take-Two Interactive Software Incorporated †

          7,306        801,249  

The Walt Disney Company

          95,456        11,024,213  

Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class A

          67,653        3,346,794  

Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class B

          31,264        1,532,874  

Viacom Incorporated Class B

          22,684        700,028  
             29,487,778  
          

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services: 4.34%

 

Alphabet Incorporated Class A †

          19,185        21,288,635  

Alphabet Incorporated Class C †

          19,762        21,628,126  

Facebook Incorporated Class A †

          154,789        21,764,881  

TripAdvisor Incorporated †

          6,565        420,554  

Twitter Incorporated †

          46,209        1,453,273  
             66,555,469  
          

 

 

 
Media: 1.30%

 

CBS Corporation Class B

          21,728        1,177,223  

Charter Communications Incorporated Class A †

          11,459        3,772,303  

Comcast Corporation Class A

          293,477        11,448,538  

Discovery Communications Incorporated Class A †«

          10,028        308,060  

Discovery Communications Incorporated Class C †

          23,085        644,764  

DISH Network Corporation Class A †

          14,703        481,670  

Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated

          24,633        578,876  

News Corporation Class A

          24,607        319,399  

News Corporation Class B

          7,944        106,450  

Omnicom Group Incorporated

          14,401        1,108,445  
             19,945,728  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 9.62%

 

Auto Components: 0.14%

 

Aptiv plc

          16,992        1,221,725  

BorgWarner Incorporated

          13,406        530,609  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

          15,212        352,310  
             2,104,644  
          

 

 

 
Automobiles: 0.39%

 

Ford Motor Company

          251,269        2,364,441  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Automobiles (continued)

 

General Motors Company

          84,216      $ 3,195,997  

Harley-Davidson Incorporated

          10,690        452,080  
             6,012,518  
          

 

 

 
Distributors: 0.10%

 

Genuine Parts Company

          9,419        976,844  

LKQ Corporation †

          20,416        568,381  
             1,545,225  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.02%

 

H&R Block Incorporated

          13,191        356,289  
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 1.75%

 

Carnival Corporation

          25,883        1,560,486  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated †

          1,570        742,940  

Darden Restaurants Incorporated

          7,963        880,230  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Incorporated

          19,139        1,445,760  

Marriott International Incorporated Class A

          18,485        2,126,330  

McDonald’s Corporation

          49,793        9,386,478  

MGM Resorts International

          32,798        884,234  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Limited †

          14,108        724,023  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited

          10,998        1,243,544  

Starbucks Corporation

          79,626        5,312,647  

Wynn Resorts Limited

          6,276        686,594  

Yum! Brands Incorporated

          20,369        1,878,429  
             26,871,695  
          

 

 

 
Household Durables: 0.30%

 

D.R. Horton Incorporated

          22,023        819,696  

Garmin Limited

          7,755        516,948  

Leggett & Platt Incorporated

          8,354        323,634  

Lennar Corporation Class A

          18,724        800,077  

Mohawk Industries Incorporated †

          4,070        521,204  

Newell Rubbermaid Incorporated

          27,900        652,860  

Pulte Group Incorporated

          16,771        444,767  

Whirlpool Corporation

          4,144        522,683  
             4,601,869  
          

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 3.46%

 

Amazon.com Incorporated †

          26,296        44,444,710  

Booking Holdings Incorporated †

          3,047        5,764,558  

eBay Incorporated †

          59,702        1,782,105  

Expedia Incorporated

          7,631        921,748  
             52,913,121  
          

 

 

 
Leisure Products: 0.07%

 

Hasbro Incorporated

          7,496        682,136  

Mattel Incorporated †«

          22,089        307,037  
             989,173  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Multiline Retail: 0.48%

 

Dollar General Corporation

          17,043      $ 1,891,603  

Dollar Tree Incorporated †

          15,268        1,324,804  

Kohl’s Corporation

          10,700        718,719  

Macy’s Incorporated

          19,703        674,237  

Nordstrom Incorporated

          7,357        388,965  

Target Corporation

          33,783        2,397,242  
             7,395,570  
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 2.20%

 

Advance Auto Parts Incorporated

          4,755        845,011  

AutoZone Incorporated †

          1,697        1,372,992  

Best Buy Company Incorporated

          15,601        1,007,669  

CarMax Incorporated †

          11,332        748,705  

Foot Locker Incorporated

          7,504        423,226  

L Brands Incorporated

          14,653        485,161  

Lowe’s Companies Incorporated

          52,053        4,912,242  

O’Reilly Automotive Incorporated †

          5,171        1,793,199  

Ross Stores Incorporated

          24,168        2,117,117  

The Gap Incorporated

          13,927        380,068  

The Home Depot Incorporated

          73,434        13,241,619  

The TJX Companies Incorporated

          80,494        3,932,132  

Tiffany & Company

          6,992        636,272  

Tractor Supply Company

          7,818        743,726  

ULTA Beauty Incorporated †

          3,644        1,085,147  
             33,724,286  
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.71%

 

HanesBrands Incorporated

          23,138        368,126  

Michael Kors Holdings Limited †

          9,584        419,300  

Nike Incorporated Class B

          82,186        6,173,812  

PVH Corporation

          4,924        544,151  

Ralph Lauren Corporation

          3,546        395,024  

Tapestry Incorporated

          18,487        719,699  

Under Armour Incorporated Class A †«

          11,942        285,175  

Under Armour Incorporated Class C †

          12,244        273,409  

VF Corporation

          20,866        1,696,197  
             10,874,893  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 7.23%

 

Beverages: 1.85%

 

Brown-Forman Corporation Class B

          10,817        516,187  

Constellation Brands Incorporated Class A

          10,774        2,109,118  

Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B

          12,013        790,095  

Monster Beverage Corporation †

          25,533        1,523,809  

PepsiCo Incorporated

          90,776        11,069,225  

The Coca-Cola Company

          245,670        12,381,768  
             28,390,202  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Food & Staples Retailing: 1.54%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

          28,147      $ 6,509,838  

Sysco Corporation

          30,692        2,068,641  

The Kroger Company

          51,133        1,516,605  

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated

          92,108        8,994,346  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Incorporated

          54,142        4,584,203  
             23,673,633  
          

 

 

 
Food Products: 1.15%

 

Archer Daniels Midland Company

          35,926        1,653,315  

Campbell Soup Company «

          12,350        484,120  

ConAgra Foods Incorporated

          30,104        973,563  

General Mills Incorporated

          38,251        1,618,400  

Hormel Foods Corporation «

          17,451        786,866  

Kellogg Company

          16,243        1,033,867  

Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated

          9,398        720,827  

McCormick & Company Incorporated

          7,784        1,167,600  

Mondelez International Incorporated Class A

          94,129        4,233,922  

The Hershey Company

          8,971        971,559  

The J.M. Smucker Company

          7,300        762,923  

The Kraft Heinz Company

          39,910        2,040,199  

Tyson Foods Incorporated Class A

          18,993        1,119,637  
             17,566,798  
          

 

 

 
Household Products: 1.54%

 

Church & Dwight Company Incorporated

          15,751        1,042,559  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

          55,694        3,537,683  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

          22,314        2,574,366  

The Clorox Company

          8,221        1,361,562  

The Procter & Gamble Company

          159,762        15,099,107  
             23,615,277  
          

 

 

 
Personal Products: 0.15%

 

Coty Incorporated Class A

          28,913        241,134  

The Estee Lauder Companies Incorporated Class A

          14,386        2,052,307  
             2,293,441  
          

 

 

 
Tobacco: 1.00%

 

Altria Group Incorporated

          120,997        6,634,266  

Philip Morris International Incorporated

          99,773        8,633,358  
             15,267,624  
          

 

 

 

Energy: 5.38%

 

Energy Equipment & Services: 0.55%

 

Baker Hughes Incorporated

          32,632        744,662  

Halliburton Company

          56,475        1,775,009  

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

          6,992        423,715  

National Oilwell Varco Incorporated

          24,558        788,557  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

 

Schlumberger Limited

          88,837      $ 4,006,549  

TechnipFMC plc

          27,421        633,151  
             8,371,643  
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 4.83%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

          32,867        1,738,664  

Apache Corporation

          24,549        862,406  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

          28,316        712,431  

Chevron Corporation

          122,984        14,627,717  

Cimarex Energy Company

          6,120        501,718  

Concho Resources Incorporated †

          12,854        1,675,390  

ConocoPhillips

          74,587        4,936,168  

Devon Energy Corporation

          30,051        812,279  

Diamondback Energy Incorporated

          9,741        1,075,212  

EOG Resources Incorporated

          37,175        3,840,549  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

          271,740        21,603,330  

Hess Corporation

          16,157        870,701  

HollyFrontier Corporation

          10,403        649,875  

Kinder Morgan Incorporated

          121,812        2,079,331  

Marathon Oil Corporation

          54,822        914,979  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

          43,034        2,804,095  

Newfield Exploration Company †

          12,827        217,418  

Noble Energy Incorporated

          31,008        736,130  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

          49,082        3,448,992  

ONEOK Incorporated

          26,395        1,621,445  

Phillips 66 Company

          27,414        2,563,757  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

          10,937        1,615,942  

The Williams Companies Incorporated

          77,621        1,965,364  

Valero Energy Corporation

          27,432        2,191,817  
             74,065,710  
          

 

 

 

Financials: 13.38%

 

Banks: 5.89%

 

Bank of America Corporation

          596,203        16,932,165  

BB&T Corporation

          49,706        2,539,977  

Citigroup Incorporated

          161,524        10,465,140  

Citizens Financial Group Incorporated

          30,548        1,110,725  

Comerica Incorporated

          10,378        821,730  

Fifth Third Bancorp

          42,768        1,194,510  

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

          70,873        1,034,037  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

          215,712        23,985,017  

KeyCorp

          67,523        1,238,372  

M&T Bank Corporation

          9,229        1,559,793  

People’s United Financial Incorporated

          23,923        403,342  

PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated

          29,800        4,046,244  

Regions Financial Corporation

          66,357        1,091,573  

SunTrust Banks Incorporated

          29,571        1,853,806  

SVB Financial Group †

          3,415        870,176  

US Bancorp

          98,284        5,352,547  

 

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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Banks (continued)

 

Wells Fargo & Company (l)

          278,204      $ 15,100,913  

Zions Bancorporation

          12,477        607,131  
             90,207,198  
          

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 2.70%

 

Affiliated Managers Group Incorporated

          3,429        381,030  

Ameriprise Financial Incorporated

          9,105        1,181,374  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

          59,045        3,029,599  

BlackRock Incorporated

          7,887        3,375,715  

CBOE Holdings Incorporated

          7,177        772,389  

CME Group Incorporated

          22,713        4,317,287  

E*TRADE Financial Corporation

          16,667        871,517  

Franklin Resources Incorporated

          19,620        664,922  

Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated

          36,805        3,007,705  

Invesco Limited

          26,370        536,630  

Moody’s Corporation

          10,716        1,704,594  

Morgan Stanley

          85,110        3,778,033  

MSCI Incorporated

          5,702        895,727  

Northern Trust Corporation

          14,331        1,422,065  

Raymond James Financial Incorporated

          8,427        671,885  

S&P Global Incorporated

          16,142        2,951,726  

State Street Corporation

          24,352        1,778,183  

T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated

          15,609        1,550,910  

The Charles Schwab Corporation

          77,177        3,457,530  

The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

          22,536        4,297,390  

The NASDAQ OMX Group Incorporated

          7,391        674,946  
             41,321,157  
          

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.69%

 

American Express Company

          45,317        5,087,740  

Capital One Financial Corporation

          30,707        2,753,804  

Discover Financial Services

          21,993        1,568,101  

Synchrony Financial

          43,736        1,136,261  
             10,545,906  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 1.81%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B †

          125,121        27,306,407  

Jefferies Financial Group Incorporated

          18,613        406,694  
             27,713,101  
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 2.29%

 

AFLAC Incorporated

          49,280        2,254,067  

American International Group Incorporated

          57,023        2,466,245  

Aon plc

          15,574        2,571,423  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

          11,721        903,337  

Assurant Incorporated

          3,388        329,449  

Brighthouse Financial Incorporated †

          7,688        309,519  

Chubb Limited

          29,733        3,976,491  

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

          9,709        793,517  

 

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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Insurance (continued)

 

Everest Reinsurance Group Limited

          2,622      $ 582,294  

Lincoln National Corporation

          13,907        875,724  

Loews Corporation

          17,847        857,727  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Incorporated

          32,411        2,874,856  

MetLife Incorporated

          63,852        2,849,715  

Principal Financial Group Incorporated

          16,997        838,292  

Prudential Financial Incorporated

          26,764        2,509,393  

The Allstate Corporation

          22,222        1,981,980  

The Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated

          23,004        1,016,547  

The Progressive Corporation

          37,425        2,480,903  

The Travelers Companies Incorporated

          17,181        2,239,887  

Torchmark Corporation

          6,654        574,972  

Unum Group

          14,037        504,069  

Willis Towers Watson plc

          8,393        1,338,264  
             35,128,671  
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 15.21%

 

Biotechnology: 2.52%

 

AbbVie Incorporated

          97,191        9,162,196  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          14,304        1,761,538  

Amgen Incorporated

          41,544        8,651,538  

Biogen Idec Incorporated †

          12,929        4,314,666  

Celgene Corporation †

          45,144        3,260,300  

Gilead Sciences Incorporated

          83,203        5,985,624  

Incyte Corporation †

          11,324        727,567  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          4,973        1,818,377  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          16,403        2,965,498  
             38,647,304  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 3.21%

 

Abbott Laboratories

          112,598        8,337,882  

ABIOMED Incorporated †

          2,880        958,118  

Align Technology Incorporated †

          4,691        1,078,414  

Baxter International Incorporated

          31,891        2,186,128  

Becton Dickinson & Company

          17,173        4,340,476  

Boston Scientific Corporation †

          88,761        3,343,627  

Danaher Corporation

          39,523        4,329,349  

Dentsply Sirona Incorporated

          14,271        539,158  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation †

          13,439        2,177,252  

Hologic Incorporated †

          17,466        775,665  

IDEXX Laboratories Incorporated †

          5,558        1,132,498  

Intuitive Surgical Incorporated †

          7,301        3,875,882  

Medtronic plc

          86,680        8,453,900  

ResMed Incorporated

          9,161        1,024,108  

Stryker Corporation

          19,923        3,495,690  

The Cooper Companies Incorporated

          3,154        879,430  

Varian Medical Systems Incorporated †

          5,876        725,040  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Incorporated

          13,060        1,528,281  
             49,180,898  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Health Care Providers & Services: 3.37%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

          10,276      $ 913,536  

Anthem Incorporated

          16,685        4,839,818  

Cardinal Health Incorporated

          19,822        1,086,840  

Centene Corporation †

          13,174        1,874,002  

CIGNA Corporation

          15,620        3,489,196  

CVS Health Corporation

          82,932        6,651,128  

DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated †

          8,141        537,794  

Express Scripts Holding Company †

          36,086        3,661,646  

HCA Holdings Incorporated

          17,324        2,494,483  

Henry Schein Incorporated †

          9,827        876,568  

Humana Incorporated

          8,842        2,913,174  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings †

          6,540        952,486  

McKesson Corporation

          12,822        1,596,339  

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

          8,772        776,936  

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

          61,775        17,381,014  

Universal Health Services Incorporated Class B

          5,525        762,395  

WellCare Health Plans Incorporated †

          3,208        817,655  
             51,625,010  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 0.08%

 

Cerner Corporation †

          21,117        1,222,885  
          

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.98%

 

Agilent Technologies Incorporated

          20,460        1,480,281  

Illumina Incorporated †

          9,435        3,184,313  

IQVIA Holdings Incorporated †

          10,402        1,300,978  

Mettler-Toledo International Incorporated †

          1,618        1,030,116  

PerkinElmer Incorporated

          7,107        618,735  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated

          25,853        6,451,616  

Waters Corporation †

          4,946        982,177  
             15,048,216  
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 5.05%

 

Allergan plc

          20,479        3,207,011  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

          104,739        5,599,347  

Eli Lilly & Company

          61,349        7,278,445  

Johnson & Johnson

          172,188        25,294,417  

Merck & Company Incorporated

          170,697        13,543,100  

Mylan NV †

          33,091        1,120,461  

Nektar Therapeutics †

          11,070        447,117  

Perrigo Company plc

          8,080        503,222  

Pfizer Incorporated

          376,249        17,393,991  

Zoetis Incorporated

          30,925        2,902,930  
             77,290,041  
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 9.14%

 

Aerospace & Defense: 2.45%

 

Arconic Incorporated

          27,588        592,590  

General Dynamics Corporation

          17,875        3,304,909  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

Harris Corporation

          7,542      $ 1,078,129  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated

          2,780        599,090  

L-3 Technologies Incorporated

          5,027        921,399  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

          15,902        4,777,438  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

          11,176        2,904,419  

Raytheon Company

          18,309        3,210,300  

Textron Incorporated

          15,944        895,096  

The Boeing Company

          34,293        11,891,441  

TransDigm Group Incorporated †

          3,108        1,124,070  

United Technologies Corporation

          51,994        6,334,935  
             37,633,816  
          

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics: 0.68%

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Incorporated

          8,892        820,998  

Expeditors International of Washington Incorporated

          11,189        851,371  

FedEx Corporation

          15,615        3,575,835  

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B

          44,504        5,130,866  
             10,379,070  
          

 

 

 
Airlines: 0.48%

 

Alaska Air Group Incorporated

          7,904        579,047  

American Airlines Group Incorporated

          26,306        1,056,449  

Delta Air Lines Incorporated

          40,378        2,451,348  

Southwest Airlines Company

          33,100        1,807,591  

United Continental Holdings Incorporated †

          14,697        1,421,200  
             7,315,635  
          

 

 

 
Building Products: 0.27%

 

A.O. Smith Corporation

          9,277        439,544  

Allegion plc

          6,098        558,516  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated

          9,141        400,376  

Johnson Controls International plc

          59,364        2,064,680  

Masco Corporation

          19,735        625,402  
             4,088,518  
          

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.36%

 

Cintas Corporation

          5,525        1,035,275  

Copart Incorporated †

          13,119        671,430  

Republic Services Incorporated

          13,991        1,082,064  

Rollins Incorporated

          6,301        400,492  

Waste Management Incorporated

          25,315        2,373,281  
             5,562,542  
          

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 0.08%

 

Fluor Corporation

          9,025        369,393  

Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated

          7,651        502,441  

Quanta Services Incorporated †

          9,551        335,240  
             1,207,074  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Electrical Equipment: 0.48%

 

AMETEK Incorporated

          14,884      $ 1,092,932  

Eaton Corporation plc

          27,811        2,139,778  

Emerson Electric Company

          40,337        2,723,554  

Rockwell Automation Incorporated

          7,905        1,378,158  
             7,334,422  
          

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates: 1.37%

 

3M Company

          37,651        7,828,396  

General Electric Company

          557,822        4,183,665  

Honeywell International Incorporated

          47,663        6,994,545  

Roper Industries Incorporated

          6,633        1,973,914  
             20,980,520  
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 1.50%

 

Caterpillar Incorporated

          38,146        5,175,268  

Cummins Incorporated

          9,643        1,456,672  

Deere & Company

          20,646        3,197,652  

Dover Corporation

          9,480        804,757  

Flowserve Corporation

          8,399        407,435  

Fortive Corporation

          19,741        1,501,698  

Illinois Tool Works Incorporated

          19,802        2,753,468  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

          15,745        1,629,922  

Paccar Incorporated

          22,499        1,399,888  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

          8,495        1,461,480  

Pentair plc

          10,357        442,244  

Snap-on Incorporated

          3,620        601,789  

Stanley Black & Decker Incorporated

          9,821        1,285,078  

Xylem Incorporated

          11,528        841,313  
             22,958,664  
          

 

 

 
Professional Services: 0.29%

 

Equifax Incorporated

          7,728        793,434  

IHS Markit Limited †

          22,896        1,221,960  

Nielsen Holdings plc

          22,864        621,215  

Robert Half International Incorporated

          7,859        485,922  

Verisk Analytics Incorporated †

          10,571        1,303,616  
             4,426,147  
          

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 1.01%

 

CSX Corporation

          52,365        3,803,270  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Incorporated

          5,614        597,105  

Kansas City Southern

          6,557        675,699  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

          17,973        3,068,710  

Union Pacific Corporation

          47,463        7,298,860  
             15,443,644  
          

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.17%

 

Fastenal Company

          18,417        1,091,391  

United Rentals Incorporated †

          5,311        622,077  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

W.W. Grainger Incorporated

          2,918      $ 916,369  
             2,629,837  
          

 

 

 

Information Technology: 19.55%

 

Communications Equipment: 1.14%

 

Arista Networks Incorporated †

          3,314        790,323  

Cisco Systems Incorporated

          293,403        14,045,202  

F5 Networks Incorporated †

          3,903        671,199  

Juniper Networks Incorporated

          22,130        635,352  

Motorola Solutions Incorporated

          10,415        1,366,969  
             17,509,045  
          

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.43%

 

Amphenol Corporation Class A

          19,278        1,695,307  

Corning Incorporated

          51,989        1,675,086  

FLIR Systems Incorporated

          8,859        406,274  

IPG Photonics Corporation †

          2,312        328,651  

Keysight Technologies Incorporated †

          12,030        743,695  

TE Connectivity Limited

          22,365        1,720,539  
             6,569,552  
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 4.62%

 

Accenture plc Class A

          41,125        6,765,885  

Akamai Technologies Incorporated †

          10,879        747,931  

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

          3,033        607,692  

Automatic Data Processing Incorporated

          28,118        4,145,156  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated

          7,466        790,425  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A

          37,241        2,652,676  

DXC Technology Company

          18,046        1,137,620  

Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated

          21,105        2,278,285  

Fiserv Incorporated †

          25,990        2,056,589  

FleetCor Technologies Incorporated †

          5,673        1,097,158  

Gartner Incorporated †

          5,829        892,945  

Global Payments Incorporated

          10,153        1,135,207  

International Business Machines Corporation

          58,584        7,280,234  

Jack Henry & Associates Incorporated

          4,954        692,074  

MasterCard Incorporated Class A

          58,554        11,773,453  

Paychex Incorporated

          20,547        1,453,906  

PayPal Holdings Incorporated †

          75,972        6,519,157  

Total System Services Incorporated

          10,772        941,150  

VeriSign Incorporated †

          6,886        1,074,629  

Visa Incorporated Class A

          114,032        16,159,475  

Western Union Company

          28,706        537,663  
             70,739,310  
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.55%

 

Advanced Micro Devices Incorporated †

          55,062        1,172,821  

Analog Devices Incorporated

          23,855        2,192,752  

Applied Materials Incorporated

          63,092        2,352,070  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)           

Broadcom Incorporated

          27,707      $ 6,577,919  

Intel Corporation

          295,949        14,593,245  

KLA-Tencor Corporation

          10,021        987,670  

Lam Research Corporation

          10,114        1,587,493  

Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated

          17,844        997,836  

Microchip Technology Incorporated «

          15,119        1,133,925  

Micron Technology Incorporated †

          74,440        2,870,406  

NVIDIA Corporation

          39,023        6,377,529  

Qorvo Incorporated †

          8,064        530,692  

QUALCOMM Incorporated

          77,801        4,532,686  

Skyworks Solutions Incorporated

          11,488        835,982  

Texas Instruments Incorporated

          62,399        6,230,540  

Xilinx Incorporated

          16,233        1,501,228  
             54,474,794  
          

 

 

 
Software: 5.93%

 

Adobe Systems Incorporated †

          31,428        7,884,971  

Ansys Incorporated †

          5,411        876,690  

Autodesk Incorporated †

          14,032        2,027,624  

Cadence Design Systems Incorporated †

          18,152        817,566  

Citrix Systems Incorporated

          8,272        901,400  

Fortinet Incorporated †

          9,227        681,322  

Intuit Incorporated

          16,602        3,561,627  

Microsoft Corporation

          492,171        54,576,842  

Oracle Corporation

          181,422        8,846,137  

Red Hat Incorporated †

          11,384        2,032,727  

Salesforce.com Incorporated †

          48,567        6,933,425  

Symantec Corporation

          39,892        882,012  

Synopsys Incorporated †

          9,537        876,832  
             90,899,175  
          

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 3.88%

 

Apple Incorporated

          294,500        52,591,810  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

          94,455        1,416,825  

HP Incorporated

          101,564        2,335,972  

NetApp Incorporated

          16,641        1,112,784  

Seagate Technology plc

          16,774        722,792  

Western Digital Corporation

          18,700        848,793  

Xerox Corporation

          13,306        358,198  
             59,387,174  
          

 

 

 

Materials: 2.55%

 

Chemicals: 1.92%

 

Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated

          14,074        2,264,084  

Albemarle Corporation «

          6,961        670,484  

CF Industries Holdings Incorporated

          14,985        632,217  

DowDuPont Incorporated

          148,095        8,567,296  

Eastman Chemical Company

          9,068        714,740  

Ecolab Incorporated

          16,318        2,618,876  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Chemicals (continued)           

FMC Corporation

          8,641      $ 714,956  

International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated

          6,496        920,028  

Linde plc

          35,347        5,621,940  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

          20,490        1,911,922  

PPG Industries Incorporated

          15,533        1,698,223  

The Mosaic Company

          22,761        819,396  

The Sherwin-Williams Company

          5,274        2,236,545  
             29,390,707  
          

 

 

 
Construction Materials: 0.11%

 

Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated

          4,044        771,150  

Vulcan Materials Company

          8,489        897,372  
             1,668,522  
          

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.30%

 

Avery Dennison Corporation

          5,611        540,900  

Ball Corporation

          22,073        1,084,005  

International Paper Company

          26,243        1,212,164  

Packaging Corporation of America

          6,065        593,278  

Sealed Air Corporation

          10,193        372,350  

WestRock Company

          16,374        771,379  
             4,574,076  
          

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.22%

 

Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated

          93,002        1,110,444  

Newmont Mining Corporation

          34,235        1,107,160  

Nucor Corporation

          20,304        1,226,565  
             3,444,169  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate: 2.83%

 

Equity REITs: 2.77%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Incorporated

          6,788        845,106  

American Tower Corporation

          28,294        4,654,080  

Apartment Investment & Management Company Class A

          10,099        475,562  

AvalonBay Communities Incorporated

          8,871        1,690,546  

Boston Properties Incorporated

          9,911        1,300,323  

Crown Castle International Corporation

          26,626        3,059,327  

Digital Realty Trust Incorporated

          13,228        1,521,749  

Duke Realty Corporation

          22,931        652,616  

Equinix Incorporated

          5,103        1,966,084  

Equity Residential Company Limited

          23,638        1,684,208  

Essex Property Trust Incorporated

          4,239        1,112,780  

Extra Space Storage Incorporated

          8,119        779,262  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

          4,717        623,069  

HCP Incorporated

          30,155        882,335  

Host Hotels & Resorts Incorporated

          47,603        904,457  

Iron Mountain Incorporated

          18,366        623,893  

Kimco Realty Corporation

          27,046        442,202  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Incorporated

          7,305        756,506  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Equity REITs (continued)           

Prologis Incorporated

          40,405      $ 2,720,873  

Public Storage Incorporated

          9,618        2,051,135  

Realty Income Corporation

          18,616        1,193,099  

Regency Centers Corporation

          10,875        692,303  

SBA Communications Corporation †

          7,371        1,259,041  

Simon Property Group Incorporated

          19,846        3,685,204  

SL Green Realty Corporation

          5,556        535,710  

The Macerich Company

          6,790        341,469  

UDR Incorporated

          17,180        732,212  

Ventas Incorporated

          22,877        1,452,461  

Vornado Realty Trust

          11,111        799,548  

Welltower Incorporated

          23,878        1,727,096  

Weyerhaeuser Company

          48,630        1,284,318  
             42,448,574  
          

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.06%

 

CBRE Group Incorporated Class A †

          20,283        885,961  
          

 

 

 

Utilities: 3.06%

 

Electric Utilities: 1.90%

 

Alliant Energy Corporation

          15,004        681,032  

American Electric Power Company Incorporated

          31,638        2,459,538  

Duke Energy Corporation

          45,721        4,049,509  

Edison International

          20,912        1,156,852  

Entergy Corporation

          11,608        1,010,592  

Evergy Incorporated

 

     17,438        1,035,294  

Eversource Energy

 

     20,339        1,389,967  

Exelon Corporation

 

     61,995        2,875,948  

FirstEnergy Corporation

 

     31,185        1,179,729  

NextEra Energy Incorporated

 

     30,269        5,500,180  

PG&E Corporation †

 

     33,192        875,605  

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

 

     7,187        642,230  

PPL Corporation

 

     44,901        1,373,522  

The Southern Company

 

     65,091        3,080,757  

Xcel Energy Incorporated

 

     32,675        1,713,804  
             29,024,559  
          

 

 

 
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.09%

 

AES Corporation

 

     42,469        657,845  

NRG Energy Incorporated

 

     19,475        748,424  
             1,406,269  
          

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities: 1.00%

 

Ameren Corporation

 

     15,663        1,074,795  

CenterPoint Energy Incorporated

 

     31,585        884,696  

CMS Energy Corporation

 

     18,181        947,048  

Consolidated Edison Incorporated

 

     19,968        1,604,429  

Dominion Energy Incorporated

 

     41,961        3,126,095  

DTE Energy Company

 

     11,667        1,397,007  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Index Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  
Multi-Utilities (continued)          

NiSource Incorporated

 

     23,301      $ 615,612  

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

 

     32,433        1,813,005  

SCANA Corporation

 

     9,154        427,126  

Sempra Energy

 

     17,551        2,022,226  

WEC Energy Group Incorporated

 

     20,252        1,467,865  
            15,379,904  
         

 

 

 
Water Utilities: 0.07%

 

American Water Works Company Incorporated

 

     11,585        1,105,320  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $505,943,754)

 

        1,495,119,427  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Short-Term Investments: 2.53%          
Investment Companies: 2.39%          

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38        3,737,121        3,737,495  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13          32,948,855        32,948,855  
            36,686,350  
         

 

 

 
          Maturity date      Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.14%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.61       12-13-2018      $     2,140,000        2,138,720  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $38,824,866)

            38,825,070  
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $544,768,620)     100.12        1,533,944,497  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.12        (1,845,625
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,532,098,872  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

contracts

    

Expiration

date

    

Notional

cost

    

Notional

value

    

Unrealized

gains

    

Unrealized

losses

 

Long

                 

S&P 500 Index

     52        12-20-2018      $ 36,372,075      $ 35,857,900      $ 0      $ (514,175

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager.. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

   

Shares,

beginning of

period

   

Shares

purchased

   

Shares

sold

   

Shares,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses)

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses)

   

Income

from

affiliated

securities

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Common Stocks

                 

Financials

                 

Banks

                 

Wells Fargo & Company

    308,208       890       30,894       278,204     $ 830,021     $ (720,382   $ 245,725     $ 15,100,913       0.99

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    6,535,529       31,725,054       34,523,462       3,737,121       47       (115     11,011       3,737,495    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    17,497,109       173,688,226       158,236,480       32,948,855       0       0       306,486       32,948,855    
                  36,686,350       2.39  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 830,068     $ (720,497   $ 563,222     $ 51,787,263       3.38
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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36   Wells Fargo Index Portfolio   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $3,654,221 of securities loaned), at value (cost $501,300,603)

  $ 1,482,157,234  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $43,468,017)

    51,787,263  

Receivable for dividends

    3,792,038  

Receivable for investments sold

    759,747  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures

    261,080  

Receivable for securities lending income

    1,081  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    187,948  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,538,946,391  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    3,735,462  

Payable for investments purchased

    2,847,037  

Advisory fee payable

    121,668  

Due to custodian bank

    87,385  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    55,967  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,847,519  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,532,098,872  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Index Portfolio     37  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign dividend withholding taxes of $153)

  $ 16,021,489  

Income from affiliated securities

    563,222  

Interest

    23,827  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    16,608,538  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    743,792  

Custody and accounting fees

    60,044  

Professional fees

    30,693  

Shareholder report expenses

    3,600  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,825  

Other fees and expenses

    15,734  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    865,688  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    15,742,850  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    118,178,593  

Affiliated securities

    830,068  

Futures contracts

    803,960  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    119,812,621  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (83,919,810

Affiliated securities

    (720,497

Futures contracts

    (981,535
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (85,621,842
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    34,190,779  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 49,933,629  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo Index Portfolio   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

  $ 15,742,850        $ 34,477,982  

Net realized gains on investments

    119,812,621          356,446,608  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (85,621,842        (130,957,468
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    49,933,629          259,967,123  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

      

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    3,401,559          15,647,891  

Withdrawals

    (175,204,231        (637,181,697
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (171,802,672        (621,533,806
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

    (121,869,043        (361,566,683
 

 

 

 

Net assets

      

Beginning of period

    1,653,967,915          2,015,534,598  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,532,098,872        $ 1,653,967,915  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Six months ended

November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return¹

    2.95     14.27     17.36     1.62     11.69     20.33

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.11     0.10     0.10     0.11     0.11     0.10

Net expenses

    0.11     0.10     0.10     0.10     0.11     0.10

Net investment income

    1.91     1.84     2.03     2.12     1.96     1.99

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    2     3     9     4     4     5

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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40   Wells Fargo Index Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management


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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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.

Futures contracts

The Portfolio is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Portfolio since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Portfolio is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Portfolio fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Portfolio’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily.To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $544,019,950 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 1,007,430,653  

Gross unrealized losses

     (18,020,281

Net unrealized gains

   $ 989,410,372  


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3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

    

Quoted prices

(Level 1)

     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Communication services

   $ 147,688,429      $ 0      $ 0      $ 147,688,429  

Consumer discretionary

     147,389,283        0        0        147,389,283  

Consumer staples

     110,806,975        0        0        110,806,975  

Energy

     82,437,353        0        0        82,437,353  

Financials

     204,916,033        0        0        204,916,033  

Health care

     233,014,354        0        0        233,014,354  

Industrials

     139,959,889        0        0        139,959,889  

Information technology

     299,579,050        0        0        299,579,050  

Materials

     39,077,474        0        0        39,077,474  

Real estate

     43,334,535        0        0        43,334,535  

Utilities

     46,916,052        0        0        46,916,052  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     32,948,855        3,737,495        0        36,686,350  

U.S. Treasury securities

     2,138,720        0        0        2,138,720  

Total assets

   $ 1,530,207,002      $ 3,737,495      $ 0      $ 1,533,944,497  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 514,175      $ 0      $ 0      $ 514,175  

Total liabilities

   $ 514,175      $ 0      $ 0      $ 514,175  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts, the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.


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4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.10% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For six month ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.09% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.02% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $36,682,684 and $181,837,933, respectively.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the Portfolio entered into futures contracts to gain market exposure. The Portfolio had an average notional amount of $38,705,971 in long futures contracts during the six months ended November 30, 2018.

The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.

7. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation
Judith M. Johnson3
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A
James G. Polisson
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A
Pamela Wheelock
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. N/A Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
Andrew Owen
(Born 1960)
  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
Alexander Kymn
(Born 1973)
  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    
Michael H. Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

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Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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48   Wells Fargo Index Fund   Appendix A (unaudited)

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo International Value Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo International Value Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    31  

Statement of operations

    32  

Statement of changes in net assets

    33  

Financial highlights

    34  
Notes to financial statements     35  

Other information

    39  

Appendix A

    43  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo International Value Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo International Value Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

LSV Asset Management

Portfolio managers

Josef Lakonishok, Ph.D.

Puneet Mansharamani, CFA®

Menno Vermeulen, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (WFFAX)   10-31-2003     (15.03     (0.33     6.08       (9.84     0.86       6.72       1.35       1.35  
Class C (WFVCX)   4-8-2005     (11.48     0.11       5.90       (10.48     0.11       5.90       2.10       2.10  
Class R6 (WFRVX)   7-31-2018                       (9.52     1.25       7.14       0.92       0.90  
Administrator Class (WFVDX)   4-8-2005                       (9.79     0.96       6.87       1.27       1.25  
Institutional Class (WFVIX)   8-31-2006                       (9.58     1.23       7.13       1.02       1.00  
MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net)5                         (9.02     0.66       6.61              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to smaller company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Roche Holding AG

     2.27  

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B

     2.14  

Sanofi SA

     1.92  

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     1.78  

Total SA

     1.63  

Orange SA

     1.29  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation

     1.19  

BP plc

     1.19  

KDDI Corporation

     1.14  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     1.03  
Sector distribution as of November 30, 20187
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Country allocation as of November 30, 20187
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The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Historical performance shown for the Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Class R6 expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired money market fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the underlying master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the underlying affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Value Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of value securities within developed equity markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net) consists of the following 21 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the composition of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 910.08      $ 6.32        1.32

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.45      $ 6.68        1.32

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 906.82      $ 9.89        2.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.69      $ 10.45        2.07

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 912.14      $ 4.12        0.86

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.76      $ 4.36        0.86

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 910.53      $ 5.94        1.24

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.85      $ 6.28        1.24

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 911.50      $ 4.74        0.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.10      $ 5.01        0.99

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 99.62%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 99.62%           

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

           $ 860,731,443  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $887,284,289)

             860,731,443        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $887,284,289)     99.62        860,731,443  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.38          3,276,714  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 864,008,157  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:    

 

    % of
ownership,
beginning of
period
    % of
ownership,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

    95     77   $ (779,078   $ (89,484,820   $ 13,834,503     $ 545,811     $ 860,731,443       99.62

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $887,284,289)

  $ 860,731,443  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    4,558,433  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    350,557  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    865,640,433  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,559,237  

Management fee payable

    37,563  

Administration fees payable

    32,217  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,548  

Distribution fee payable

    711  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,632,276  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 864,008,157  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 879,576,273  

Total distributable loss

    (15,568,116
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 864,008,157  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 58,269,098  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    4,083,184  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $14.27  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $15.14  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 1,057,401  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    76,538  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $13.82  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 22,864  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    1,619  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $14.12  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 3,725,413  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    259,589  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $14.35  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 800,933,381  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    56,750,902  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $14.11  

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,387,837)

  $ 13,834,503  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    545,811  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (3,510,713
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    10,869,601  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    221,531  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    52,937  

Class C

    1,204  

Class R6

    2 1  

Administrator Class

    2,996  

Institutional Class

    539,459  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    63,021  

Class C

    1,433  

Administrator Class

    5,762  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    4,300  

Custody and accounting fees

    8,142  

Professional fees

    17,113  

Registration fees

    26,971  

Shareholder report expenses

    16,885  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,090  

Other fees and expenses

    5,187  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    978,033  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (5,533
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    972,500  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    9,897,101  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (779,078

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (89,484,820
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (90,263,898
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (80,366,797
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
    

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 9,897,101       $ 19,745,024  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (779,078       14,310,484  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (89,484,820       21,273,653  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (80,366,797       55,329,161  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (53,028

Class C

      0         (19,938

Administrator Class

      0         (104,265

Institutional Class

      0         (22,325,915
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (22,503,146
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,376,271       35,309,929       2,633,442       42,441,930  

Class C

    11,758       176,464       31,890       496,381  

Class R6

    1,619 2       25,000 2       N/A       N/A  

Administrator Class

    19,508       290,258       150,614       2,424,464  

Institutional Class

    8,930,766       132,814,828       18,051,179       284,422,225  
 

 

 

 
      168,616,479         329,785,000  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       3,299       52,993  

Class C

    0       0       1,271       19,890  

Administrator Class

    0       0       6,369       102,738  

Institutional Class

    0       0       1,408,571       22,297,672  
 

 

 

 
      0         22,473,293  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (760,130     (11,198,328     (342,547     (5,580,817

Class C

    (9,734     (141,985     (15,622     (244,651

Administrator Class

    (138,157     (2,124,890     (138,280     (2,200,897

Institutional Class

    (5,495,962     (81,797,283     (14,341,542     (228,026,971
 

 

 

 
      (95,262,486       (236,053,336
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      73,353,993         116,204,957  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (7,012,804       149,030,972  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      871,020,961         721,989,989  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 864,008,157       $ 871,020,961  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $9,444,288. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.68       $14.88       $12.83       $14.85       $15.45       $13.40  

Net investment income

    0.15 1       0.72 1       0.09 1       0.26       0.26 1       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.56     0.35       2.26       (2.08     (0.53     1.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.41     1.07       2.35       (1.82     (0.27     2.33  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.27     (0.30     (0.20     (0.33     (0.28

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.27       $15.68       $14.88       $12.83       $14.85       $15.45  

Total return2

    (8.99 )%      7.12     18.65     (12.31 )%      (1.55 )%      17.48

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.32     1.34     1.39     1.46     1.50     1.51

Net expenses3

    1.32     1.34     1.35     1.39     1.49     1.50

Net investment income3

    1.91     4.48     0.69     1.98     1.80     2.45

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    6     15     41     14     18     11

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $58,269       $38,677       $2,571       $4,981       $5,768       $6,725  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.79

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.85

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.91

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.24       $14.60       $12.56       $14.54       $15.16       $13.18  

Net investment income

    0.04       0.21       0.23       0.17       0.13       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.46     0.73       1.97       (2.05     (0.51     2.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.42     0.94       2.20       (1.88     (0.38     2.19  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.30     (0.16     (0.10     (0.24     (0.21

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.82       $15.24       $14.60       $12.56       $14.54       $15.16  

Total return1

    (9.32 )%      6.36     17.69     (12.95 )%      (2.37 )%      16.64

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    2.07     2.10     2.16     2.21     2.25     2.26

Net expenses2

    2.07     2.10     2.10     2.14     2.24     2.25

Net investment income2

    1.17     1.40     1.57     1.25     1.07     1.88

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    6     15     41     14     18     11

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,057       $1,135       $832       $783       $920       $920  

 

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.79

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.82

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.87

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.91

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

   

Period ended
November 30, 20181

(unaudited)

 
CLASS R6

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.44  

Net investment income

    0.13 2  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.45
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.32

Distributions to shareholders from

 

Net investment income

    0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.12  

Total return3

    (8.55 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses4

    0.87

Net expenses4

    0.86

Net investment income4

    2.63

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate5

    6

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $23  

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in the amount of 0.78%.

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.76       $15.04       $12.91       $14.73       $15.35       $13.31  

Net investment income

    0.15 1       0.37 1       0.33 1       0.14 1       0.28       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.56     0.73       2.05       (1.96     (0.52     1.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.41     1.10       2.38       (1.82     (0.24     2.36  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.38     (0.25     0.00       (0.38     (0.32

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.35       $15.76       $15.04       $12.91       $14.73       $15.35  

Total return2

    (8.95 )%      7.25     18.66     (12.36 )%      (1.35 )%      17.81

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.24     1.27     1.33     1.36     1.34     1.34

Net expenses3

    1.24     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25

Net investment income3

    1.97     2.30     2.46     0.99     2.12     2.76

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    6     15     41     14     18     11

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $3,725       $5,961       $5,407       $11,873       $487,582       $459,415  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.79

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.82

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.87

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.91

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     17  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.48       $14.80       $12.73       $14.75       $15.38       $13.34  

Net investment income

    0.17 1       0.41       0.39       0.36       0.29       0.41  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.54     0.71       1.99       (2.12     (0.51     1.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.37     1.12       2.38       (1.76     (0.22     2.39  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.44     (0.31     (0.26     (0.41     (0.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.11       $15.48       $14.80       $12.73       $14.75       $15.38  

Total return2

    (8.85 )%      7.51     19.04     (11.98 )%      (1.19 )%      18.07

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.99     1.02     1.07     1.13     1.07     1.08

Net expenses3

    0.99     1.00     1.00     1.01     1.05     1.05

Net investment income3

    2.26     2.43     2.95     2.81     2.42     2.91

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    6     15     41     14     18     11

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $800,933       $825,247       $713,180       $456,239       $3,793       $2,359  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.79

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.82

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.86

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.91

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.91

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo International Value Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 77% of Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     19  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $887,284,289 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 0  

Gross unrealized losses

     (26,552,846

Net unrealized losses

   $ (26,552,846

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affilated Master Portfolio    Investment objective   

Value of

affiliated Master

Portfolio

 

Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation      $860,731,443  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13  


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20   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Class R6 shares, 1.25% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.00% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $218 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of each applicable Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $300,265,180 and $54,850,096, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
 

Class A

   $ 53,028  

Class C

     19,938  

Administrator Class

     104,265  

Institutional Class

     22,325,915  


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Fund     21  

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. Through its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio which may invest a substantial portion of its assets in any sector, the Fund may in turn be more affected by changes in that sector than a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 27, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 26, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 28, 2018 were as follows:

 

    

Net investment

income

 

Class A

     $0.32558  

Class C

     0.18817  

Class R6

     0.36845  

Administrator Class

     0.30162  

Institutional Class

     0.35227  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 95.48%

          
Australia: 4.82%           

Asaleo Care Limited (Consumer Staples, Personal Products)

          1,262,800      $ 604,540  

Automotive Holdings Group Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

          410,016        488,480  

Bendigo Bank Limited (Financials, Banks)

          272,500        2,127,139  

BlueScope Steel Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          266,242        2,185,317  

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (Consumer Staples, Beverages)

          960,600        6,066,167  

CSR Limited (Materials, Construction Materials)

          897,866        1,968,751  

Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          927,200        2,710,762  

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) «

          1,226,186        2,832,054  

Lendlease Corporation Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development)

          407,700        3,772,528  

Macquarie Group Limited (Financials, Capital Markets)

          67,700        5,661,723  

Metcash Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          1,164,200        2,357,032  

Mineral Resources Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          300,500        3,349,441  

Mirvac Group (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          2,065,070        3,305,498  

Myer Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) Ǡ

          1,702,400        566,149  

Qantas Airways Limited (Industrials, Airlines)

          1,142,785        4,978,160  

Retail Food Group Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Food Products) Ǡ

          269,500        73,867  

Rio Tinto Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          134,687        7,213,884  

South32 Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          1,583,900        3,588,785  
             53,850,277  
          

 

 

 
Austria: 0.91%           

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

          89,986        4,545,581  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Financials, Banks)

          111,330        3,281,996  

Voestalpine AG (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          69,168        2,298,255  
             10,125,832  
          

 

 

 
Belgium: 0.66%           

Bpost SA (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics)

          68,200        880,957  

UCB SA (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          77,200        6,488,438  
             7,369,395  
          

 

 

 
Brazil: 0.83%           

Banco de Brasil SA (Financials, Banks)

          268,900        3,103,441  

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

          282,500        3,742,559  

JBS SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          805,600        2,452,007  
             9,298,007  
          

 

 

 
Canada: 1.13%           

George Weston Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          14,998        1,084,453  

Loblaw Companies Limited (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          111,100        5,124,991  

Magna International Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) «

          90,400        4,511,665  

WestJet Airlines Limited (Industrials, Airlines)

          120,000        1,861,438  
             12,582,547  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
China: 3.40%           

Agile Property Holdings Limited (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development)

          1,900,000      $ 2,578,988  

China Communications Services Corporation Limited H Shares (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          2,836,000        2,366,958  

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

          6,634,000        5,638,561  

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

          3,201,500        4,100,081  

China Resources Cement Holdings Limited (Materials, Construction Materials)

          4,106,000        4,009,438  

China Telecom Corporation Limited H Shares (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          10,590,000        5,698,351  

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          3,154,000        3,043,546  

PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited H Shares (Financials, Insurance)

          4,298,000        4,411,163  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Limited H Shares (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

          1,061,600        2,618,722  

Shenzhen International Holdings Limited H Shares (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure)

          1,777,300        3,566,412  
             38,032,220  
          

 

 

 
Denmark: 0.69%           

Danske Bank AS (Financials, Banks)

          150,300        2,995,763  

DFDS AS (Industrials, Marine)

          59,227        2,224,455  

Sydbank AS (Financials, Banks)

          102,782        2,535,075  
             7,755,293  
          

 

 

 
Finland: 0.45%           

Outokumpu Oyj (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          447,093        1,859,610  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Materials, Paper & Forest Products)

          118,000        3,143,322  
             5,002,932  
          

 

 

 
France: 9.66%           

Air France-KLM (Industrials, Airlines) †

          288,100        3,320,289  

Arkema SA (Materials, Chemicals)

          42,992        4,078,651  

AXA SA (Financials, Insurance)

          233,600        5,689,827  

BNP Paribas SA (Financials, Banks)

          123,579        6,208,232  

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (Industrials, Building Products)

          152,637        5,656,621  

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

          32,700        3,421,359  

Credit Agricole SA (Financials, Banks)

          219,328        2,723,368  

Engie SA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          171,900        2,417,032  

Natixis SA (Financials, Capital Markets)

          1,548,200        8,553,262  

Neopost SA (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

          66,600        1,844,232  

Orange SA (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) «

          844,700        14,497,282  

Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          55,900        3,926,797  

Sanofi SA (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          238,389        21,539,142  

SCOR SE (Financials, Insurance)

          70,800        3,401,680  

Societe Generale SA (Financials, Banks)

          63,400        2,329,822  

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

          329,000        18,312,044  
             107,919,640  
          

 

 

 
Germany: 7.37%           

Allianz AG (Financials, Insurance)

          44,428        9,380,381  

Aurubis AG (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          43,296        2,356,661  

BASF SE (Materials, Chemicals)

          130,090        9,480,087  

Bayer AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          11,900        870,021  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          91,500        7,480,030  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Germany (continued)           

Covestro AG (Materials, Chemicals) 144A

          132,837      $ 7,648,571  

Daimler AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          106,990        6,019,228  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Industrials, Airlines)

          223,600        5,442,459  

Deutsche Post AG (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics)

          85,100        2,709,129  

Gerresheimer AG (Health Care, Life Sciences Tools & Services)

          32,790        2,334,947  

Kloeckner & Company SE (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

          344,100        2,767,793  

Leoni AG (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) «

          72,900        2,328,174  

Metro AG (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) «

          269,900        4,141,783  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs Gesellschaft AG (Financials, Insurance)

          28,119        6,108,854  

Siemens AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          34,200        3,964,706  

Siltronic AG (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

          27,422        2,477,347  

Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          41,837        6,910,361  
             82,420,532  
          

 

 

 
Hong Kong: 2.97%           

China Water Affairs Group Limited (Utilities, Water Utilities)

          1,965,000        2,210,123  

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

          3,948,000        3,759,279  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited (Materials, Paper & Forest Products)

          3,155,000        2,859,017  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited (Materials, Paper & Forest Products)

          3,216,000        3,259,571  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Limited (Industrials, Machinery)

          3,571,500        5,861,204  

Skyworth Digital Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          8,404,000        2,062,331  

WH Group Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products) 144A

          5,899,000        4,305,124  

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

          379,000        2,174,987  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          2,816,000        3,026,912  

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

          1,257,000        3,655,004  
             33,173,552  
          

 

 

 
India: 0.29%           

Tech Mahindra Limited (Information Technology, IT Services)

          321,500        3,256,517  
          

 

 

 
Ireland: 0.59%           

C&C Group plc (Consumer Staples, Beverages)

          240,000        828,697  

Grafton Group plc (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

          248,800        2,244,598  

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

          130,200        3,514,003  
             6,587,298  
          

 

 

 
Israel: 0.46%           

Bank Hapoalim Limited (Financials, Banks) (a)

          320,800        2,203,869  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) (a)

          136,844        2,942,894  
             5,146,763  
          

 

 

 
Italy: 2.19%           

A2A SpA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          2,121,107        3,568,340  

Enel SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          1,706,600        9,254,483  

Leonardo SpA (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense)

          342,737        3,378,038  

Mediobanca SpA (Financials, Banks)

          371,363        3,281,800  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Financials, Insurance) «

          2,160,500        5,028,776  
             24,511,437  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Japan: 22.11%           

Adeka Corporation (Materials, Chemicals)

          203,500      $ 3,225,094  

Aisin Seiki Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          119,800        4,738,598  

Aozora Bank Limited (Financials, Banks)

          64,900        2,132,555  

Asahi Glass Company Limited (Industrials, Building Products)

          121,800        4,136,361  

Brother Industries Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

          200,800        3,355,659  

Central Glass Company Limited (Industrials, Building Products)

          88,800        2,188,807  

Credit Saison Company Limited (Financials, Consumer Finance)

          329,900        4,234,368  

DCM Holdings Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

          243,900        2,419,340  

Denka Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals)

          99,700        3,214,571  

DIC Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals)

          124,900        3,966,564  

Dowa Mining Company Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          56,900        1,874,695  

Eizo Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

          63,300        2,648,769  

Fujikura Limited (Industrials, Electrical Equipment)

          435,200        1,890,090  

Geo Holdings Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

          133,700        2,250,810  

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

          165,800        4,802,453  

Isuzu Motors Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          263,900        3,756,881  

Itochu Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

          356,200        6,326,029  

Japan Airlines Company Limited (Industrials, Airlines)

          108,600        3,916,737  

JFE Holdings Incorporated (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          263,600        4,647,803  

JTEKT Corporation (Industrials, Machinery)

          322,100        4,097,365  

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

          754,900        4,564,048  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          44,700        2,287,865  

KDDI Corporation (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

          544,200        12,771,429  

Keihin Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          180,400        3,121,223  

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

          148,000        2,907,457  

Makino Milling Machine Company Limited (Industrials, Machinery)

          79,400        3,221,046  

Marubeni Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

          812,100        6,063,117  

Mazda Motor Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          283,200        3,018,738  

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Industrials, Electrical Equipment)

          431,500        5,694,287  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals)

          195,500        3,210,254  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          921,500        5,069,610  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

          699,300        3,813,300  

Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated (Materials, Chemicals)

          177,100        4,494,781  

Mixi Incorporated (Communication Services, Interactive Media & Services)

          54,400        1,282,424  

Mizuho Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          3,425,200        5,681,762  

Morinaga Milk Industry Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          134,500        3,939,678  

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

          324,200        13,366,128  

Nissan Motor Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          587,500        5,146,027  

Nisshinbo Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          226,100        2,057,537  

Nomura Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

          1,144,100        5,154,321  

NTN Corporation (Industrials, Machinery)

          1,133,600        3,804,798  

NTT DOCOMO Incorporated (Communication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

          98,600        2,283,135  

ORIX Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

          469,600        7,609,824  

Resona Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          1,348,600        7,150,794  

Ryobi Limited (Industrials, Machinery)

          117,400        3,200,925  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          42,000        2,219,971  

SCREEN Holdings Company Limited (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

          50,100        2,506,876  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          145,400        2,253,082  

Sojitz Corporation (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

          1,855,500        6,571,035  

Sompo Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Insurance)

          25,100        969,815  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Japan (continued)           

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited (Industrials, Machinery)

          140,900      $ 4,673,290  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          173,200        6,382,378  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Company (Materials, Construction Materials)

          34,900        1,567,987  

Teijin Limited (Materials, Chemicals)

          279,600        4,827,697  

The Keiyo Bank Limited (Financials, Banks)

          224,300        1,580,760  

The Yokohama Rubber Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          172,900        3,618,997  

Toho Holdings Company Limited (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

          63,000        1,673,303  

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

          21,000        2,936,837  

Toyo Ink SC Holding Company Limited (Materials, Chemicals)

          75,000        1,854,601  

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

          165,400        2,612,538  

Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          180,900        2,787,245  

UBE Industries Limited (Materials, Chemicals)

          149,300        3,402,538  

ULVAC Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

          107,300        3,941,691  
             247,118,698  
          

 

 

 
Liechtenstein: 0.09%           

VP Bank AG (Financials, Capital Markets)

          6,558        1,025,334  
          

 

 

 
Malaysia: 0.32%           

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          1,062,400        3,615,384  
          

 

 

 
Netherlands: 2.98%           

ABN AMRO Group NV (Financials, Banks) 144A

          233,218        5,945,869  

Aegon NV (Financials, Insurance)

          566,623        3,154,128  

ASR Nederland NV (Financials, Insurance)

          83,831        3,615,884  

ING Groep NV (Financials, Banks)

          282,500        3,416,939  

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

          437,386        11,242,717  

Philips Lighting NV (Industrials, Electrical Equipment) 144A

          97,200        2,584,843  

RHI Magnesita NV (Materials, Construction Materials) «

          64,721        2,986,512  

X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          14,352        365,976  
             33,312,868  
          

 

 

 
Norway: 1.41%           

Den Norske Bank ASA (Financials, Banks)

          221,600        3,802,975  

Grieg Seafood ASA (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          336,787        4,427,876  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          558,599        4,752,236  

Marine Harvest ASA (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          117,900        2,758,593  
             15,741,680  
          

 

 

 
Poland: 0.12%           

Asseco Poland SA (Information Technology, Software)

          101,400        1,284,953  
          

 

 

 
Russia: 1.30%           

Gazprom PAO ADR (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          781,547        3,720,164  

Gazprom Neft ADR - London Exchange (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          136,114        3,722,718  

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

          886        24,201  

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

          46,800        3,425,760  

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

          50,101        3,682,424  
             14,575,267  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Singapore: 0.60%           

DBS Group Holdings Limited (Financials, Banks)

          185,700      $ 3,300,070  

United Overseas Bank Limited (Financials, Banks)

          184,100        3,374,965  
             6,675,035  
          

 

 

 
South Africa: 0.31%           

Absa Group Limited (Financials, Banks)

          274,900        3,054,720  

Petra Diamonds Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining) «†

          842,600        452,450  
             3,507,170  
          

 

 

 
South Korea: 2.56%           

BNK Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          440,300        3,012,713  

E-MART Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          8,500        1,478,657  

Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials, Banks)

          264,500        3,492,216  

JB Financial Group Company Limited (Financials, Banks)

          25,418        129,250  

KB Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          79,300        3,339,096  

KT&G Corporation (Consumer Staples, Tobacco)

          38,400        3,562,692  

LG Uplus Corporation (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          351,800        5,554,985  

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

          17,400        4,493,778  

Woori Bank (Financials, Banks)

          254,400        3,551,773  
             28,615,160  
          

 

 

 
Spain: 1.93%           

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (Financials, Banks)

          731,000        3,463,361  

Distribuidora Internacional SA (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) «

          483,500        362,250  

Iberdrola SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          543,200        4,052,566  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Industrials, Airlines)

          548,044        4,368,849  

Repsol YPF SA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          542,137        9,359,740  
             21,606,766  
          

 

 

 
Sweden: 1.94%           

Boliden AB (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          102,400        2,293,515  

Electrolux AB Class B (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          162,100        3,682,290  

Nordea Bank AB (Financials, Banks)

          365,491        3,243,536  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A (Financials, Banks)

          272,700        2,839,736  

Volvo AB Class B (Industrials, Machinery)

          689,107        9,583,073  
             21,642,150  
          

 

 

 
Switzerland: 6.63%           

Baloise Holding AG (Financials, Insurance)

          39,946        5,869,649  

Credit Suisse Group AG (Financials, Capital Markets)

          168,600        1,987,997  

Helvetia Holding AG (Financials, Insurance)

          6,293        3,892,772  

Roche Holding AG (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          98,077        25,435,915  

Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials, Insurance)

          29,400        11,532,816  

Swiss Reinsurance AG (Financials, Insurance)

          91,400        8,349,096  

UBS Group AG (Financials, Capital Markets)

          424,002        5,727,348  

Valiant Holding AG (Financials, Banks)

          22,700        2,508,463  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials, Insurance)

          27,970        8,776,933  
             74,080,989  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Taiwan: 0.68%           

Catcher Technology Company Limited (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

          328,000      $ 2,816,616  

Pegatron Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

          1,035,000        1,757,398  

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

          1,283,000        3,011,571  
             7,585,585  
          

 

 

 
Thailand: 0.98%           

Bangchak Corporation PCL (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          2,367,100        2,429,179  

Krung Thai Bank PCL ADR (Financials, Banks)

          5,181,900        3,182,801  

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

          1,286,500        2,972,984  

Thanachart Capital PCL (Financials, Banks)

          1,481,500        2,387,518  
             10,972,482  
          

 

 

 
Turkey: 0.52%           

Koç Holding AS (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          1,184,300        3,493,390  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure)

          522,900        2,350,743  
             5,844,133  
          

 

 

 
United Kingdom: 14.58%           

3i Group plc (Financials, Capital Markets)

          456,100        4,844,764  

Anglo American plc (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          267,586        5,340,297  

Aviva plc (Financials, Insurance)

          704,391        3,653,113  

BAE Systems plc (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense)

          1,220,400        7,640,184  

Barclays plc (Financials, Banks)

          715,000        1,483,982  

Barratt Developments plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          480,975        2,832,744  

Bellway plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          80,100        2,594,555  

Bovis Homes Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          244,800        2,680,783  

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

          2,015,036        13,351,836  

BT Group plc (Communication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          1,099,700        3,671,389  

Centrica plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          898,500        1,577,119  

Chemring Group plc (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense)

          294,466        628,875  

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          345,400        1,506,112  

Debenhams plc (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail) «

          1,238,200        103,660  

Firstgroup plc (Industrials, Road & Rail) †

          952,400        1,082,528  

GlaxoSmithKline plc (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

          965,207        19,944,311  

Highland Gold Mining Limited (Materials, Metals & Mining)

          1,280,734        2,426,748  

Imperial Tobacco Group plc (Consumer Staples, Tobacco)

          202,991        6,233,740  

Inchcape plc (Consumer Discretionary, Distributors)

          423,425        3,137,481  

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

          1,270,500        4,937,753  

Kingfisher plc (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

          1,323,253        4,215,390  

Legal & General Group plc (Financials, Insurance)

          2,314,194        7,221,766  

Lloyds Banking Group plc (Financials, Banks)

          8,916,700        6,290,064  

Marks & Spencer Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail)

          705,000        2,629,461  

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

          893,000        1,160,664  

Mitchells & Butlers plc (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

          367,200        1,286,738  

Paragon Group of Companies plc (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

          501,100        2,683,090  

Petrofac Limited (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

          522,047        3,384,633  

Premier Foods plc (Consumer Staples, Food Products) †

          73,926        33,677  

QinetiQ Group plc (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense)

          773,800        2,927,479  

Quilter plc (Financials, Capital Markets) 144A

          687,346        1,016,863  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                Shares      Value  
United Kingdom (continued)          

Redrow plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

         441,068      $ 2,637,050  

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

         786,300        24,001,550  

Royal Mail plc (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics)

         539,626        2,199,005  

SSE plc (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

         259,800        3,626,656  

Tate & Lyle plc (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

         497,300        4,549,857  

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

         75,800        3,115,935  

The Restaurant Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

         138,516        254,166  
            162,906,018  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,114,472,456)

            1,067,141,914  
         

 

 

 
    Dividend yield                      
Preferred Stocks: 1.52%          
Brazil: 1.52%          

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA (Financials, Banks)

    1.53        957,800        5,406,975  

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

    4.30          2,031,400        6,676,776  

Itausa Investimentos Itau SA (Financials, Banks)

    0.32          1,524,600        4,865,157  

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $13,937,411)

            16,948,908  
         

 

 

 
          Expiration date                
Rights: 0.01%          
United Kingdom: 0.01%          

The Restaurant Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) †(a)

      12-13-2018        200,079        96,881  
         

 

 

 

Total Rights (Cost $160,017)

            96,881  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Short-Term Investments: 5.37%          
Investment Companies: 5.37%          

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38          48,831,268        48,836,152  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13          11,223,222        11,223,222  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $60,059,079)

            60,059,374        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $1,188,628,963)     102.38        1,144,247,077  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (2.38        (26,582,607
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,117,664,470  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

144A

The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(a)

The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

American depositary receipt

 

GDR

Global depositary receipt

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

The following table shows the percent of total long-term investments by sector as of November 30, 2018:

 

Financials

     25.29

Industrials

     13.89  

Consumer Discretionary

     10.68  

Materials

     10.64  

Energy

     9.72  

Health Care

     8.15  

Consumer Staples

     6.97  

Communication Services

     6.08  

Utilities

     3.76  

Information Technology

     3.73  

Real Estate

     1.09  
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:    

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    25,301,762       210,581,079       187,051,573       48,831,268     $ 1,929     $ 0     $ 557,714     $ 48,836,152    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    22,685,533       98,384,278       109,846,589       11,223,222       0       0       132,004       11,223,222    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 1,929     $ 0     $ 689,718     $ 60,059,374       5.37
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio     31  
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $48,512,666 securities on loan), at value (cost $1,128,569,884)

  $ 1,084,187,703  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $60,059,079)

    60,059,374  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $18,182,302)

    18,142,177  

Receivable for dividends

    5,445,819  

Receivable for investments sold

    2,790,201  

Receivable for securities lending income

    49,534  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,170,674,808  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    48,831,866  

Payable for investments purchased

    3,261,730  

Advisory fee payable

    749,861  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    166,881  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    53,010,338  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,117,664,470  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,783,247)

  $ 18,109,414  

Income from affiliated securities

    689,718  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    18,799,132  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    4,438,087  

Custody and accounting fees

    99,012  

Professional fees

    30,749  

Shareholder report expenses

    1,338  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,048  

Other fees and expenses

    22,263  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,602,497  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    14,196,635  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (3,100,819

Affiliated securities

    1,929  
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (3,098,890

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (107,647,600
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (110,746,490
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (96,549,855
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio     33  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

  $ 14,196,635        $ 22,286,555  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    (3,098,890        15,107,292  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (107,647,600        21,851,248  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (96,549,855        59,245,095  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

      

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

 

Contributions

    442,181,431          197,415,479  

Withdrawals

    (127,897,174        (109,368,233
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    314,284,257          88,047,246  
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    217,734,402          147,292,341  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

      

Beginning of period

    899,930,068          752,637,727  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,117,664,470        $ 899,930,068  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Financial highlights
   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    (8.74 )%      7.74     19.16     (11.85 )%      (1.04 )%      18.22

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.79     0.82     0.87     0.91     0.91     0.91

Net expenses

    0.79     0.82     0.87     0.91     0.91     0.91

Net investment income

    2.45     2.65     3.03     2.50     2.45     3.09

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    6     15     41     14     18     11

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio ( “International Value Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On November 30, 2018, such fair value pricing was used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. 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 of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.


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36   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,188,628,963 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 86,712,123  

Gross unrealized losses

     (131,094,009

Net unrealized losses

   $ (44,381,886

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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:


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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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Australia

   $ 53,850,277      $ 0      $ 0      $ 53,850,277  

Austria

     10,125,832        0        0        10,125,832  

Belgium

     7,369,395        0        0        7,369,395  

Brazil

     9,298,007        0        0        9,298,007  

Canada

     12,582,547        0        0        12,582,547  

China

     38,032,220        0        0        38,032,220  

Denmark

     7,755,293        0        0        7,755,293  

Finland

     5,002,932        0        0        5,002,932  

France

     107,919,640        0        0        107,919,640  

Germany

     82,420,532        0        0        82,420,532  

Hong Kong

     33,173,552        0        0        33,173,552  

India

     3,256,517        0        0        3,256,517  

Ireland

     6,587,298        0        0        6,587,298  

Israel

     0        5,146,763        0        5,146,763  

Italy

     24,511,437        0        0        24,511,437  

Japan

     247,118,698        0        0        247,118,698  

Liechtenstein

     1,025,334        0        0        1,025,334  

Malaysia

     3,615,384        0        0        3,615,384  

Netherlands

     33,312,868        0        0        33,312,868  

Norway

     15,741,680        0        0        15,741,680  

Poland

     1,284,953        0        0        1,284,953  

Russia

     14,575,267        0        0        14,575,267  

Singapore

     6,675,035        0        0        6,675,035  

South Africa

     3,507,170        0        0        3,507,170  

South Korea

     28,615,160        0        0        28,615,160  

Spain

     21,606,766        0        0        21,606,766  

Sweden

     21,642,150        0        0        21,642,150  

Switzerland

     74,080,989        0        0        74,080,989  

Taiwan

     7,585,585        0        0        7,585,585  

Thailand

     10,972,482        0        0        10,972,482  

Turkey

     5,844,133        0        0        5,844,133  

United Kingdom

     162,906,018        0        0        162,906,018  

Preferred stocks

           

Brazil

     16,948,908        0        0        16,948,908  

Rights

           

United Kingdom

     0        96,881        0        96,881  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     11,223,222        48,836,152        0        60,059,374  

Total assets

   $ 1,090,167,281      $ 54,079,796      $ 0      $ 1,144,247,077  


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38   Wells Fargo International Value Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.65% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.76% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. LSV Asset Management, which is not an affiliate of Funds Management, is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the of Portfolio increase.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $389,895,973 and $70,938,544, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A portfolio that invests a substantial portion of its assets in a sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a portfolio whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Creditable

foreign taxes

paid

  

Per share

amount

  

Foreign

income as % of

ordinary income

distributions

$2,550,505    $0.04535    100%

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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42   Wells Fargo International Value Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

1

Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  

Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

    28  

Statement of operations

    29  

Statement of changes in net assets

    30  

Financial highlights

    31  
Notes to financial statements     32  

Other information

    36  

Appendix A

    40  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

The Fund is currently closed to most new investors.2

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Peregrine Capital Management, LLC

Portfolio managers

William A. Grierson, CFA®

Daniel J. Hagen, CFA®

James P. Ross, CFA®

Paul E. von Kuster, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20183

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios4 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net5  
Class A (WFSAX)   1-30-2004     3.83       7.14       16.65       10.16       8.41       17.34       1.33       1.33  
Class C (WSMCX)   1-30-2004     8.34       7.60       16.48       9.34       7.60       16.48       2.08       2.08  
Class R6 (WSCRX)   10-31-2014                       10.64       8.90       17.89       0.90       0.90  
Administrator Class (NVSCX)   11-11-1994                       10.29       8.59       17.59       1.25       1.20  
Institutional Class (WSCGX)   3-31-2008                       10.56       8.85       17.87       1.00       0.95  
Russell 2000® Growth Index6                         2.81       8.22       15.55              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20187  

Eldorado Resorts Incorporated

     1.53  

Copart Incorporated

     1.42  

LiveRamp Holdings Incorporated

     1.39  

PTC Incorporated

     1.36  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Incorporated

     1.33  

Evercore Partners Incorporated Class A

     1.33  

ICON plc ADR

     1.31  

RealPage Incorporated

     1.31  

ASGN Incorporated

     1.31  

Syneos Health Incorporated

     1.28  
Sector distribution as of November 30, 20188
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1 

The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Please see the Fund’s current Statement of Additional Information for further details.

 

3 

Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher.

 

4 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

5 

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 1.35% for Class A, 2.10% for Class C, 0.90% for Class R6, 1.20% for Administrator Class, and 0.95% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

6 

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8 

Amounts represent the sector distribution of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 968.23      $ 6.46        1.31

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.50      $ 6.63        1.31

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 964.67      $ 10.15        2.06

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.74      $ 10.40        2.06

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 970.32      $ 4.35        0.88

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.66      $ 4.46        0.88

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 968.73      $ 5.92        1.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.05      $ 6.07        1.20

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 970.10      $ 4.69        0.95

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.31      $ 4.81        0.95

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 99.99%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 99.99%           

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

           $ 1,940,297,388  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $1,492,235,770)

             1,940,297,388        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $1,492,235,770)     99.99        1,940,297,388  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.01          107,193  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,940,404,581  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:    

 

    % of
ownership,
beginning of
period
    % of
ownership,
end of
period
   

Net

realized
gains
(losses)  on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

   

Net

change in
unrealized
gains

(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Securities
lending
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
   

Value,
end

of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

    99     98   $ 129,622,159     $ (185,190,642   $ 5,957,460     $ 792,156     $ 376,362     $ 1,940,297,388       99.99

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $1,492,235,770)

  $ 1,940,297,388  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    2,277,707  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    79,193  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,942,654,288  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,834,865  

Administration fees payable

    170,385  

Management fee payable

    43,842  

Distribution fee payable

    11,461  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,743  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    186,411  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,249,707  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,940,404,581  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,374,480,400  

Total distributable earnings

    565,924,181  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,940,404,581  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 64,897,754  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    1,182,888  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $54.86  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $58.21  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 17,531,269  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    360,741  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $48.60  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 617,247,844  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    10,546,282  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $58.53  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 108,876,120  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    1,909,640  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $57.01  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 1,131,851,594  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    19,381,006  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $58.40  

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $49,519)

  $ 5,957,460  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    792,156  

Securities lending income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    376,362  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (8,106,179
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    (980,201
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    523,269  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    79,143  

Class C

    20,684  

Class R6

    101,235  

Administrator Class

    77,092  

Institutional Class

    782,925  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    94,218  

Class C

    24,623  

Administrator Class

    148,254  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    73,870  

Custody and accounting fees

    28,553  

Professional fees

    15,176  

Registration fees

    87,694  

Shareholder report expenses

    124,022  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,724  

Other fees and expenses

    11,901  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,204,383  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (207,417
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,996,966  
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (2,977,167
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    129,622,159  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (185,190,642
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (55,568,483
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (58,545,650
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 2018¹
 

Operations

     

Net investment loss

    $ (2,977,167     $ (6,731,559

Net realized gains on investments

      129,622,159         118,893,213  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (185,190,642       342,601,168  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (58,545,650       454,762,822  
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    203,013       11,810,907       418,324       20,519,628  

Class C

    4,503       232,818       16,011       676,399  

Class R6

    1,943,279       121,150,949       3,523,131       188,048,494  

Administrator Class

    287,391       17,332,747       359,239       18,697,115  

Institutional Class

    3,112,756       191,235,820       5,366,558       285,015,561  
 

 

 

 
      341,763,241         512,957,197  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (362,517     (21,080,175     (795,177     (39,090,958

Class C

    (40,306     (2,057,557     (184,692     (8,044,725

Class R6

    (1,652,011     (103,405,519     (2,181,955     (117,000,267

Administrator Class

    (322,229     (19,382,166     (1,253,278     (62,203,048

Institutional Class

    (3,158,280     (195,439,195     (7,602,523     (404,594,261
 

 

 

 
      (341,364,612       (630,933,259
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      398,629         (117,976,062
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (58,147,021       336,786,760  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      1,998,551,602         1,661,764,842  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,940,404,581       $ 1,998,551,602  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¹

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Accumulated net investment loss at May 31, 2018 was $3,054,501.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $56.66       $44.26       $37.69       $44.23       $39.44       $34.23  

Net investment loss

    (0.19 )1      (0.35 )1      (0.28 )1      (0.22 )1      (0.37 )1      (0.37 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.61     12.75       6.85       (6.05     7.08       7.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.80     12.40       6.57       (6.27     6.71       7.61  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.27     (1.92     (2.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $54.86       $56.66       $44.26       $37.69       $44.23       $39.44  

Total return2

    (3.18 )%      28.02     17.43     (14.20 )%      17.51     22.63

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.31     1.32     1.33     1.34     1.41     1.45

Net expenses3

    1.31     1.32     1.33     1.34     1.40     1.41

Net investment loss3

    (0.64 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.68 )%      (0.57 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.96 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    30     37     82     49     58     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $64,898       $76,065       $76,087       $128,675       $85,588       $30,364  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.77

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.83

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $50.38       $39.65       $34.02       $40.25       $36.32       $31.91  

Net investment loss

    (0.36 )1      (0.64 )1      (0.54 )1      (0.46 )1      (0.63 )1      (0.62 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.42     11.37       6.17       (5.50     6.48       7.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.78     10.73       5.63       (5.96     5.85       6.81  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.27     (1.92     (2.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $48.60       $50.38       $39.65       $34.02       $40.25       $36.32  

Total return2

    (3.53 )%      27.06     16.55     (14.84 )%      16.62     21.75

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    2.06     2.07     2.08     2.09     2.16     2.20

Net expenses3

    2.06     2.07     2.08     2.09     2.15     2.16

Net investment loss3

    (1.38 )%      (1.47 )%      (1.43 )%      (1.32 )%      (1.64 )%      (1.71 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    30     37     82     49     58     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $17,531       $19,979       $22,410       $26,946       $17,334       $6,546  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.77

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.83

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R6   2018     2017     2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $60.31       $46.91       $39.77       $46.45       $42.98  

Net investment loss

    (0.06     (0.14     (0.11     (0.03     (0.09 )2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.72     13.54       7.25       (6.38     5.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.78     13.40       7.14       (6.41     5.39  

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.27     (1.92

Net asset value, end of period

    $58.53       $60.31       $46.91       $39.77       $46.45  

Total return3

    (2.97 )%      28.59     17.95     (13.83 )%      13.00

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses4

    0.88     0.89     0.90     0.91     0.91

Net expenses4

    0.88     0.89     0.90     0.90     0.90

Net investment loss4

    (0.20 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.25 )%      (0.09 )%      (0.34 )% 

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate5

    30     37     82     49     58

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $617,248       $618,523       $418,111       $229,391       $644  

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2015

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.77

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 20151

    0.81

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $58.85       $45.91       $39.05       $45.73       $40.64       $35.13  

Net investment loss

    (0.18     (0.30 )1      (0.24 )1      (0.19 )1      (0.30 )1      (0.26 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.66     13.24       7.10       (6.22     7.31       8.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.84     12.94       6.86       (6.41     7.01       7.91  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.27     (1.92     (2.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $57.01       $58.85       $45.91       $39.05       $45.73       $40.64  

Total return2

    (3.13 )%      28.19     17.57     (14.04 )%      17.73     22.92

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.23     1.24     1.25     1.25     1.24     1.29

Net expenses3

    1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Net investment loss3

    (0.52 )%      (0.60 )%      (0.55 )%      (0.46 )%      (0.70 )%      (0.74 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    30     37     82     49     58     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $108,876       $114,429       $130,311       $130,104       $185,267       $118,456  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.77

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.83

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     17  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $60.20       $46.85       $39.75       $46.44       $41.14       $35.46  

Net investment loss

    (0.08     (0.19     (0.15     (0.09     (0.20 )1      (0.20 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.72     13.54       7.25       (6.33     7.42       8.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.80     13.35       7.10       (6.42     7.22       8.08  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.27     (1.92     (2.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $58.40       $60.20       $46.85       $39.75       $46.44       $41.14  

Total return2

    (2.99 )%      28.50     17.86     (13.85 )%      18.03     23.19

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.98     0.99     1.00     1.01     0.98     1.02

Net expenses3

    0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Net investment loss3

    (0.27 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.18 )%      (0.45 )%      (0.49 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    30     37     82     49     58     77

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,131,852       $1,169,555       $1,014,847       $678,699       $457,542       $186,581  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.77

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.78

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.80

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.81

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.83

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 98% of Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     19  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,508,464,441 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 431,832,947  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 431,832,947  

As of May 31, 2018, the Fund had a qualified late-year ordinary loss of $3,158,480 which was recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio   Investment objective   Value of
affiliated Master
Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio

  Seeks long-term capital appreciation     $1,940,297,388  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13  


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20   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Class R6 shares, 1.20% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.95% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $928 from the sale of Class A shares and $11 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $648,806,803 and $598,073,839, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. Through its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio which may invest a substantial portion of its assets in any sector, the Fund may in turn be more affected by changes in that sector than a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     21  

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Short-term
capital gains
       Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

     $0.96615          $3.13850  

Class C

     0.96615          3.13850  

Class R6

     0.96615          3.13850  

Administrator Class

     0.96615          3.13850  

Institutional Class

     0.96615          3.13850  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 95.97%

          

Communication Services: 0.78%

          
Entertainment: 0.78%           

Lions Gate Entertainment Class A «

          220,943      $ 4,288,504  

Lions Gate Entertainment Class B

          625,131        11,271,108  
     15,559,612  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 10.24%

          
Auto Components: 0.81%           

Fox Factory Holding Corporation †

          252,595        16,092,827  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 1.45%           

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company †

          1,185,804        11,798,750  

Strategic Education Incorporated

          125,366        17,111,205  
     28,909,955  
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 4.66%           

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Incorporated

          302,658        17,209,134  

Eldorado Resorts Incorporated †

          691,750        30,423,165  

Extended Stay America Incorporated

          1,390,010        25,298,182  

International Game Technology «

          1,138,045        19,585,754  
     92,516,235  
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 2.54%           

At Home Group Incorporated †

          546,990        15,589,215  

Burlington Stores Incorporated †

          120,802        20,024,140  

Monro Muffler Brake Incorporated

          181,704        14,776,169  
     50,389,524  
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.78%           

G-III Apparel Group Limited †

          388,967        15,589,797  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 2.23%

          
Food & Staples Retailing: 1.26%           

Performance Food Group Company †

          726,749        25,043,771  
          

 

 

 
Household Products: 0.97%           

Central Garden & Pet Company Class A †

          621,308        19,322,679  
          

 

 

 

Energy: 1.96%

          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.96%           

Berry Petroleum Corporation

          528,221        6,544,658  

Diamondback Energy Incorporated «

          52,888        5,837,777  

GasLog Limited

          676,288        14,039,739  

Parsley Energy Incorporated Class A †

          620,416        12,488,974  
     38,911,148  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Financials: 8.26%

          
Banks: 1.40%           

ServisFirst Bancshares Incorporated

          383,691      $ 15,105,915  

Triumph Bancorp Incorporated †

          330,617        12,656,019  
     27,761,934  
          

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 3.77%           

Evercore Partners Incorporated Class A

          319,055        26,341,181  

Focus Financial Partners Class A †

          145,447        4,497,221  

Stifel Financial Corporation

          390,803        18,864,061  

Virtu Financial Incorporated Class A

          519,566        13,077,476  

Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated

          127,020        12,066,900  
     74,846,839  
          

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.75%           

FirstCash Financial Services Incorporated

          165,860        14,769,833  
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 1.23%           

Argo Group International Holdings Limited

          353,036        24,472,456  
          

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 1.11%           

Essent Group Limited †

          573,620        22,118,787  
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 25.97%

          
Biotechnology: 6.15%           

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Ǡ

          509,830        9,717,360  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          149,068        12,098,359  

Array BioPharma Incorporated †

          833,745        13,281,558  

CareDx Incorporated †

          421,470        12,336,427  

Emergent BioSolutions Incorporated †

          182,790        13,314,424  

Flexion Therapeutics Incorporated Ǡ

          580,141        9,462,100  

Galapagos NV †

          66,089        6,656,484  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Ǡ

          80,509        8,929,253  

Intrexon Corporation Ǡ

          479,975        4,703,755  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          200,971        11,714,600  

Natera Incorporated †

          399,827        6,925,004  

Portola Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Ǡ

          340,606        7,442,241  

Sangamo Biosciences Incorporated Ǡ

          456,301        5,644,443  
     122,226,008  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 9.41%           

Atricure Incorporated †

          500,465        16,760,573  

Axogen Incorporated †

          281,727        9,432,220  

Cerus Corporation †

          1,467,085        7,702,196  

DexCom Incorporated †

          170,041        22,035,613  

Glaukos Corporation †

          202,464        13,338,328  

Inogen Incorporated †

          121,572        17,914,850  

Merit Medical Systems Incorporated †

          305,452        19,258,749  

Novocure Limited †

          378,607        12,993,792  

Nuvectra Corporation †

          497,704        9,939,149  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)           

OraSure Technologies Incorporated †

          800,567      $ 10,167,201  

SI-BONE Incorporated †

          257,699        4,628,274  

Tactile Systems Technology Class I †

          404,047        22,723,603  

Wright Medical Group NV Ǡ

          718,547        20,090,574  
     186,985,122  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 2.62%           

AMN Healthcare Services Incorporated †

          297,397        18,944,189  

HealthEquity Incorporated †

          210,851        18,700,375  

PetIQ Incorporated Ǡ

          463,699        14,467,409  
     52,111,973  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 4.82%           

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated †

          932,344        9,519,232  

athenahealth Incorporated †

          97,523        12,980,311  

Evolent Health Incorporated Class A «†

          641,487        16,486,216  

Medidata Solutions Incorporated †

          229,240        17,699,620  

Tabula Rasa Healthcare Incorporated †

          179,975        13,584,513  

Teladoc Incorporated Ǡ

          246,318        15,382,559  

Vocera Communications Incorporated †

          253,145        10,059,982  
     95,712,433  
          

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 2.60%           

ICON plc ADR †

          180,191        26,077,242  

Syneos Health Incorporated †

          492,660        25,480,375  
     51,557,617  
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 0.37%           

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          150,978        7,296,767  
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 18.86%

          
Aerospace & Defense: 1.29%           

AAR Corporation

          260,688        11,389,459  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Incorporated †

          1,064,071        14,152,144  
     25,541,603  
          

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics: 0.63%           

Hub Group Incorporated Class A †

          282,319        12,546,256  
          

 

 

 
Building Products: 2.93%           

A.O. Smith Corporation

          428,901        20,321,329  

JELD-WEN Holding Incorporated †

          435,177        8,294,474  

Masonite International Corporation †

          197,029        10,574,546  

NCI Building Systems Incorporated †

          495,287        5,621,507  

PGT Incorporated †

          696,997        13,431,132  
     58,242,988  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies: 2.43%           

Copart Incorporated †

          550,542      $ 28,176,740  

KAR Auction Services Incorporated

          352,923        20,166,020  
     48,342,760  
          

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 1.56%           

Dycom Industries Incorporated †

          132,817        8,800,454  

Granite Construction Incorporated

          438,270        22,189,610  
     30,990,064  
          

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.78%           

GrafTech International Limited

          981,817        15,522,527  
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 4.71%           

AGCO Corporation

          275,107        16,418,386  

Circor International Incorporated

          426,144        14,105,366  

Gardner Denver Holdings Incorporated †

          778,945        19,278,889  

Gates Industrial Corporation plc †

          909,134        13,391,544  

SPX Corporation †

          640,610        18,949,244  

Wabash National Corporation

          736,405        11,443,734  
     93,587,163  
          

 

 

 
Professional Services: 1.86%           

ASGN Incorporated †

          375,130        25,977,753  

ICF International Incorporated

          155,000        10,854,650  
     36,832,403  
          

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 2.67%           

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A †

          265,911        22,145,068  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Incorporated «

          390,442        13,532,720  

Schneider National Incorporated Class B

          776,605        17,341,590  
     53,019,378  
          

 

 

 

Information Technology: 23.30%

          
Communications Equipment: 1.90%           

Ciena Corporation †

          595,130        19,413,141  

Lumentum Holdings Incorporated †

          411,808        18,313,102  
     37,726,243  
          

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.70%           

Tech Data Corporation †

          155,175        13,957,991  
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 1.39%           

LiveRamp Holdings incorporated †

          582,466        27,550,642  
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 4.25%           

Axcelis Technologies Incorporated †

          622,577        12,401,734  

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

          1,604,817        22,306,956  

FormFactor Incorporated †

          849,007        14,000,125  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)           

Nanometrics Incorporated †

          230,720      $ 7,410,726  

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation ADR

          287,295        10,305,272  

Teradyne Incorporated

          507,440        18,110,534  
     84,535,347  
          

 

 

 
Software: 15.06%           

2U Incorporated †

          273,473        15,968,088  

Benefitfocus Incorporated Ǡ

          284,255        14,241,176  

Box Incorporated Class A †

          949,878        17,848,208  

Cadence Design Systems Incorporated †

          513,817        23,142,318  

Cloudera Incorporated Ǡ

          541,404        6,680,925  

Cornerstone OnDemand Incorporated †

          401,905        21,952,051  

CyberArk Software Limited †

          244,869        18,154,588  

Hortonworks Incorporated †

          515,977        8,307,230  

Mimecast Limited †

          336,245        12,518,401  

New Relic Incorporated †

          166,057        14,478,510  

Nuance Communications Incorporated †

          1,050,477        16,797,127  

PTC Incorporated †

          311,553        26,946,219  

RealPage Incorporated †

          504,512        26,022,729  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Incorporated

          548,287        26,400,019  

Talend SA ADR †

          166,575        5,786,816  

The Ultimate Software Group Incorporated †

          58,642        15,476,797  

Zendesk Incorporated †

          317,025        18,840,796  

Zuora Incorporated †

 

     503,332        9,578,408  
     299,140,406  
          

 

 

 

Materials: 3.55%

          
Chemicals: 1.64%           

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

 

     587,687        15,350,384  

Platform Specialty Products Corporation †

 

     1,457,436        17,154,022  
     32,504,406  
          

 

 

 
Construction Materials: 0.57%           

US Concrete Incorporated Ǡ

 

     289,129        11,371,444  
          

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.68%           

Steel Dynamics Incorporated

 

     382,553        13,465,866  
          

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products: 0.66%           

Boise Cascade Company

 

     493,778        13,124,619  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate: 0.82%

          
Equity REITs: 0.82%           

QTS Realty Trust Incorporated Class A

 

     402,225        16,326,313  
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,415,576,158)

 

     1,906,523,736  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio     27  

      

 

 

Security name         Expiration date      Shares      Value  

Rights: 0.00%

         

Consumer Discretionary: 0.00%

         
Media: 0.00%          

Media General Incorporated †(a)

      12-31-2018        347,897      $ 0  
         

 

 

 

Total Rights (Cost $0)

 

     0  
         

 

 

 
    Yield        
Short-Term Investments: 9.12%          
Investment Companies: 9.12%          

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38        103,665,092        103,675,459  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13          77,472,520        77,472,520  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $181,139,512)

 

     181,147,979        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $1,596,715,670)     105.09        2,087,671,715  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (5.09        (101,115,828
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,986,555,887  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(a)

The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

American depositary receipt

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    217,573,353       363,958,132       477,866,393       103,665,092     $ 3,725     $ (4,399   $ 384,087     $ 103,675,459    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    48,273,067       451,113,402       421,913,949       77,472,520       0       0       809,041       77,472,520    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 3,725     $ (4,399   $ 1,193,128     $ 181,147,979       9.12
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $101,132,649 of securities loaned), at value (cost $1,415,576,158)

  $ 1,906,523,736  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $181,139,512)

    181,147,979  

Receivable for investments sold

    11,888,851  

Receivable for dividends

    986,814  

Receivable for securities lending income

    32,421  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    14,232  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,100,594,033  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    103,658,299  

Payable for investments purchased

    8,986,856  

Advisory fee payable

    1,317,939  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    75,052  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    114,038,146  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,986,555,887  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio     29  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign dividend withholding taxes of $50,627)

  $ 6,087,195  

Income from affiliated securities

    809,041  

Securities lending income from affiliates, net

    384,087  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    7,280,323  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    8,181,488  

Custody and accounting fees

    43,093  

Professional fees

    24,562  

Shareholder report expenses

    1,003  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,037  

Other fees and expenses

    12,652  
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    8,273,835  
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (993,512
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    132,393,856  

Affiliated securities

    3,725  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    132,397,581  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (190,112,536

Affiliated securities

    (4,399
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (190,116,935
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (57,719,354
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (58,712,866
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment loss

  $ (993,512      $ (3,185,500

Net realized gains on investments

    132,397,581          120,175,795  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (190,116,935        344,244,383  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (58,712,866        461,234,678  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

 

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    147,344,346          105,533,154  

Withdrawals

    (110,569,303        (231,798,568
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    36,775,043          (126,265,414
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (21,937,823        334,969,264  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    2,008,493,710          1,673,524,446  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,986,555,887        $ 2,008,493,710  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio     31  
    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return¹

    (2.93 )%      28.74     18.15     (13.86 )%      18.07     23.47

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.78     0.78     0.79     0.80     0.82     0.83

Net expenses

    0.78     0.78     0.79     0.80     0.82     0.83

Net investment loss

    (0.09 )%      (0.18 )%      (0.14 )%      (0.03 )%      (0.32 )%      (0.37 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    30     37     82     49     58     77

 

 

 

 

 

¹

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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


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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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund is included in securities lending income from affiliates (net of fees and rebates) on the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,615,904,005 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 570,893,431  

Gross unrealized losses

     (99,125,721

Net unrealized gains

   $ 471,767,710  

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.


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34   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Communication services

   $ 15,559,612      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,559,612  

Consumer discretionary

     203,498,338        0        0        203,498,338  

Consumer staples

     44,366,450        0        0        44,366,450  

Energy

     38,911,148        0        0        38,911,148  

Financials

     163,969,849        0        0        163,969,849  

Health care

     515,889,920        0        0        515,889,920  

Industrials

     374,625,142        0        0        374,625,142  

Information technology

     462,910,629        0        0        462,910,629  

Materials

     70,466,335        0        0        70,466,335  

Real estate

     16,326,313        0        0        16,326,313  

Rights

           

Consumer discretionary

     0        0        0        0  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     77,472,520        103,675,459        0        181,147,979  

Total assets

   $ 1,983,996,256      $ 103,675,459      $ 0      $ 2,087,671,715  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.68% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.77% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Peregrine Capital Management, LLC, which is not an affiliate of Funds Management, is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.50% and declining to 0.45% as the average daily net assets of the of Portfolio increase.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $664,274,962 and $612,332,477, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under


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the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A portfolio that invest a substantial portion of their assets in a sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a portfolio whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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36   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Other information (unaudited)

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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38   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Other information (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund     39  

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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40   Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Fund   Appendix A (unaudited)

SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Small Company Value Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    29  

Statement of operations

    30  

Statement of changes in net assets

    31  

Financial highlights

    32  
Notes to financial statements     33  

Other information

    37  

Appendix A

    41  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Jeff Goverman

Garth R. Nisbet, CFA®

Craig Pieringer, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (SCVAX)   1-31-2002     (8.24     4.92       14.32       (2.64     6.17       15.00       1.46       1.15  
Class C (SCVFX)   8-30-2002     (4.39     5.37       14.15       (3.39     5.37       14.15       2.21       1.90  
Class R6 (SCVJX)   10-31-2016                       (2.24     6.50       15.35       1.03       0.75  
Administrator Class (SCVIX)   1-31-2002                       (2.53     6.34       15.25       1.38       1.05  
Institutional Class (SCVNX)   7-30-2010                       (2.29     6.55       15.44       1.13       0.85  
Russell 2000® Value Index5                         (1.83     6.71       12.50              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Incorporated

     1.34  

CareTrust REIT Incorporated

     1.24  

Armada Hoffler Properties Incorporated

     1.19  

Independence Realty Trust Incorporated

     1.19  

CBIZ Incorporated

     1.17  

EnerSys

     1.13  

Potlatch Corporation

     1.12  

State Auto Financial Corporation

     1.07  

Agree Realty Corporation

     1.05  

Royal Gold Incorporated

     1.05  
Sector distribution as of November 30, 20187

 

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The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Historical performance shown for the Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Administrator Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses from funds in which the affiliated master portfolio invests (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the sector distribution of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 925.17      $ 5.55        1.15

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.30      $ 5.82        1.15

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 921.20      $ 9.15        1.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.54      $ 9.60        1.90

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 926.63      $ 3.62        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 925.42      $ 5.07        1.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.80      $ 5.32        1.05

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 926.53      $ 4.11        0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.81      $ 4.31        0.85

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 99.11%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 99.11%           

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

           $ 82,862,034  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $88,928,679)

             82,862,034        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $88,928,679)     99.11        82,862,034  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.89          740,493  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 83,602,527  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:     

 

    % of
ownership,
beginning of
period
    % of
ownership,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Securities
lending
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

    87     48   $ (5,181,839   $ (3,772,725   $ 909,176     $ 49,609     $ 11,827     $ 82,862,034       99.11

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $88,928,679)

  $ 82,862,034  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    641,133  

Receivable from manager

    17,224  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    146,563  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    83,666,954  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    33,454  

Administration fees payable

    11,721  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    9,077  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    6,893  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,070  

Distribution fee payable

    1,212  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    64,427  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 83,602,527  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 98,760,807  

Total distributable loss

    (15,158,280
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 83,602,527  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 13,196,997  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    498,827  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $26.46  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $28.07  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 1,834,019  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    78,429  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $23.38  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 463,673  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    16,996  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $27.28  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 15,225,471  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    562,953  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $27.05  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 52,882,367  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    1,941,584  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $27.24  

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $891)

  $ 909,176  

Securities lending income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    49,609  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    11,827  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (523,645

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    59,005  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    505,972  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    30,974  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    15,490  

Class C

    2,080  

Class R6

    66  

Administrator Class

    30,298  

Institutional Class

    39,073  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    18,440  

Class C

    2,476  

Administrator Class

    58,060  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    7,427  

Custody and accounting fees

    6,104  

Professional fees

    13,746  

Registration fees

    36,097  

Shareholder report expenses

    5,613  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,201  

Other fees and expenses

    4,539  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    281,684  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (139,786
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    141,898  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    364,074  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (5,181,839

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (3,772,725
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (8,954,564
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (8,590,490
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 364,074       $ 872,024  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (5,181,839       41,508,619  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (3,772,725       (18,058,560
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (8,590,490       24,322,083  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (52,718

Class R6

      0         (2,568

Administrator Class

      0         (283,478

Institutional Class

      0         (383,137
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (721,901
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    44,620       1,284,047       60,419       1,605,930  

Class C

    5,317       137,283       14,660       329,415  

Class R6

    10,495       307,465       15,174       412,649  

Administrator Class

    100,747       2,997,805       100,581       2,701,458  

Institutional Class

    624,291       18,319,092       431,742       11,786,334  
 

 

 

 
      23,045,692         16,835,786  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,785       48,755  

Class R6

    0       0       84       2,350  

Administrator Class

    0       0       10,156       283,362  

Institutional Class

    0       0       13,529       379,367  
 

 

 

 
      0         713,834  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (93,449     (2,675,508     (192,694     (5,099,087

Class C

    (4,923     (123,732     (28,318     (663,810

Class R6

    (4,430     (125,350     (5,501     (154,810

Administrator Class

    (1,603,499     (45,312,886     (392,453     (10,624,027

Institutional Class

    (756,487     (21,935,144     (481,774     (13,221,590
 

 

 

 
      (70,172,620       (29,763,324
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (47,126,928       (12,213,704
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (55,717,418       11,386,478  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      139,319,945         127,933,467  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 83,602,527       $ 139,319,945  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $358,050. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $28.60       $24.01       $20.22       $21.42       $20.08       $17.10  

Net investment income

    0.05       0.09       0.05       0.08       0.07       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2.19     4.58       3.75       (1.25     1.27       2.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (2.14     4.67       3.80       (1.17     1.34       2.98  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.08     (0.01     (0.03     0.00       0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $26.46       $28.60       $24.01       $20.22       $21.42       $20.08  

Total return1

    (7.48 )%      19.48     18.86     (5.48 )%      6.62     17.43

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    1.39     1.47     1.47     1.48     1.50     1.56

Net expenses2

    1.15     1.33     1.35     1.37     1.40     1.42

Net investment income2

    0.42     0.46     0.20     0.11     0.33     0.33

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    86     144     110     72     54     47

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $13,197       $15,665       $16,280       $23,151       $26,339       $26,517  

 

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.75

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.85

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $25.38       $21.40       $18.15       $19.34       $18.27       $15.68  

Net investment loss

    (0.02     (0.07 )1      (0.11 )1      (0.11 )1      (0.08 )1      (0.07 )1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.98     4.05       3.36       (1.08     1.15       2.66  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (2.00     3.98       3.25       (1.19     1.07       2.59  

Net asset value, end of period

    $23.38       $25.38       $21.40       $18.15       $19.34       $18.27  

Total return2

    (7.88 )%      18.60     17.97     (6.20 )%      5.86     16.52

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    2.14     2.21     2.22     2.23     2.26     2.31

Net expenses3

    1.90     2.08     2.10     2.12     2.15     2.17

Net investment loss3

    (0.32 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.62 )%      (0.42 )%      (0.42 )% 

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    86     144     110     72     54     47

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,834       $1,980       $1,962       $2,004       $2,602       $2,192  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.75

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.85

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R6   2018     20171  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $29.44       $24.69       $21.37  

Net investment income

    0.13 2       0.29 2       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2.29     4.65       3.33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (2.16     4.94       3.41  

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.19     (0.09

Net asset value, end of period

    $27.28       $29.44       $24.69  

Total return3

    (7.34 )%      20.03     15.95

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

     

Gross expenses4

    0.96     1.03     1.02

Net expenses4

    0.75     0.88     0.90

Net investment income4

    0.87     1.04     0.58

Supplemental data

     

Portfolio turnover rate5

    86     144     110

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $464       $322       $29  

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.75

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.85

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $29.23       $24.53       $20.66       $21.90       $20.49       $17.42  

Net investment income

    0.08 1       0.20       0.08 1       0.13       0.11       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2.26     4.63       3.83       (1.30     1.30       2.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (2.18     4.83       3.91       (1.17     1.41       3.07  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.13     (0.04     (0.07     0.00       0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $27.05       $29.23       $24.53       $20.66       $21.90       $20.49  

Total return2

    (7.46 )%      19.71     19.00     (5.36 )%      6.88     17.62

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.30     1.38     1.39     1.39     1.34     1.39

Net expenses3

    1.05     1.19     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Net investment income3

    0.51     0.59     0.36     0.28     0.52     0.55

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    86     144     110     72     54     47

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $15,225       $60,379       $57,591       $64,023       $71,034       $68,358  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.75

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.85

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     17  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $29.40       $24.68       $20.77       $22.02       $20.57       $17.45  

Net investment income

    0.11       0.21       0.11       0.08 1       0.14       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2.27     4.69       3.89       (1.22     1.31       2.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (2.16     4.90       4.00       (1.14     1.45       3.12  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    0.00       (0.18     (0.09     (0.11     0.00       0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $27.24       $29.40       $24.68       $20.77       $22.02       $20.57  

Total return2

    (7.35 )%      19.90     13.70     (5.13 )%      7.05     17.88

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.06     1.14     1.14     1.14     1.07     1.13

Net expenses3

    0.85     0.99     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00

Net investment income3

    0.71     0.78     0.55     0.40     0.75     0.75

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    86     144     110     72     54     47

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $52,882       $60,973       $52,072       $31,768       $16,850       $11,967  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.75

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.84

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.85

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 48% of Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     19  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $88,793,050 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 0  

Gross unrealized losses

     (5,931,016

Net unrealized losses

   $ (5,931,016

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective    Value of
affiliated Master
Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation      $82,862,034  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against


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20   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, 0.75% for Class R6 shares, 1.05% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.85% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $786 from the sale of Class A shares. Funds Distributor did not receive any contingent deferred sales charges from Class A or Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $98,127,722 and $82,681,488, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment income  

Class A

     $  52,718  

Class R6

     2,568  

Administrator Class,

     283,478  

Institutional Class

     383,137  

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund     21  

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 18, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 17, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 19, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
 

Class A

     $0.16455  

Class R6

     0.27926  

Administrator Class

     0.14485  

Institutional Class

     0.28004  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 99.51%

          

Communication Services: 0.11%

          
Media: 0.11%           

Entercom Communications Corporation

          29,462      $ 192,387  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 10.98%

          
Auto Components: 0.40%           

Cooper-Standard Holdings Incorporated †

          9,632        704,292  
          

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.25%           

Collectors Universe Incorporated

          32,065        427,747  
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 2.06%           

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Incorporated «

          6,368        1,151,398  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Incorporated †

          70,821        1,081,437  

Noodles & Company †

          122,630        970,003  

Red Lion Hotels Corporation †

          43,229        389,926  
             3,592,764  
          

 

 

 
Household Durables: 0.69%           

Hooker Furniture Corporation

          39,780        1,198,571  
          

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.37%           

Nutrisystem Incorporated

          17,442        648,668  
          

 

 

 
Leisure Products: 1.90%           

Johnson Outdoors Incorporated Class A

          22,608        1,611,950  

Malibu Boats Incorporated Class A †

          31,699        1,534,866  

Nautilus Group Incorporated †

          12,564        162,201  
             3,309,017  
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 3.53%           

Barnes & Noble Incorporated

          35,993        272,467  

Children’s Place Retail Stores Incorporated

          7,283        944,168  

Destination Maternity Corporation †

          144,964        636,392  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Incorporated

          27,633        994,235  

Sally Beauty Holdings Incorporated †

          46,825        988,476  

Shoe Carnival Incorporated «

          32,162        1,219,905  

Tailored Brands Incorporated

          47,720        1,092,788  
             6,148,431  
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 1.78%           

Carter’s Incorporated

          11,501        1,063,843  

Charles & Colvard Limited †

          80,363        73,669  

Lakeland Industries Incorporated †

          55,539        735,892  

Rocky Brands Incorporated

          47,761        1,236,532  
             3,109,936  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Consumer Staples: 2.87%

          
Food & Staples Retailing: 1.27%           

Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A

          54,357      $ 1,581,245  

Village Super Market Class A

          16,900        461,201  

Weis Markets Incorporated

          4,020        184,116  
             2,226,562  
          

 

 

 
Food Products: 1.60%           

Hostess Brands Incorporated †

          88,884        1,035,499  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation †

          88,269        1,751,257  
             2,786,756  
          

 

 

 

Energy: 4.21%

          
Energy Equipment & Services: 1.68%           

Newpark Resources Incorporated †

          202,777        1,559,355  

Patterson-UTI Energy Incorporated

          66,525        923,367  

Tetra Technologies Incorporated †

          187,885        435,893  
             2,918,615  
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 2.53%           

Carrizo Oil & Gas Incorporated †

          95,241        1,629,574  

Southwestern Energy Company †

          272,264        1,312,312  

Teekay Tankers Limited Class A

          369,345        417,360  

W&T Offshore Incorporated †

          181,772        1,056,095  
             4,415,341  
          

 

 

 

Financials: 23.01%

          
Banks: 15.15%           

Banc of California Incorporated

          49,883        857,988  

Bank of the Ozarks Incorporated

          45,096        1,222,102  

Banner Corporation

          28,226        1,693,560  

Customers Bancorp Incorporated †

          43,679        852,177  

FB Financial Corporation

          43,792        1,692,561  

Fidelity Southern Corporation

          72,679        1,724,673  

First Foundation Incorporated †

          70,427        1,127,536  

First Interstate BancSystem Class A

          40,271        1,748,970  

Great Southern Bancorp Incorporated

          30,837        1,673,832  

Heritage Financial Corporation

          51,432        1,798,577  

Independent Bank Corporation

          67,416        1,549,220  

Midland States Bancorp Incorporated

          58,793        1,525,678  

OFG Bancorp

          53,790        977,902  

Orrstown Financial Services Incorporated

          19,574        403,616  

Popular Incorporated

          17,982        1,014,185  

Triumph Bancorp Incorporated †

          41,012        1,569,939  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

          61,274        1,178,912  

Union Bankshares Corporation

          19,929        705,487  

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania

          69,825        1,780,538  

Western Alliance Bancorp †

          28,189        1,321,218  
             26,418,671  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Capital Markets: 1.61%           

Blucora Incorporated †

          35,136      $ 1,087,811  

Piper Jaffray Companies Incorporated

          24,125        1,721,801  
             2,809,612  
          

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.30%           

Enova International Incorporated †

          23,561        521,641  
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 3.05%           

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

          49,189        1,678,821  

FBL Financial Group Incorporated

          24,979        1,756,773  

State Auto Financial Corporation

          53,786        1,882,510  
             5,318,104  
          

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 2.90%           

Homestreet Incorporated †

          32,687        870,128  

NMI Holdings Incorporated Class A †

          64,090        1,252,319  

OceanFirst Financial Corporation

          66,981        1,726,100  

Walker & Dunlop Incorporated

          25,492        1,203,987  
             5,052,534  
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 5.70%

          
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.35%           

Fonar Corporation †

          28,147        620,078  
          

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 5.35%           

Amedisys Incorporated †

          9,612        1,309,635  

AMN Healthcare Services Incorporated †

          25,681        1,635,880  

BioScrip Incorporated †

          79,959        315,838  

Encompass Health Corporation

          11,220        843,856  

Ensign Group Incorporated

          36,491        1,655,597  

Hanger Incorporated †

          36,420        729,493  

LHC Group Incorporated †

          12,907        1,353,557  

Molina Healthcare Incorporated †

          5,956        832,113  

Premier Incorporated Class A †

          16,406        650,662  
             9,326,631  
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 21.26%

          
Building Products: 0.28%           

Patrick Industries Incorporated †

          12,265        487,166  
          

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 2.80%           

ACCO Brands Corporation

          99,835        810,660  

Casella Waste Systems Incorporated Class A †

          43,278        1,413,027  

Ennis Incorporated

          87,080        1,700,672  

Hudson Technologies Incorporated Ǡ

          33,920        36,973  

TEAM Incorporated Ǡ

          55,449        926,553  
             4,887,885  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Construction & Engineering: 2.36%           

MYR Group Incorporated †

          48,420      $ 1,515,546  

Sterling Construction Company Incorporated †

          120,861        1,555,481  

Tutor Perini Corporation †

          56,321        1,048,134  
             4,119,161  
          

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 3.12%           

Encore Wire Corporation

          35,243        1,760,740  

EnerSys

          22,842        1,995,706  

Generac Holdings Incorporated †

          29,573        1,683,295  
             5,439,741  
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 5.79%           

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

          21,927        763,060  

Hyster Yale Materials Handeling Incorporated

          8,293        542,943  

Kadant Incorporated

          18,532        1,687,895  

Kennametal Incorporated

          37,875        1,583,933  

Manitex International Incorporated †

          8,184        59,661  

Miller Industries Incorporated

          39,742        1,115,161  

Mueller Industries Incorporated

          32,138        765,527  

Spartan Motors Incorporated

          82,193        661,654  

Standex International Corporation

          16,813        1,339,996  

The Greenbrier Companies Incorporated

          32,403        1,584,831  
             10,104,661  
          

 

 

 
Professional Services: 3.62%           

Barrett Business Services Incorporated

          7,806        549,152  

CBIZ Incorporated †

          97,298        2,052,015  

Kelly Services Incorporated Class A

          73,960        1,695,163  

Korn/Ferry International

          34,200        1,674,774  

WageWorks Incorporated †

          10,293        343,066  
             6,314,170  
          

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 1.51%           

Avis Budget Group Incorporated †

          32,341        947,268  

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A †

          20,256        1,686,920  
             2,634,188  
          

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 1.78%           

CAI International Incorporated †

          61,351        1,503,713  

DXP Enterprises Incorporated †

          36,917        1,337,503  

Fly Leasing Limited ADR †

          20,939        254,618  
             3,095,834  
          

 

 

 

Information Technology: 10.33%

          
Communications Equipment: 0.64%           

Silicom Limited Ǡ

          29,986        1,120,277  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 3.78%           

Belden Incorporated

          6,302      $ 351,526  

Eplus Incorporated †

          14,668        1,199,109  

Insight Enterprises Incorporated †

          26,818        1,195,546  

Kemet Corporation

          55,112        1,128,694  

Methode Electronics Incorporated

          7,546        228,644  

Napco Security Technologies Incorporated †

          70,789        1,170,850  

PC Connection Incorporated

          41,966        1,315,214  
             6,589,583  
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 1.84%           

EVERTEC Incorporated

          31,688        866,033  

Hackett Group Incorporated

          70,042        1,236,241  

TTEC Holdings Incorporated

          26,601        778,079  

Unisys Corporation Ǡ

          24,234        327,644  
             3,207,997  
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.64%           

Entegris Incorporated

          11,998        352,741  

FormFactor Incorporated †

          108,437        1,788,126  

Rudolph Technologies Incorporated †

          75,768        1,607,797  

Synaptics Incorporated †

          22,374        860,504  
             4,609,168  
          

 

 

 
Software: 1.13%           

American Software Incorporated Class A

          32,559        338,614  

LogMeIn Incorporated

          17,638        1,626,753  
             1,965,367  
          

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.30%           

Immersion Corporation †

          55,311        524,901  
          

 

 

 

Materials: 6.24%

          
Chemicals: 1.74%           

Advansix Incorporated †

          14,639        420,286  

Stepan Company

          20,782        1,679,601  

Trinseo SA

          18,562        937,938  
             3,037,825  
          

 

 

 
Construction Materials: 0.60%           

Eagle Materials Incorporated

          14,461        1,055,653  
          

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 2.95%           

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

          15,812        1,545,307  

Royal Gold Incorporated

          25,167        1,840,966  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Incorporated Class A

          62,721        1,756,815  
             5,143,088  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                Shares      Value  
Paper & Forest Products: 0.95%          

Boise Cascade Company

         26,210      $ 696,662  

Verso Corporation Class A †

         37,816        953,720  
            1,650,382  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate: 9.82%

         
Equity REITs: 8.82%          

Agree Realty Corporation

         31,038        1,848,934  

Armada Hoffler Properties Incorporated

         137,895        2,097,383  

CareTrust REIT Incorporated

         109,224        2,186,664  

Independence Realty Trust Incorporated

         207,450        2,095,245  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation

         130,020        1,811,179  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

         54,858        1,534,378  

One Liberty Properties Incorporated

         69,626        1,839,519  

Potlatch Corporation

         53,256        1,975,792  
            15,389,094  
         

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development: 1.00%          

Marcus & Millichap Incorporated †

         47,571        1,735,866  
         

 

 

 

Utilities: 4.98%

         
Electric Utilities: 1.36%          

Hawaiian Electric Industries Incorporated

         61,713        2,364,842  
         

 

 

 
Gas Utilities: 1.95%          

National Fuel Gas Company

         31,991        1,722,715  

Northwest Natural Holding Company

         25,389        1,684,052  
            3,406,767  
         

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities: 0.94%          

MDU Resources Group Incorporated

         61,830        1,636,640  
         

 

 

 
Water Utilities: 0.73%                                       

Artesian Resources Corporation Class A

         34,992        1,272,309  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $174,260,441)

            173,538,923  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Short-Term Investments: 2.65%          
Investment Companies: 2.65%          

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38        3,662,272        3,662,638  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13          968,194        968,194  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,630,483)

            4,630,832        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $178,890,924)     102.16        178,169,755  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (2.16        (3,774,455
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 174,395,300  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Non-income-earning security

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

American depositary receipt

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    5,546,867       59,278,399       61,162,994       3,662,272     $ (497   $ (3   $ 83,602     $ 3,662,638    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    851,216       117,515,182       117,398,204       968,194       0       0       20,040       968,194    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (497   $ (3   $ 103,642     $ 4,630,832       2.65
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $3,574,560 of securities loaned), at value (cost $174,260,441)

  $ 173,538,923  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost 4,630,483)

    4,630,832  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,693,824  

Receivable for dividends

    132,888  

Receivable for securities lending income

    5,187  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    11,385  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    180,013,039  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    3,662,421  

Payable for investments purchased

    1,810,362  

Advisory fee payable

    113,751  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    31,205  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    5,617,739  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 174,395,300  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio   Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,538)

  $ 1,558,946  

Securities lending income from affiliates, net

    83,602  

Income from affiliated securities

    20,040  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,662,588  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    842,896  

Custody and accounting fees

    8,736  

Professional fees

    23,584  

Shareholder report expenses

    1,410  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,088  

Other fees and expenses

    5,025  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    892,739  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (100,272
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    792,467  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    870,121  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (9,489,316

Affiliated securities

    (497
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (9,489,813
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (7,948,439

Affiliated securities

    (3
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (7,948,442
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (17,438,255
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (16,568,134
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

  $ 870,121        $ 1,619,419  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    (9,489,813        35,399,955  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (7,948,442        (24,205,675
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (16,568,134        33,813,699  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

 

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    101,491,419          10,857,996  

Withdrawals

    (69,926,430        (99,498,049
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    31,564,989          (88,640,053
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    14,996,855          (54,826,354
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    159,398,445          214,224,799  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 174,395,300        $ 159,398,445  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    (7.42 )%      20.10     19.44     (4.96 )%      7.29     18.09

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.85     0.85     0.84     0.85     0.84     0.85

Net expenses

    0.75     0.84     0.84     0.85     0.84     0.85

Net investment income

    0.83     0.87     0.72     0.62     0.89     0.89

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    86     144     110     72     54     47

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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


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high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund is included in securities lending income from affiliates (net of fees and rebates) on the Statement of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $179,231,246 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 0  

Gross unrealized losses

     (1,061,491

Net unrealized losses

   $ (1,061,491

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Communication services

   $ 192,387      $ 0      $ 0      $ 192,387  

Consumer discretionary

     19,139,426        0        0        19,139,426  

Consumer staples

     5,013,318        0        0        5,013,318  

Energy

     7,333,956        0        0        7,333,956  

Financials

     40,120,562        0        0        40,120,562  

Health care

     9,946,709        0        0        9,946,709  

Industrials

     37,082,806        0        0        37,082,806  

Information technology

     18,017,293        0        0        18,017,293  

Materials

     10,886,948        0        0        10,886,948  

Real estate

     17,124,960        0        0        17,124,960  

Utilities

     8,680,558        0        0        8,680,558  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     968,194        3,662,638        0        4,630,832  

Total assets

   $ 174,507,117      $ 3,662,638      $ 0      $ 178,169,755  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.68% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.80% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.55% and declining to 0.40% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Funds Management has voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed advisory fees to the extent necessary to maintain the net operating expense ratio of the Portfolio.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were $206.524,178 and $174,015,314, respectively.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use


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bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952)   Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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40   Wells Fargo Small Company Value Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:

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P.O. Box 219967

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Website: wellsfargofunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.

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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     20  
Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     24  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    47  

Statement of operations

    48  

Statement of changes in net assets

    49  

Financial highlights

    50  
Notes to financial statements     51  

Other information

    55  

Appendix A

    59  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

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The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Maulik Bhansali, CFA®

Thomas O’Connor, CFA®

Jarad Vasquez

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (MBFAX)   10-31-2001     (6.31     0.77       3.80       (1.90     1.70       4.28       0.83       0.78  
Class C (MBFCX)   10-31-2001     (3.60     0.94       3.46       (2.60     0.94       3.46       1.58       1.53  
Class R (WTRRX)   7-9-2010                       (2.09     1.45       3.98       1.08       1.03  
Class R4 (MBFRX)   11-30-2012                       (1.59     1.97       4.53       0.60       0.52  
Class R6 (WTRIX)   11-30-2012                       (1.52     2.10       4.65       0.45       0.37  
Administrator Class (MNTRX)   6-30-1997                       (1.77     1.78       4.35       0.77       0.70  
Institutional Class (MBFIX)   10-31-2001                       (1.57     2.07       4.62       0.50       0.42  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index5                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R, Class R4, Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk and mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.13%, 11-15-2028

     2.28  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.88%, 9-30-2023

     2.10  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.88%, 10-31-2023

     2.09  

FHLMC, 4.00%, 11-1-2048

     1.75  

GNMA, 5.00%, 1-23-2049

     1.67  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.88%, 10-15-2021

     1.48  

GNMA, 4.50%, 10-20-2048

     1.42  

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.75%, 2-15-2028

     1.38  

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.88%, 1-31-2022

     1.24  

U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.13%, 5-15-2048

     1.20  

 

Portfolio allocation as of November 30, 20187
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The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Historical performance shown for Class R shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Administrator Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class R shares. Historical performance shown for Class R4 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class R4 shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the affiliated master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

Amounts represent the portfolio allocation of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period1,2
     Annualized net
expense ratio1
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.79      $ 3.90        0.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.16      $ 3.95        0.78

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.90      $ 7.64        1.53

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.40      $ 7.74        1.53

Class R

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.94      $ 5.15        1.03

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.90      $ 5.22        1.03

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.67      $ 2.60        0.52

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.46      $ 2.64        0.52

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.41      $ 1.85        0.37

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.21      $ 1.88        0.37

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.79      $ 3.50        0.70

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.56      $ 3.55        0.70

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.16      $ 2.10        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     9  

      

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 100.11%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.11%           

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

           $ 5,152,746,583  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $5,223,381,132)

             5,152,746,583  
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $5,223,381,132)     100.11        5,152,746,583  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.11        (5,744,529
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,147,002,054  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

   

Net

realized
gains
(losses)  on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio

    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolio
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    95     92   $ (83,336,439   $ (5,082,443   $ 85,418,390     $ 882,546     $ 5,152,746,583       100.11

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio (cost $5,223,381,132)

  $ 5,152,746,583  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    7,587,425  

Receivable from manager

    122,625  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    204,031  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,160,660,664  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    10,851,296  

Dividends payable

    1,785,112  

Administration fees payable

    294,424  

Distribution fees payable

    31,320  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,460  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    693,998  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    13,658,610  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,147,002,054  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,417,315,592  

Total distributable loss

    (270,313,538
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,147,002,054  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 296,976,226  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    23,479,180  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $12.65  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $13.24  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 43,177,243  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    3,446,644  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $12.53  

Net assets – Class R

  $ 12,028,357  

Shares outstanding – Class R1

    974,179  

Net asset value per share – Class R

    $12.35  

Net assets – Class R4

  $ 11,242,263  

Shares outstanding – Class R41

    910,918  

Net asset value per share – Class R4

    $12.34  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 2,184,335,876  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    177,096,376  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $12.33  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 242,063,045  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    19,603,274  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $12.35  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 2,357,179,044  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    191,169,811  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $12.33  

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $14,043)

  $ 85,418,390  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    882,546  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (9,325,083
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    76,975,853  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    1,323,887  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    251,074  

Class C

    37,040  

Class R

    9,895  

Class R4

    4,681  

Class R6

    331,935  

Administrator Class

    132,991  

Institutional Class

    995,687  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    392,304  

Class C

    57,875  

Class R

    15,220  

Class R4

    5,852  

Administrator Class

    325,560  

Distribution fees

 

Class C

    173,624  

Class R

    15,461  

Custody and accounting fees

    93,586  

Professional fees

    13,224  

Registration fees

    120,587  

Shareholder report expenses

    165,462  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    110,427  

Other fees and expenses

    23,113  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,599,485  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (2,000,111
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,599,374  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    74,376,479  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (83,336,439

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (5,082,443
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (88,418,882
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (14,042,403
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 74,376,479       $ 109,290,228  

Net realized losses on investments

      (83,336,439       (51,477,064

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (5,082,443       (93,493,410
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (14,042,403       (35,680,246
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

 

   

Class A

      (3,830,253       (6,146,453

Class C

      (391,332       (561,310

Class R

      (135,754       (203,058

Class R4

      (158,202       (706,139

Class R6

      (31,643,162       (24,689,238

Administrator Class

      (3,348,333       (6,023,458

Institutional Class

      (34,846,053       (70,984,919
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (74,353,089       (109,314,575
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,325,324       29,622,480       5,948,905       78,111,325  

Class C

    165,552       2,092,760       660,100       8,585,693  

Class R

    121,656       1,517,591       314,720       4,024,861  

Class R4

    130,448       1,623,597       636,388       8,152,388  

Class R6

    89,845,786       1,122,140,411       65,439,055       837,238,882  

Administrator Class

    2,156,188       26,895,925       6,358,669       81,613,591  

Institutional Class

    24,204,858       301,105,302       109,824,335       1,402,149,298  
 

 

 

 
      1,484,998,066         2,419,876,038  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    260,467       3,319,731       406,222       5,315,016  

Class C

    15,827       199,780       23,283       301,658  

Class R

    1,347       16,760       2,181       27,892  

Class R4

    12,709       158,058       51,321       658,202  

Class R6

    2,355,513       29,269,348       1,705,109       21,706,594  

Administrator Class

    258,711       3,219,319       457,541       5,851,867  

Institutional Class

    2,267,447       28,175,508       4,338,888       55,292,897  
 

 

 

 
      64,358,504         89,154,126  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (4,004,263     (51,001,075     (8,713,141     (114,094,388

Class C

    (490,722     (6,194,053     (1,437,868     (18,650,713

Class R

    (122,963     (1,530,518     (414,247     (5,296,848

Class R4

    (162,981     (2,023,698     (3,109,817     (39,224,105

Class R6

    (23,623,691     (293,537,076     (20,533,471     (261,667,805

Administrator Class

    (4,240,970     (52,729,832     (14,295,796     (183,753,304

Institutional Class

    (99,993,456     (1,247,096,858     (95,212,522     (1,214,837,005
 

 

 

 
      (1,654,113,110       (1,837,524,168
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (104,756,540       671,505,996  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (193,152,032       526,511,175  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

      5,340,154,086         4,813,642,911  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,147,002,054       $ 5,340,154,086  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Overdistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $140,624. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.86       $13.22       $13.28       $13.16       $12.98       $13.02  

Net investment income

    0.16       0.24       0.19 1        0.19 1        0.18       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.36     0.00       0.12       0.19       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     (0.12     0.19       0.31       0.37       0.31  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.24     (0.19     (0.19     (0.19     (0.20

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.16     (0.24     (0.25     (0.19     (0.19     (0.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.65       $12.86       $13.22       $13.28       $13.16       $12.98  

Total return2

    (0.42 )%      (0.96 )%      1.48     2.36     2.85     2.46

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.83     0.83     0.83     0.83     0.85     0.83

Net expenses3

    0.78     0.78     0.78     0.78     0.78     0.78

Net investment income3

    2.44     1.79     1.40     1.43     1.39     1.52

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $296,976       $320,208       $360,276       $699,273       $506,043       $397,780  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.74       $13.09       $13.15       $13.03       $12.86       $12.90  

Net investment income

    0.11       0.14       0.09       0.09       0.09       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.35     0.00       0.12       0.17       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.10     (0.21     0.09       0.21       0.26       0.22  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.14     (0.09     (0.09     (0.09     (0.11

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.11     (0.14     (0.15     (0.09     (0.09     (0.26

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.53       $12.74       $13.09       $13.15       $13.03       $12.86  

Total return1

    (0.81 )%      (1.65 )%      0.72     1.61     2.02     1.71

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    1.58     1.58     1.58     1.58     1.58     1.58

Net expenses2

    1.53     1.53     1.53     1.53     1.53     1.53

Net investment income2

    1.69     1.04     0.68     0.68     0.65     0.77

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $43,177       $47,843       $59,049       $66,612       $72,798       $81,187  

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.55       $12.90       $12.97       $12.85       $12.67       $12.71  

Net investment income

    0.14       0.20 1        0.15 1        0.15 1        0.15 1        0.16 1   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.20     (0.35     (0.01     0.12       0.18       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.06     (0.15     0.14       0.27       0.33       0.28  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.14     (0.20     (0.15     (0.15     (0.15     (0.17

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.14     (0.20     (0.21     (0.15     (0.15     (0.32

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.35       $12.55       $12.90       $12.97       $12.85       $12.67  

Total return2

    (0.51 )%      (1.19 )%      1.15     2.13     2.63     2.23

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.07     1.08     1.08     1.08     1.08     1.08

Net expenses3

    1.03     1.03     1.03     1.03     1.03     1.03

Net investment income3

    2.20     1.54     1.18     1.18     1.15     1.27

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $12,028       $12,230       $13,826       $17,985       $16,411       $17,077  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R4   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.55       $12.89       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66       $12.70  

Net investment income

    0.17       0.26 1        0.22       0.22       0.21       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.34     0.00       0.12       0.18       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.04     (0.08     0.22       0.34       0.39       0.34  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.26     (0.22     (0.22     (0.22     (0.23

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.17     (0.26     (0.28     (0.22     (0.22     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.34       $12.55       $12.89       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66  

Total return2

    (0.33 )%      (0.61 )%      1.74     2.65     3.07     2.75

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.59     0.58

Net expenses3

    0.52     0.52     0.52     0.52     0.52     0.52

Net investment income3

    2.70     2.01     1.70     1.69     1.53     1.78

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $11,242       $11,680       $43,205       $41,272       $49,261       $17  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     17  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R6   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.54       $12.89       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66       $12.70  

Net investment income

    0.18       0.28       0.24       0.24       0.23       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.35     0.00       0.12       0.17       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.03     (0.07     0.24       0.36       0.40       0.36  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.18     (0.28     (0.24     (0.24     (0.23     (0.25

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.18     (0.28     (0.30     (0.24     (0.23     (0.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.33       $12.54       $12.89       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66  

Total return1

    (0.26 )%      (0.54 )%      1.90     2.81     3.23     2.91

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45

Net expenses2

    0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37

Net investment income2

    2.86     2.24     1.87     1.84     1.76     1.94

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $2,184,336       $1,360,847       $797,896       $450,791       $726,165       $290,977  

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.56       $12.90       $12.97       $12.85       $12.67       $12.71  

Net investment income

    0.16       0.24 1        0.21       0.19       0.19 1        0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.34     (0.02     0.12       0.18       0.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     (0.10     0.19       0.31       0.37       0.32  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.24     (0.20     (0.19     (0.19     (0.21

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.16     (0.24     (0.26     (0.19     (0.19     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.35       $12.56       $12.90       $12.97       $12.85       $12.67  

Total return2

    (0.42 )%      (0.79 )%      1.48     2.47     2.96     2.57

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.76     0.77     0.77     0.77     0.77     0.77

Net expenses3

    0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Net investment income3

    2.52     1.86     1.50     1.51     1.47     1.60

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $242,063       $269,057       $373,042       $529,530       $487,981       $412,419  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     19  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.54       $12.88       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66       $12.70  

Net investment income

    0.18       0.28       0.23       0.23       0.22       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.21     (0.34     (0.01     0.12       0.18       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.03     (0.06     0.22       0.35       0.40       0.35  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.18     (0.28     (0.23     (0.23     (0.23     (0.24

Net realized gains

    0.00       0.00       (0.06     0.00       0.00       (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.18     (0.28     (0.29     (0.23     (0.23     (0.39

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.33       $12.54       $12.88       $12.95       $12.83       $12.66  

Total return1

    (0.28 )%      (0.51 )%      1.77     2.76     3.17     2.85

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses2

    0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50

Net expenses2

    0.42     0.42     0.42     0.42     0.42     0.42

Net investment income2

    2.80     2.16     1.82     1.79     1.75     1.88

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate3

    280     542     614     667     586     646

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $2,357,179       $3,318,290       $3,166,348       $2,102,073       $1,360,398       $1,208,745  

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.35

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.35

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 92% of Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     21  

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $5,246,291,065 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 0  

Gross unrealized losses

     (93,544,482

Net unrealized losses

   $ (93,544,482

As of May 31, 2018, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consist of $38,917,295 in short-term capital losses.

As of May 31, 2018, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $55,203,707 which were recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective    Value of affiliated
Master Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

   Seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation    $ 5,152,746,583  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C, Class R

     0.16

Class R4, Institutional Class

     0.08  

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class

     0.10  


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22   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.78% for Class A shares, 1.53% for Class C shares, 1.03% for Class R shares, 0.52% for Class R4 shares, 0.37% for Class R6 shares, 0.70% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.42% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C and Class R shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class C and Class R shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $2,381 from the sale of Class A shares. Funds Distributor did not receive any contingent deferred sales charges from Class A or Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Class R and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. Class R4 is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost

     Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$13,620,244,376      $1,963,048,100      $13,708,500,058      $1,991,449,077

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Fund     23  

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment income  

Class A

   $ 6,146,453  

Class C

     561,310  

Class R

     203,058  

Class R4

     706,139  

Class R6

     24,689,238  

Administrator Class

     6,023,458  

Institutional Class

     70,984,919  

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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24   Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities: 36.90%

 

FHLMC (12 Month LIBOR +1.64%) ±

    2.80     1-1-2047      $ 4,968,798      $ 4,919,291  

FHLMC

    3.00       10-15-2047        34,535,212        33,502,716  

FHLMC

    3.00       11-15-2047        11,482,354        11,089,364  

FHLMC

    3.00       6-15-2048        18,722,167        17,973,888  

FHLMC

    3.50       12-1-2047        2,328,847        2,285,412  

FHLMC

    3.50       2-1-2048        3,491,358        3,425,775  

FHLMC

    3.50       3-1-2048            20,624,189        20,257,500  

FHLMC (12 Month LIBOR +1.64%) ±

    3.86       7-1-2048        3,173,685        3,213,886  

FHLMC

    4.00       4-1-2034        3,146,209        3,189,441  

FHLMC

    4.00       6-1-2034        185,758        188,320  

FHLMC

    4.00       1-1-2035        227,586        233,119  

FHLMC

    4.00       1-1-2036        359,755        366,496  

FHLMC

    4.00       10-1-2036        2,357,849        2,400,574  

FHLMC

    4.00       3-1-2037        298,070        303,943  

FHLMC

    4.00       3-1-2037        358,138        365,528  

FHLMC

    4.00       3-1-2037        577,429        588,272  

FHLMC

    4.00       4-1-2037        2,413,829        2,459,158  

FHLMC

    4.00       4-1-2037        3,022,029        3,095,549  

FHLMC

    4.00       8-1-2044        1,002,828        1,012,818  

FHLMC

    4.00       12-1-2045        1,022,865        1,031,571  

FHLMC

    4.00       2-1-2046        1,248,924        1,259,556  

FHLMC

    4.00       6-1-2046        2,161,018        2,179,415  

FHLMC

    4.00       4-1-2048        3,494,987        3,526,577  

FHLMC

    4.00       6-1-2048        4,924,399        4,968,910  

FHLMC

    4.00       6-1-2048        4,152,759        4,190,296  

FHLMC

    4.00       8-1-2048        23,351,967        23,502,547  

FHLMC

    4.00       9-1-2048        4,576,772        4,606,285  

FHLMC

    4.00       10-1-2048        51,587,414        51,918,743  

FHLMC

    4.00       11-1-2048        97,039,474        97,662,731  

FHLMC

    4.50       6-1-2039        259,509        271,455  

FHLMC

    4.50       7-1-2039        282,336        295,324  

FHLMC

    4.50       11-1-2048        43,171,570        44,428,590  

FHLMC

    5.00       6-1-2044        3,380,058        3,623,422  

FHLMC

    5.00       5-1-2048        12,517,733        13,336,582  

FHLMC

    5.00       6-1-2048        728,696        770,956  

FHLMC

    5.00       11-1-2048        17,099,000        17,937,275  

FHLMC

    6.50       4-1-2021        368        373  

FHLMC Series 1590 Class IA (1 Month LIBOR +1.05%) ±

    3.36       10-15-2023        15,360        15,660  

FHLMC Series 1897 Class K

    7.00       9-15-2026        567        611  

FHLMC Series 1935 Class FL (1 Month LIBOR +0.70%) ±

    2.98       2-15-2027        1,765        1,794  

FHLMC Series 2423 Class MC

    7.00       3-15-2032        10,495        11,636  

FHLMC Series 264 Class 30

    3.00       7-15-2042        19,147,384        18,499,741  

FHLMC Series 326 Class 300

    3.00       3-15-2044        15,395,942        14,881,062  

FHLMC Series 356 Class 300

    3.00       9-15-2047        5,000,004        4,806,167  

FHLMC Series 3838 Class QE

    3.50       1-15-2029        65,908        65,836  

FHLMC Series 4640 Class LD

    4.00       9-15-2043        15,632,376        16,024,494  

FHLMC Series 4700 Class QJ

    4.00       7-15-2044        10,775,646        11,058,928  

FHLMC Series 4705 Class A

    4.50       9-15-2042        7,324,389        7,626,480  

FHLMC Series 4763 Class CA

    3.00       9-15-2038        2,056,611        2,030,796  

FHLMC Series 4767 Class KA

    3.00       3-15-2048        10,316,572        10,179,129  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities (continued)

 

FHLMC Series 4786 Class DP

    4.50     7-15-2042      $ 5,782,456      $ 5,972,506  

FHLMC Series 4787 Class AK

    3.00       5-15-2048        15,909,702        15,256,863  

FHLMC Series 4796 Class AK

    3.00       5-15-2048        19,800,202        18,987,721  

FNMA

    1.50       4-25-2043        1,923,146        1,762,045  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.60%) ±

    2.95       8-1-2047        4,183,473        4,158,314  

FNMA

    3.00       11-1-2046        8,443,176        8,160,162  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.62%) ±

    3.14       3-1-2047        6,446,702        6,447,302  

FNMA

    3.50       9-1-2033        863,233        869,545  

FNMA

    3.50       8-1-2034        2,512,371        2,530,748  

FNMA

    3.50       5-1-2036        7,776,794        7,833,737  

FNMA

    3.50       9-1-2036        1,307,090        1,316,650  

FNMA

    3.50       12-1-2036        8,524,392        8,526,877  

FNMA

    3.50       2-1-2041            28,362,921        28,176,722  

FNMA

    3.50       2-1-2042        25,655,799        25,487,283  

FNMA

    3.50       5-1-2042        20,129,693        20,069,223  

FNMA

    3.50       5-1-2042        20,564,757        20,429,816  

FNMA

    3.50       6-1-2042        36,901,982        36,659,781  

FNMA

    3.50       11-1-2046        7,658,698        7,620,050  

FNMA

    3.50       11-1-2047        2,809,964        2,759,650  

FNMA

    3.50       12-1-2047        7,571,137        7,444,774  

FNMA

    3.50       1-1-2048        23,311,445        22,898,769  

FNMA

    3.50       2-1-2048        9,807,669        9,636,314  

FNMA %%

    3.50       12-13-2048        7,000,000        6,865,340  

FNMA

    3.50       9-1-2052        31,134,593        30,601,592  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.62%) ±

    3.73       8-1-2048        5,915,781        6,004,545  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.62%) ±

    3.74       7-1-2048        5,520,633        5,601,964  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.62%) ±

    3.75       8-1-2048        3,066,658        3,114,636  

FNMA (12 Month LIBOR +1.62%) ±

    3.85       10-1-2048        5,147,014        5,240,871  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2033        3,916,444        4,001,342  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2033        6,822,307        6,969,999  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2033        534,223        547,164  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2034        5,027,718        5,149,505  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2035        8,491,553        8,697,231  

FNMA

    4.00       11-1-2035        855,235        875,957  

FNMA

    4.00       11-1-2035        3,809,904        3,902,202  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2036        7,386,007        7,564,959  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2036        497,252        507,458  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2036        6,157,427        6,276,190  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2036        2,460,342        2,505,369  

FNMA

    4.00       11-1-2036        1,863,322        1,908,469  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2036        6,517,332        6,643,035  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2036        206,113        209,963  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2036        395,731        403,122  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2037        309,955        315,743  

FNMA

    4.00       2-1-2037        550,615        560,902  

FNMA

    4.00       2-1-2037        459,147        467,724  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        947,805        965,805  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        1,808,611        1,842,398  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        1,276,588        1,299,649  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        685,112        698,111  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities (continued)

 

FNMA

    4.00     3-1-2037      $ 1,010,923      $ 1,029,810  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        871,690        887,436  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        241,727        246,243  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        514,124        523,730  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2037        198,445        202,214  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2037        882,250        898,734  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2037        1,817,751        1,851,711  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2037        552,528        563,022  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2037        906,869        923,812  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2037        972,643        990,816  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2037        1,138,001        1,159,261  

FNMA

    4.00       6-1-2037        2,195,145        2,236,837  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2037        1,142,416        1,161,041  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2037        554,815        563,859  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2037        7,310,569        7,444,859  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2037        1,143,616        1,165,336  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2037        2,248,527        2,290,541  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2037        1,976,878        2,012,593  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2037        1,214,088        1,237,148  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2037        3,246,585        3,325,150  

FNMA

    4.00       11-1-2037        1,798,119        1,830,605  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2037        1,096,949        1,117,785  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2037        1,978,949        2,015,926  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2038        966,433        984,791  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2038        2,345,534        2,389,363  

FNMA

    4.00       1-1-2038        1,567,662        1,599,864  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2038        2,465,870        2,512,708  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2041            15,548,976        15,924,943  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2045        8,034,745        8,105,433  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2045        1,302,842        1,319,362  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2045        1,525,680        1,553,130  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2045        976,086        984,556  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2045        535,676        539,516  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2045        165,230        167,174  

FNMA

    4.00       12-1-2045        343,170        346,838  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2046        5,007,489        5,059,049  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2046        321,845        325,515  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2047        889,073        902,282  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2047        1,015,332        1,024,806  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2047        994,387        1,007,547  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2047        3,971,781        4,006,988  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2047        815,986        828,111  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2047        769,449        779,750  

FNMA

    4.00       11-1-2047        33,800,371        34,176,152  

FNMA

    4.00       2-1-2048        7,422,003        7,475,863  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2048        4,795,000        4,837,873  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2048        4,656,070        4,697,700  

FNMA

    4.00       3-1-2048        27,257,948        27,430,344  

FNMA

    4.00       4-1-2048        17,996,685        18,121,556  

FNMA

    4.00       5-1-2048        7,819,258        7,889,175  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities (continued)

 

FNMA

    4.00     5-1-2048      $ 2,111,468      $ 2,133,324  

FNMA

    4.00       6-1-2048        4,123,858        4,160,735  

FNMA

    4.00       7-1-2048        4,549,963        4,590,649  

FNMA

    4.00       8-1-2048        53,895,419        54,269,712  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2048        40,660,227        40,917,411  

FNMA

    4.00       9-1-2048        5,375,956        5,448,054  

FNMA

    4.00       10-1-2048        5,672,669        5,723,395  

FNMA %%

    4.00       12-13-2048        21,200,000        21,323,390  

FNMA

    4.50       5-1-2034        1,896,182        1,969,097  

FNMA

    4.50       6-1-2041        319,676        330,935  

FNMA

    4.50       3-1-2043        3,626,799        3,773,217  

FNMA

    4.50       3-1-2044        1,129,539        1,171,109  

FNMA

    4.50       10-1-2045        6,019,142        6,214,414  

FNMA

    4.50       2-1-2046        145,348        149,944  

FNMA

    4.50       8-1-2048            46,211,595        47,547,722  

FNMA ##

    4.50       11-1-2048        49,987,364        51,478,504  

FNMA %%

    4.50       12-13-2048        1,700,000        1,747,928  

FNMA

    5.00       7-1-2044        640,105        674,560  

FNMA

    5.00       5-1-2048        6,306,677        6,653,105  

FNMA

    5.00       6-1-2048        1,798,208        1,897,110  

FNMA

    5.00       6-1-2048        1,597,100        1,689,884  

FNMA

    5.00       6-1-2048        13,175,470        14,063,101  

FNMA

    5.00       11-1-2048        16,599,073        17,707,915  

FNMA

    5.00       8-1-2056        21,946,164        23,202,414  

FNMA

    6.00       4-1-2022        5,793        6,234  

FNMA

    6.00       2-1-2029        5,601        6,091  

FNMA

    6.00       3-1-2033        40,055        43,804  

FNMA

    6.00       11-1-2033        14,495        15,854  

FNMA Series 1998-38 Class PL

    6.00       11-25-2028        265,452        285,324  

FNMA Series 1999-54 Class LH

    6.50       11-25-2029        9,654        10,406  

FNMA Series 2005-31 Class PB

    5.50       4-25-2035        70,000        75,713  

FNMA Series 2014-40 Class EP

    3.50       10-25-2042        3,298,402        3,322,337  

FNMA Series 2017-13 Class PA

    3.00       8-25-2046        6,048,797        5,942,060  

FNMA Series 2017-M7 Class A2 ±±

    2.96       2-25-2027        2,108,000        2,006,437  

FNMA Series 2018-12 Class P

    3.00       3-25-2046        7,253,031        7,084,311  

FNMA Series 2018-14 Class KC

    3.00       3-25-2048        6,543,878        6,527,518  

FNMA Series 2018-15 Class AB

    3.00       3-25-2048        2,283,484        2,253,776  

FNMA Series 2018-15 Class CA

    3.00       3-25-2048        2,437,529        2,396,965  

FNMA Series 2018-38 Class LA

    3.00       6-25-2048        19,645,449        18,636,997  

FNMA Series 2018-4 Class HC

    2.50       12-25-2047        6,120,506        5,818,291  

FNMA Series 2018-43 Class CT

    3.00       6-25-2048        18,725,710        18,042,918  

FNMA Series 2018-45 Class GA

    3.00       6-25-2048        40,647,812        39,165,679  

FNMA Series 2018-50 Class BA

    3.00       7-25-2048        39,991,090        38,250,957  

FNMA Series 2018-56 Class CH

    3.00       8-25-2048        9,284,237        8,954,836  

FNMA Series 2018-57 Class PT

    3.00       8-25-2048        7,396,876        7,097,549  

FNMA Series 2018-59 Class DA

    3.00       8-25-2048        20,807,622        19,962,052  

FNMA Series 2018-63 Class DA

    3.50       9-25-2048        5,785,280        5,758,756  

FNMA Series 2018-8 Class KL

    2.50       3-25-2047        7,502,000        7,130,171  

FNMA Series 414 Class A35

    3.50       10-25-2042        17,256,763        17,144,764  

GNMA

    3.50       9-20-2045        34,604,826        34,299,502  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities (continued)

 

GNMA

    3.50     5-20-2046      $ 4,042,647      $ 4,010,554  

GNMA

    3.50       7-20-2046        16,904,576        16,808,088  

GNMA

    3.50       1-20-2047        3,478,298        3,446,207  

GNMA

    3.50       1-20-2048        12,095,587        11,976,057  

GNMA

    3.50       1-20-2048        6,730,626        6,664,791  

GNMA

    3.50       1-20-2048        2,181,388        2,163,537  

GNMA

    3.50       1-20-2048        6,167,614        6,101,824  

GNMA

    4.00       3-20-2048        2,602,466        2,640,358  

GNMA

    4.00       4-20-2048        3,949,616        4,007,124  

GNMA

    4.00       4-20-2048        2,987,593        3,035,376  

GNMA

    4.00       4-20-2048        1,978,568        2,011,767  

GNMA

    4.50       10-20-2048            76,761,115        79,234,688  

GNMA

    4.50       11-20-2048        5,731,553        5,917,824  

GNMA %%

    4.50       12-20-2048        6,175,253        6,377,154  

GNMA %%

    4.50       1-23-2049        400,000        412,012  

GNMA

    5.00       12-20-2039        251,406        272,102  

GNMA

    5.00       11-20-2045        408,220        443,520  

GNMA

    5.00       4-20-2048        1,453,644        1,544,985  

GNMA

    5.00       8-20-2048        41,556,316        43,456,171  

GNMA

    5.00       9-20-2048        28,845,223        30,173,996  

GNMA

    5.00       11-20-2048        21,879,558        22,887,471  

GNMA %%

    5.00       12-19-2048        6,300,000        6,572,542  

GNMA %%

    5.00       12-20-2048        17,892,998        18,706,825  

GNMA %%

    5.00       1-23-2049        89,300,000        93,027,137  

GNMA %%

    5.00       2-21-2049        57,000,000        59,299,433  

GNMA Series 2012-141 Class WA ±±

    4.53       11-16-2041        1,858,865        1,956,149  

GNMA Series 2017-167 Class BQ

    2.50       8-20-2044        9,714,861        9,350,112  

Total Agency Securities (Cost $2,069,752,173)

 

     2,056,573,682  
  

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities: 10.91%

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-1 Class A4

    1.75       5-15-2020        1,456,050        1,454,335  

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-2 Class A4

    1.84       6-15-2020        1,637,129        1,633,263  

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2017-1 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.40%) ±

    2.71       2-15-2021        2,468,000        2,468,815  

American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2018-9 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.38%) ±

    2.69       4-15-2026        2,909,000        2,910,253  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Series 2018-1 Class A3

    3.07       12-19-2022        2,541,000        2,534,197  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC Series 2017-1a Class A 144A

    3.07       9-20-2023        3,164,000        3,090,985  

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust Series 2018-1 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.33%) ±

    2.64       7-15-2024        6,116,000        6,126,721  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2015-3 Class A4

    2.13       5-20-2020        881,317        880,542  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2015-4 Class A4

    2.01       7-20-2020        3,406,270        3,399,375  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2016-1 Class A4

    1.98       10-20-2020        2,455,000        2,447,692  

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2016-2 Class A4

    1.63       1-20-2021        964,000        957,516  

College Avenue Student Loan Trust Series 2017-A Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +1.65%) 144A ±

    3.97       11-26-2046        4,424,963        4,514,125  

College Avenue Student Loan Trust Series 2018-A Class A2 144A

    4.13       12-26-2047        3,093,621        3,100,985  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2014 Class A4

    2.12       12-15-2021        4,440,000        4,419,568  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2015-A Class A4

    1.64       6-15-2020        994,520        993,168  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2017-1 Class A 144A

    2.62       8-15-2028        2,218,000        2,163,873  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2017-2 Class A 144A

    2.36       3-15-2029        5,889,000        5,659,072  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2017-A Class A4

    1.92       4-15-2022        3,576,000        3,507,406  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-1 Class A 144A

    3.19     7-15-2031      $ 8,597,000      $ 8,346,661  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-2 Class A 144A

    3.47       1-15-2030        6,074,000        6,048,809  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2015-1A Class A 144A

    2.73       3-25-2021        17,213,000        17,072,717  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2015-3A Class A 144A

    2.67       9-25-2021        9,811,000        9,649,291  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2016-2A Class A2 144A

    2.95       3-25-2022        3,863,000        3,813,875  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2016-3A Class B 144A

    3.11       7-25-2020        2,186,000        2,178,279  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2016-4A Class A 144A

    2.65       7-25-2022            10,270,000        9,982,797  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2017-1A Class A 144A

    2.96       10-25-2021        4,777,000        4,707,739  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2017-2A Class A 144A

    3.29       10-25-2023        7,635,000        7,441,797  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2018-2A Class A 144A

    3.65       6-27-2022        5,490,000        5,488,584  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2018-3A Class A 144A

    4.03       7-25-2024        8,575,000        8,574,989  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2014-1 Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +0.51%) ±

    2.79       6-25-2031        4,771,688        4,780,906  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2014-AA Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +1.60%) 144A±

    3.91       10-15-2031        6,169,000        6,365,704  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2014-CTA Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.70%) 144A±

    3.01       9-16-2024        1,525,692        1,528,601  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2015-1 Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±

    2.91       4-25-2040        5,044,244        5,039,720  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2015-CA Class B 144A

    3.25       5-15-2040        2,766,000        2,764,142  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-3A Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.17       6-25-2065        2,867,782        2,882,074  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2016-AA Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +2.15%) 144A±

    4.46       12-15-2045        3,047,823        3,179,788  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2017-2A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.77%) 144A±

    3.08       9-25-2065        8,793,948        8,846,924  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2017-3A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.16       2-25-2066        9,189,978        9,271,847  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2017-4A Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.50%) 144A±

    2.82       9-27-2066        8,147,000        8,171,787  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2017-A Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.90%) 144A±

    3.21       12-16-2058        8,966,000        8,959,175  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-BA Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.72%) 144A±

    3.03       12-15-2059        3,840,000        3,826,056  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-A Class A2 144A

    3.19       2-18-2042        2,233,000        2,186,913  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-CA Class A2 144A

    3.52       6-16-2042        2,507,000        2,499,287  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-DA Class A2A 144A

    4.00       12-15-2059        13,496,000        13,595,036  

Navient Student Loan Trust Series 2018-EA Class A2 144A

    4.00       12-15-2059        6,822,000        6,890,414  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2004-4 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.16%) ±

    2.65       1-25-2037        4,414,426        4,387,732  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2004-5 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±

    2.67       10-27-2036        3,083,203        3,048,804  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-1 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.11%) ±

    2.60       10-25-2033        17,128,377        17,021,104  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-2 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±

    2.47       3-23-2037        21,561,131        21,349,314  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-3 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.12%) ±

    2.49       12-24-2035        19,346,326        19,201,820  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2005-4 Class A4 (3 Month LIBOR +0.18%) ±

    2.55       3-22-2032        4,392,772        4,294,066  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2010-4A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.80%) 144A±

    3.12       4-25-2046        1,639,089        1,651,158  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Class 2010-2A Class A (3 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.22       9-25-2048        18,698,941        18,938,285  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2012-4A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.70%) 144A±

    3.02       9-27-2038        16,433,486        16,552,887  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2014-1A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.57%) 144A±

    2.88       9-25-2041        2,449,603        2,453,684  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2016-1A Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.80%) 144A±

    3.12       9-25-2065        8,561,276        8,637,266  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2018-3A Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.44%) 144A±

    2.76       9-27-2066        2,846,000        2,849,614  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-10 Class A6 (3 Month LIBOR +0.15%) ±

    2.64       3-25-2044        20,830,000        20,159,614  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2013-4 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.55%) ±

    2.87       6-25-2043        1,921,658        1,924,585  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2003-1 Class A5C (3 Month LIBOR +0.75%) 144A±

    3.08       12-15-2032        3,910,775        3,831,947  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-10 Class A7A (3 Month LIBOR +0.60%) 144A±

    3.09       10-25-2029        12,249,000        12,293,008  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2005-10 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.13%) ±

    2.62       7-26-2021        2,833,553        2,806,003  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-1 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.11%) ±

    2.60       7-26-2021        13,093,374        12,905,300  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-3 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.10%) ±

    2.59       1-25-2021        7,478,107        7,404,982  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2007-1 Class A5 (3 Month LIBOR +0.09%) ±

    2.58       1-26-2026        1,440,006        1,436,755  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2007-2 Class A4 (3 Month LIBOR +0.06%) ±

    2.55       7-25-2022        11,939,000        11,664,408  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2010-1 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.40%) ±

    2.72       3-25-2025        1,954,706        1,911,095  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-1 Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +0.95%) ±

    3.26     9-25-2028      $ 13,790,819      $ 13,812,940  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-2 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.70%) ±

    3.02       1-25-2029        11,856,848        11,783,544  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2012-6 Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +0.75%) ±

    3.07       5-26-2026        3,178,447        3,178,444  

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2013-B Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.10%) 144A±

    3.41       6-17-2030        406,153        407,447  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2015-A Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.00%) 144A±

    3.31       6-15-2027        4,531,370        4,571,247  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2015-B Class A2A 144A

    2.98       7-15-2027        2,558,098        2,539,138  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2015-C Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.40%) 144A±

    3.71       7-15-2027        2,450,306        2,485,035  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A Class A2A 144A

    2.70       5-15-2031        10,077,111        9,926,111  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-A Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.50%) 144A±

    3.81       5-15-2031        13,250,703        13,548,458  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-B Class A2A 144A

    2.43       2-17-2032        8,056,154        7,815,791  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-B Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.45%) 144A±

    3.76       2-17-2032        13,186,880        13,462,900  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-C Class A2A 144A

    2.34       9-15-2034        11,556,402        11,234,414  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2016-C Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +1.10%) 144A±

    3.41       9-15-2034        10,266,076        10,389,703  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-A Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.90%) 144A±

    3.21       9-15-2034        3,756,000        3,776,894  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2017-B Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.75%) 144A±

    3.06       10-15-2035        7,998,000        7,997,987  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C Class A2A 144A

    3.63       11-15-2035        6,580,000        6,580,442  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-C Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.75%) 144A±

    3.06       11-15-2035        7,851,000        7,863,284  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-A Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.80%) 144A±

    3.11       2-15-2036        4,315,000        4,327,464  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2018-B Class A2B (1 Month LIBOR +0.72%) 144A±

    3.03       1-15-2037        7,041,000        7,024,414  

Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 1998-2 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.52%) ±

    2.84       2-25-2028        12,224        12,142  

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2018-2 Class A

    3.47       5-15-2026        2,324,000        2,326,946  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2014-B Class A4

    1.68       12-15-2020        1,459,810        1,459,343  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2015-B Class A

    2.55       6-17-2024        444,000        437,654  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2016-A Class A

    2.03       4-15-2025        8,931,000        8,643,098  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2016-C Class A

    1.72       8-15-2023        3,854,000        3,807,162  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2017-A Class A

    2.12       3-15-2024        7,015,000        6,903,617  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2017-C Class A

    2.31       8-15-2024            12,914,000        12,678,309  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2016-A Class A4

    1.95       5-16-2022        6,143,000        6,061,027  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $607,613,026)

 

     608,134,189  
  

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes: 19.76%

 

Communication Services: 2.05%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.79%

 

AT&T Incorporated

    3.40       5-15-2025        4,226,000        3,933,734  

AT&T Incorporated 144A

    5.15       2-15-2050        6,594,000        5,919,713  

AT&T Incorporated

    4.75       5-15-2046        2,074,000        1,789,431  

AT&T Incorporated

    5.25       3-1-2037        3,950,000        3,760,343  

AT&T Incorporated

    5.45       3-1-2047        5,713,000        5,412,456  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.13     8-15-2046      $ 6,119,000      $ 5,277,203  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.15       3-15-2024        2,074,000        2,095,402  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.27       1-15-2036        1,988,000        1,823,957  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.33       9-21-2028        5,618,000        5,583,779  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.40       11-1-2034        4,503,000        4,272,178  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    4.67       3-15-2055        1,054,000        948,197  

Verizon Communications Incorporated

    5.50       3-16-2047        3,068,000        3,204,281  
            44,020,674  
         

 

 

 
Media: 1.26%

 

21st Century Fox America Incorporated

    4.95       10-15-2045        2,048,000        2,170,464  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    4.46       7-23-2022        2,031,000        2,034,246  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    5.38       5-1-2047        1,409,000        1,257,243  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    5.38       4-1-2038        1,812,000        1,651,972  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    5.75       4-1-2048        5,419,000        5,051,479  

Comcast Corporation

    3.30       10-1-2020        11,789,000        11,788,219  

Comcast Corporation

    3.45       10-1-2021        9,472,000        9,482,687  

Comcast Corporation

    3.70       4-15-2024        8,211,000        8,185,385  

Comcast Corporation

    3.95       10-15-2025        5,791,000        5,770,810  

Comcast Corporation

    4.00       3-1-2048        3,155,000        2,774,972  

Comcast Corporation

    4.15       10-15-2028        4,736,000        4,696,248  

Comcast Corporation

    4.60       10-15-2038        4,416,000        4,325,208  

Comcast Corporation

    4.95       10-15-2058        4,641,000        4,558,159  

Time Warner Cable Incorporated

    3.80       2-15-2027        1,685,000        1,570,234  

Time Warner Cable Incorporated

    6.55       5-1-2037        1,469,000        1,490,939  

Walt Disney Company «

    4.13       6-1-2044        1,054,000        1,021,802  

Warner Media LLC

    5.35       12-15-2043        1,037,000        972,752  

Warner Media LLC

    5.38       10-15-2041        1,659,000        1,576,416  
            70,379,235  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 0.74%

 

Automobiles: 0.31%

 

General Motors Company

    5.00       10-1-2028        1,054,000        989,044  

General Motors Company

    5.95       4-1-2049        6,554,000        5,913,362  

Volkswagen Group America Company 144A

    4.75       11-13-2028        10,905,000        10,413,486  
            17,315,892  
         

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.36%

 

GLP Capital LP / GLP FInancing II Incorporated

    5.30       1-15-2029        4,148,000        4,002,820  

Starbucks Corporation

    3.80       8-15-2025            11,443,000        11,257,448  

Starbucks Corporation

    4.00       11-15-2028        4,827,000        4,732,645  
            19,992,913  
         

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.07%

 

Amazon.com Incorporated

    2.80       8-22-2024        3,929,000        3,757,591  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Consumer Staples: 2.22%

 

Beverages: 0.59%

 

Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide Incorporated

    3.50     1-12-2024      $ 7,297,000      $ 7,037,406  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    3.20       2-15-2023        7,372,000        7,127,476  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    3.60       2-15-2028        5,972,000        5,501,859  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    3.70       12-6-2026        1,685,000        1,583,316  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    4.40       11-15-2025        2,429,000        2,419,836  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    4.50       5-9-2047        907,000        804,425  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    4.65       11-15-2028        5,704,000        5,700,376  

Constellation Brands Incorporated

    5.25       11-15-2048        2,532,000        2,517,989  
            32,692,683  
         

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.60%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    2.75       5-18-2024        4,563,000        4,410,623  

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    3.00       5-18-2027        7,113,000        6,724,122  

CVS Caremark Corporation

    4.00       12-5-2023        3,129,000        3,106,218  

Walmart Incorporated

    3.40       6-26-2023        5,600,000        5,589,521  

Walmart Incorporated

    3.70       6-26-2028        13,028,000        12,896,751  

Walmart Incorporated

    4.05       6-29-2048        1,059,000        1,017,195  
            33,744,430  
         

 

 

 
Food Products: 0.71%

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

    2.80       7-2-2020        6,292,000        6,214,129  

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

    4.38       6-1-2046        3,340,000        2,715,704  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.10       9-24-2021        6,978,000        6,968,867  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.35       9-24-2023        8,492,000        8,434,565  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.50       9-24-2025        3,399,000        3,372,203  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.63       9-24-2028        6,638,000        6,550,863  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.90       9-24-2038        2,404,000        2,292,366  

Nestle Holdings Incorporated 144A

    4.00       9-24-2048        3,104,000        2,932,588  
            39,481,285  
         

 

 

 
Household Products: 0.08%

 

Church & Dwight Company Incorporated

    2.45       8-1-2022        1,599,000        1,525,175  

Church & Dwight Company Incorporated

    3.15       8-1-2027        2,636,000        2,428,381  

Church & Dwight Company Incorporated

    3.95       8-1-2047        786,000        685,196  
            4,638,752  
         

 

 

 
Tobacco: 0.24%

 

Bat Capital Corporation

    2.30       8-14-2020        3,189,000        3,102,255  

Bat Capital Corporation

    2.76       8-15-2022        1,904,000        1,803,392  

Bat Capital Corporation

    3.56       8-15-2027        2,022,000        1,801,221  

Bat Capital Corporation

    4.54       8-15-2047        3,211,000        2,607,710  

Reynolds American Incorporated

    5.85       8-15-2045        4,053,000        3,921,175  
            13,235,753  
         

 

 

 

Energy: 2.14%

 

Electric Utilities: 0.04%

 

Emera US Finance LP

    4.75       6-15-2046        2,558,000        2,386,665  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.10%

 

Schlumberger Holdings Corporation 144A

    4.00     12-21-2025      $ 5,722,000      $ 5,610,520  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 2.00%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    3.45       7-15-2024        3,414,000        3,254,574  

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    4.85       3-15-2021        2,359,000        2,407,796  

Andeavor Logistics LP

    3.50       12-1-2022        2,403,000        2,322,197  

BP Capital Markets America Incorporated

    3.80       9-21-2025        6,309,000        6,244,657  

BP Capital Markets America Incorporated

    3.94       9-21-2028        15,521,000        15,264,907  

Cimarex Energy Company

    4.38       6-1-2024        7,243,000        7,077,000  

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC

    4.80       11-1-2043        294,000        286,978  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

    7.38       10-15-2045        1,167,000        1,426,796  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

    5.50       6-1-2027        4,926,000        4,913,685  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

    6.00       6-15-2048        2,947,000        2,837,594  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

    6.13       12-15-2045        3,587,000        3,442,741  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

    6.50       2-1-2042        1,132,000        1,141,099  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

    3.50       2-1-2022        6,949,000        6,898,838  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

    4.15       10-16-2028        4,632,000        4,520,814  

Hess Corporation

    5.60       2-15-2041        838,000        742,909  

Hess Corporation

    5.80       4-1-2047        2,904,000        2,598,739  

HollyFrontier Corporation

    5.88       4-1-2026        2,731,000        2,799,578  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

    4.25       9-1-2024        1,599,000        1,578,609  

Kinder Morgan Incorporated 144A

    5.00       2-15-2021        6,413,000        6,532,389  

Kinder Morgan Incorporated

    5.55       6-1-2045        2,532,000        2,472,194  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    4.75       9-15-2044        2,273,000        2,023,236  

MPLX LP

    4.13       3-1-2027        2,069,000        1,943,536  

MPLX LP

    4.70       4-15-2048        968,000        826,244  

MPLX LP

    4.80       2-15-2029        1,136,000        1,117,857  

MPLX LP

    5.20       3-1-2047        2,074,000        1,870,743  

MPLX LP

    5.50       2-15-2049        2,778,000        2,654,318  

Newfield Exploration Company

    5.63       7-1-2024        7,844,000        8,020,490  

Newfield Exploration Company

    5.75       1-30-2022        1,435,000        1,463,700  

Northwest Pipeline LLC 144A

    4.00       4-1-2027        5,505,000        5,284,716  

Western Gas Partners LP

    5.50       8-15-2048        296,000        262,643  

Williams Companies Incorporated

    4.55       6-24-2024        2,576,000        2,579,114  

Williams Companies Incorporated

    5.40       3-4-2044        2,092,000        1,969,024  

Williams Companies Incorporated

    5.75       6-24-2044        2,740,000        2,696,149  
            111,475,864  
         

 

 

 

Financials: 3.63%

 

Banks: 2.20%

 

Bank of America Corporation

    3.25       10-21-2027        4,969,000        4,566,890  

Bank of America Corporation

    3.30       1-11-2023        5,782,000        5,638,540  

Bank of America Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +1.37%) ±

    3.59       7-21-2028        2,022,000        1,905,361  

Bank of America Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +1.51%) ±

    3.71       4-24-2028        7,713,000        7,282,448  

Bank of America Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +0.94%) ±

    3.86       7-23-2024            18,677,000        18,497,565  

Bank of America Corporation

    4.00       4-1-2024        5,237,000        5,219,675  

Bank of America Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +1.81%) ±

    4.24       4-24-2038        312,000        291,221  

Bank of America Corporation

    4.45       3-3-2026        3,258,000        3,200,185  

Capital One NA

    2.65       8-8-2022        3,432,000        3,275,500  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Banks (continued)

 

Citigroup Incorporated

    3.20     10-21-2026      $ 6,767,000      $ 6,182,287  

Citigroup Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.39%) ±

    3.67       7-24-2028        2,277,000        2,132,114  

Citigroup Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.02%) ±

    4.04       6-1-2024        7,415,000        7,366,715  

Citigroup Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.19%) ±

    4.08       4-23-2029        2,040,000        1,960,250  

Citigroup Incorporated

    4.45       9-29-2027        8,608,000        8,313,918  

Comerica Incorporated

    3.70       7-31-2023        9,639,000        9,551,434  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +0.61%) ±

    3.51       6-18-2022        2,109,000        2,100,989  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +1.36%) ±

    3.88       7-24-2038        5,353,000        4,773,124  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +1.00%) ±%%

    4.02       12-5-2024        6,215,000        6,200,657  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +1.58%) ±

    4.26       2-22-2048        2,152,000        1,959,316  

JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +1.33%) ±%%

    4.45       12-5-2029        4,147,000        4,149,443  

KeyCorp

    4.15       10-29-2025        2,141,000        2,147,867  

PNC Bank

    4.05       7-26-2028        2,040,000        2,009,973  

Santander Holdings USA %%

    4.45       12-3-2021        13,639,000        13,664,049  
            122,389,521  
         

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 0.52%

 

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.50       11-16-2026        2,982,000        2,748,229  

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.37%) ±

    4.02       10-31-2038        2,083,000        1,820,877  

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.30%) ±

    4.22       5-1-2029        6,180,000        5,910,307  

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.43%) ±

    4.41       4-23-2039        5,661,000        5,199,686  

Lazard Group LLC

    4.50       9-19-2028        5,013,000        4,893,796  

Morgan Stanley

    2.63       11-17-2021        5,730,000        5,539,865  

Morgan Stanley

    2.75       5-19-2022        24,000        23,119  

PPL Capital Funding Incorporated

    3.10       5-15-2026        3,111,000        2,874,968  
            29,010,847  
         

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.32%

 

Capital One Financial Corporation

    2.40       10-30-2020            3,870,000        3,779,052  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    3.20       1-30-2023        2,930,000        2,831,198  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    4.25       4-30-2025        4,874,000        4,800,925  

ERAC USA Finance LLC 144A

    4.50       2-15-2045        382,000        349,685  

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC «

    3.82       11-2-2027        1,034,000        871,736  

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

    4.14       2-15-2023        1,178,000        1,116,467  

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

    5.29       12-8-2046        2,828,000        2,274,374  

General Motors Financial Company Incorporated

    5.15       4-1-2038        1,996,000        1,699,229  
            17,722,666  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.12%

 

Voya Financial Incorporated

    3.13       7-15-2024        6,050,000        5,695,738  

Voya Financial Incorporated

    4.80       6-15-2046        994,000        930,989  
            6,626,727  
         

 

 

 
Insurance: 0.47%

 

American International Group Incorporated

    4.20       4-1-2028        3,224,000        3,075,168  

American International Group Incorporated

    4.38       1-15-2055        1,616,000        1,309,689  

American International Group Incorporated

    6.25       5-1-2036        1,546,000        1,645,520  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Insurance (continued)

 

Brighthouse Financial

    3.70     6-22-2027      $ 2,161,000      $ 1,840,544  

Liberty Mutual Group Incorporated 144A

    4.25       6-15-2023        2,092,000        2,107,013  

MetLife Incorporated

    4.60       5-13-2046        2,593,000        2,546,407  

Prudential Financial Incorporated

    4.60       5-15-2044        1,037,000        996,938  

Torchmark Corporation

    4.55       9-15-2028        6,309,000        6,309,725  

Willis North America Incorporated

    4.50       9-15-2028        6,534,000        6,406,828  
            26,237,832  
         

 

 

 

Health Care: 2.60%

 

Biotechnology: 0.72%

 

AbbVie Incorporated

    2.50       5-14-2020        7,994,000        7,876,377  

AbbVie Incorporated

    3.75       11-14-2023        4,581,000        4,508,057  

AbbVie Incorporated

    4.25       11-14-2028        9,896,000        9,488,667  

AbbVie Incorporated

    4.88       11-14-2048        4,849,000        4,421,176  

Celgene Corporation

    2.75       2-15-2023        7,485,000        7,101,078  

Celgene Corporation

    2.88       2-19-2021        2,074,000        2,035,950  

Celgene Corporation

    4.35       11-15-2047        1,305,000        1,091,651  

Celgene Corporation

    4.55       2-20-2048        4,352,000        3,773,277  
            40,296,233  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.65%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    3.75       11-30-2026        3,811,000        3,727,833  

Abbott Laboratories

    4.90       11-30-2046        3,112,000        3,214,403  

Becton Dickinson & Company

    2.40       6-5-2020        7,001,000        6,871,420  

Becton Dickinson & Company

    3.70       6-6-2027        3,463,000        3,228,414  

Becton Dickinson & Company

    3.73       12-15-2024        5,575,000        5,382,717  

Becton Dickinson & Company

    4.67       6-6-2047        1,438,000        1,336,718  

Becton Dickinson & Company

    4.69       12-15-2044        5,073,000        4,658,450  

Boston Scientific Corporation

    4.00       3-1-2028        1,043,000        994,254  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

    4.30       6-15-2028        6,892,000        6,867,050  
            36,281,259  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 1.02%

 

Anthem Incorporated

    2.95       12-1-2022        2,316,000        2,234,431  

CVS Health Corporation

    3.70       3-9-2023        10,518,000        10,350,577  

CVS Health Corporation

    4.30       3-25-2028            12,579,000        12,252,908  

CVS Health Corporation

    4.78       3-25-2038        6,404,000        6,118,765  

CVS Health Corporation

    5.05       3-25-2048        4,321,000        4,185,661  

Halfmoon Parent Incorporated 144A

    4.90       12-15-2048        3,917,000        3,740,345  

Halfmoon Parent Incorporated 144A

    3.40       9-17-2021        4,728,000        4,687,505  

Halfmoon Parent Incorporated 144A

    3.75       7-15-2023        7,959,000        7,852,084  

Halfmoon Parent Incorporated 144A

    4.38       10-15-2028        4,876,000        4,787,935  

Halfmoon Parent Incorporated 144A

    4.80       8-15-2038        458,000        443,356  
            56,653,567  
         

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 0.21%

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Incorporated

    3.38       5-15-2023        10,345,000        10,240,001  

Pfizer Incorporated

    4.20       9-15-2048        1,673,000        1,631,600  
            11,871,601  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Industrials: 1.70%

 

Aerospace & Defense: 0.80%

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    2.08     10-15-2020      $ 4,840,000      $ 4,728,519  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    2.55       10-15-2022        6,793,000        6,492,869  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    2.93       1-15-2025        302,000        285,033  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    3.25       8-1-2023        6,266,000        6,105,420  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    3.25       1-15-2028        2,878,000        2,676,638  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

    4.03       10-15-2047        1,971,000        1,764,124  

The Boeing Company

    3.55       3-1-2038        888,000        815,584  

United Technologies Corporation

    3.65       8-16-2023        8,046,000        7,930,277  

United Technologies Corporation

    4.13       11-16-2028        8,159,000        8,013,560  

United Technologies Corporation

    4.45       11-16-2038        3,882,000        3,748,997  

United Technologies Corporation

    4.63       11-16-2048        2,326,000        2,230,262  
            44,791,283  
         

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics: 0.14%

 

FedEx Corporation

    4.40       1-15-2047        1,253,000        1,112,133  

FedEx Corporation

    4.55       4-1-2046        3,371,000        3,067,078  

FedEx Corporation

    4.95       10-17-2048        3,932,000        3,824,859  
            8,004,070  
         

 

 

 
Airlines: 0.09%

 

Delta Air Lines Incorporated

    3.80       4-19-2023        3,785,000        3,696,249  

Delta Air Lines Incorporated

    4.38       4-19-2028        1,428,000        1,363,500  
            5,059,749  
         

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 0.06%

 

Valmont Industries Incorporated

    5.00       10-1-2044            2,031,000        1,776,017  

Valmont Industries Incorporated

    5.25       10-1-2054        2,014,000        1,750,961  
            3,526,978  
         

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates: 0.04%

 

General Electric Capital Corporation

    5.88       1-14-2038        2,564,000        2,382,044  
         

 

 

 
Machinery: 0.14%

 

Wabtec Corporation

    4.15       3-15-2024        3,457,000        3,337,469  

Wabtec Corporation

    4.70       9-15-2028        4,581,000        4,336,564  
            7,674,033  
         

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 0.14%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

    4.05       6-15-2048        3,155,000        2,906,037  

CSX Corporation

    4.25       3-15-2029        2,107,000        2,107,356  

CSX Corporation

    4.75       11-15-2048        2,530,000        2,494,797  
            7,508,190  
         

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.23%

 

Air Lease Corporation

    3.50       1-15-2022        2,669,000        2,624,089  

Air Lease Corporation

    3.63       4-1-2027        5,618,000        5,023,645  

Air Lease Corporation

    3.63       12-1-2027        5,488,000        4,780,970  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Air Lease Corporation

    4.63     10-1-2028      $ 305,000      $ 292,629  
            12,721,333  
         

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure: 0.06%

 

Crowley Conro LLC

    4.18       8-15-2043        2,968,000        2,994,212  
         

 

 

 

Information Technology: 1.15%

 

IT Services: 0.17%

 

Fiserv Incorporated

    3.80       10-1-2023        3,469,000        3,463,763  

Fiserv Incorporated

    4.20       10-1-2028        5,929,000        5,861,587  
            9,325,350  
         

 

 

 
Software: 0.48%

 

Microsoft Corporation

    2.00       8-8-2023        5,229,000        4,917,903  

Microsoft Corporation

    3.30       2-6-2027        4,170,000        4,059,110  

Microsoft Corporation

    4.00       2-12-2055        1,661,000        1,565,024  

Microsoft Corporation

    4.10       2-6-2037        3,448,000        3,457,313  

Microsoft Corporation

    4.25       2-6-2047        4,676,000        4,730,246  

Microsoft Corporation

    4.50       2-6-2057        2,504,000        2,575,157  

Oracle Corporation

    2.63       2-15-2023        2,843,000        2,745,203  

Oracle Corporation

    2.95       11-15-2024        1,521,000        1,454,824  

Oracle Corporation

    3.80       11-15-2037        1,556,000        1,425,358  
            26,930,138  
         

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.50%

 

Apple Incorporated

    2.85       5-11-2024        3,941,000        3,797,526  

Apple Incorporated

    3.20       5-13-2025        1,269,000        1,228,362  

Apple Incorporated

    3.20       5-11-2027            10,924,000        10,390,300  

Apple Incorporated

    3.75       11-13-2047        735,000        656,493  

Apple Incorporated

    4.25       2-9-2047        4,123,000        4,007,018  

Apple Incorporated

    4.38       5-13-2045        1,945,000        1,923,134  

Apple Incorporated

    4.50       2-23-2036        2,082,000        2,156,158  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

    6.35       10-15-2045        4,174,000        3,870,387  
            28,029,378  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 0.82%

 

Chemicals: 0.39%

 

CF Industries Incorporated 144A

    3.40       12-1-2021        6,370,000        6,260,969  

CF Industries Incorporated 144A

    4.50       12-1-2026        4,287,000        4,204,300  

Dow Chemical Company 144A

    4.80       11-30-2028        2,729,000        2,736,272  

Dow Chemical Company 144A

    5.55       11-30-2048        1,658,000        1,678,096  

Eastman Chemical Company

    4.65       10-15-2044        2,377,000        2,082,642  

The Sherwin-Williams Company

    2.75       6-1-2022        2,967,000        2,845,531  

Westlake Chemical Corporation

    3.60       8-15-2026        2,107,000        1,928,827  
            21,736,637  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Construction Materials: 0.01%

 

Vulcan Materials Company

    4.50     6-15-2047      $ 732,000      $ 597,683  
         

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.27%

 

Avery Dennison Corporation %%

    4.88       12-6-2028        4,428,000        4,414,145  

International Paper Company

    4.35       8-15-2048        1,819,000        1,513,409  

International Paper Company

    4.40       8-15-2047        631,000        532,457  

International Paper Company

    5.15       5-15-2046        5,471,000        5,086,097  

Westrock Company 144A

    4.00       3-15-2028        1,905,000        1,801,046  

Westrock Company 144A%%

    4.90       3-15-2029        1,450,000        1,457,822  
            14,804,976  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.15%

 

Barrick Gold Finance Company LLC

    5.70       5-30-2041        2,494,000        2,596,376  

Nucor Corporation

    3.95       5-1-2028        1,357,000        1,334,286  

Nucor Corporation

    4.40       5-1-2048        1,043,000        968,708  

Southern Copper Corporation

    5.88       4-23-2045        2,550,000        2,518,618  

Southern Copper Corporation

    7.50       7-27-2035        995,000        1,134,300  
            8,552,288  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate: 0.93%

 

Equity REITs: 0.93%

 

Boston Properties LP

    4.50       12-1-2028            3,843,000        3,845,719  

DDR Corporation «

    4.25       2-1-2026        926,000        893,543  

DDR Corporation

    4.63       7-15-2022        5,834,000        5,976,436  

ERP Operating LP

   
4.15
 
   
12/1/2028
 
     1,592,000        1,591,622  

Mid-America Apartments LP

    3.60       6-1-2027        2,066,000        1,945,440  

Mid-America Apartments LP

    3.75       6-15-2024        5,142,000        5,017,735  

Mid-America Apartments LP

    4.00       11-15-2025        2,636,000        2,580,137  

Mid-America Apartments LP

    4.30       10-15-2023        2,204,000        2,221,937  

Public Storage

    2.37       9-15-2022        5,721,000        5,491,191  

Public Storage

    3.09       9-15-2027        4,537,000        4,216,895  

Regency Centers LP

    3.60       2-1-2027        2,092,000        1,971,033  

Regency Centers LP

    4.13       3-15-2028        1,413,000        1,367,196  

Store Capital Corporation

    4.50       3-15-2028        8,098,000        7,847,161  

Tanger Properties LP

    3.75       12-1-2024        2,550,000        2,444,745  

Tanger Properties LP

    3.88       12-1-2023        2,769,000        2,698,960  

Washington Prime Group Incorporated «

    5.95       8-15-2024        1,988,000        1,846,043  
            51,955,793  
         

 

 

 

Utilities: 1.78%

 

Electric Utilities: 1.35%

 

Alliant Energy Finance LLC 144A

    4.25       6-15-2028        3,446,000        3,387,451  

American Electric Power Company Incorporated

    4.30       12-1-2028        4,560,000        4,547,264  

American Transmission Systems Incorporated 144A

    5.00       9-1-2044        1,141,000        1,172,492  

Appalachian Power Company

    3.30       6-1-2027        1,383,000        1,300,162  

Duke Energy Corporation

    1.80       9-1-2021        4,537,000        4,315,341  

Duquesne Light Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.62       8-1-2027        6,534,000        6,065,974  

Emera US Finance LP

    3.55       6-15-2026        2,085,000        1,948,678  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    4.85       7-15-2047        1,059,000        1,019,306  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)

 

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC 144A

    5.45     7-15-2044      $ 873,000      $ 920,694  

Indiana Michigan Power Company

    4.55       3-15-2046        2,117,000        2,102,357  

IPALCO Enterprises Incorporated

    3.70       9-1-2024        5,075,000        4,847,868  

Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission LLC 144A

    4.10       5-15-2028        4,123,000        3,991,154  

Mississippi Power Company

    3.95       3-30-2028            5,239,000        5,076,370  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    2.95       3-1-2026        3,132,000        2,584,442  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    3.30       3-15-2027        3,641,000        2,996,824  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    3.30       12-1-2027        3,221,000        2,657,644  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    4.00       12-1-2046        1,058,000        808,291  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    4.25       3-15-2046        1,055,000        817,184  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    5.80       3-1-2037        327,000        302,189  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    6.05       3-1-2034        1,898,000        1,819,530  

South Carolina Edison Company

    3.70       8-1-2025        2,489,000        2,432,052  

South Carolina Edison Company

    4.13       3-1-2048        7,770,000        6,933,626  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

    4.25       8-15-2028        3,440,000        3,443,491  

Southern California Edison Company

    3.40       6-1-2023        2,771,000        2,706,465  

Southern California Edison Company

    3.50       10-1-2023        1,719,000        1,672,692  

Southwestern Electric Power Company

    2.75       10-1-2026        985,000        902,717  

Southwestern Electric Power Company

    3.85       2-1-2048        1,572,000        1,341,450  

Southwestern Electric Power Company

    3.90       4-1-2045        1,383,000        1,207,811  

Virginia Electric Power Company

    4.60       12-1-2048        1,821,000        1,816,402  
            75,137,921  
         

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities: 0.43%

 

Ameren Illinois Company

    4.50       3-15-2049        3,162,000        3,192,021  

Consumers Energy Company

    3.45       8-15-2027        1,054,000        997,859  

Consumers Energy Company

    3.80       11-15-2028        1,059,000        1,056,707  

Dominion Energy Incorporated

    4.25       6-1-2028        3,915,000        3,867,054  

Dominion Resources Incorporated

    1.60       8-15-2019        3,915,000        3,869,419  

Dominion Resources Incorporated

    2.00       8-15-2021        3,025,000        2,880,821  

Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation

    4.75       2-15-2044        737,000        616,368  

Sempra Energy

    4.00       2-1-2048        6,410,000        5,294,160  

Sempra Energy

    2.90       2-1-2023        2,347,000        2,241,019  
            24,015,428  
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,135,799,378)

 

     1,101,569,994  
         

 

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 0.04%

 

Energy: 0.04%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.04%

 

EnCana Corporation (CAD)

    6.63       8-15-2037        1,945,000        2,102,382  
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,343,120)

 

     2,102,382  
         

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations: 0.52%

 

California: 0.16%

 

GO Revenue: 0.16%

 

California Build America Bonds

    7.60       11-1-2040      $ 1,580,000        2,267,142  

Los Angeles CA Community College District Build America Bonds

    6.75       8-1-2049        4,670,000        6,515,724  
            8,782,866  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Illinois: 0.02%

 

GO Revenue: 0.02%

 

Illinois Taxable Pension

    5.10     6-1-2033      $     1,065,000      $ 1,009,663  
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.08%

 

Airport Revenue: 0.08%

 

Clark County NV Airport Authority Build America Bonds Series C

    6.82       7-1-2045        3,365,000        4,614,593  
         

 

 

 

New York: 0.12%

 

Airport Revenue: 0.12%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated Bonds Series 174

    4.46       10-1-2062        6,705,000        6,643,314  
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 0.03%

 

Education Revenue: 0.03%

 

Ohio State University General Receipts Taxable Bonds Series A

    4.80       6-1-2111        1,957,000        1,994,790  
         

 

 

 

Texas: 0.11%

 

Transportation Revenue: 0.11%

 

North Texas Tollway Authority

    6.72       1-1-2049        4,460,000        6,059,624  
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $26,493,760)

 

     29,104,850  
         

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: 4.82%

 

Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 Class ASB ±±

    3.60       1-15-2051        1,620,000        1,607,012  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 Class A1

    1.44       8-10-2049        1,206,223        1,175,085  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-CD1 Class ASB

    2.62       8-10-2049        4,881,000        4,667,789  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD4 Class ASB

    3.32       5-10-2050        2,105,000        2,074,109  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CD6 Class ASB

    3.33       11-13-2050        5,323,000        5,188,726  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-CD7 Class A4

    4.28       8-15-2051        938,000        960,392  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C3 Class A1

    1.79       1-10-2048        1,595,053        1,570,470  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C4 Class A4

    3.28       5-10-2058        2,857,000        2,734,221  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 Class A2

    3.59       12-10-2054        2,861,000        2,793,399  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C7 Class A3

    3.84       12-10-2054        4,014,000        3,980,638  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 Class A1

    1.96       6-15-2050        1,360,878        1,331,010  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C8 Class ASB

    3.37       6-15-2050        2,014,000        1,983,802  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-GC29 Class AS

    3.46       4-10-2048        1,353,000        1,322,393  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2012-CR3 Class A3

    2.82       10-15-2045        2,240,762        2,186,927  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2012-UBS5 Class A3

    3.55       9-10-2047        1,038,000        1,040,226  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2013-CR10 Class A2

    2.97       8-10-2046        60,931        60,107  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2013-CR12 Class A4

    4.05       10-10-2046        2,289,000        2,336,253  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2014-UBS2 Class A5

    3.96       3-10-2047        1,747,000        1,769,311  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2016-C1 Class ASB

    2.97       10-10-2049        2,071,000        2,011,600  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-CR4 Class A2

    1.80       10-15-2045        493,295        470,436  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-CR11 Class A1

    1.47       8-10-2050        77,286        77,186  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-UBS4 Class AM

    3.97       8-10-2047        3,113,000        3,096,604  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-UBS6 Class A5

    3.64       12-10-2047        4,020,000        3,997,919  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-DC1 Class A5

    3.35       2-10-2048        3,271,000        3,191,773  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-COR3 Class A3

    4.23       5-10-2051        2,336,000        2,376,339  

Commercial Real Estate Products & Resources Estate Series 2016-C4 Class ASB

    3.09       5-10-2058        2,871,000        2,805,302  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust Series 2016-NSXR Class A4 ±±

    3.79       12-15-2049        7,167,000        7,084,346  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C3 Class A4

    3.72       8-15-2048        2,954,000        2,941,428  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C4 Class A4

    3.81       11-15-2048        6,095,200        6,078,863  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C5 Class ASB

    3.53     11-15-2048      $ 865,000      $ 863,288  

DBGS Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C1 Class A4

    4.47       10-15-2051        6,526,000        6,769,361  

Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C6 Class ASB

    3.12       6-10-2050        1,249,000        1,208,454  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-GCJ7 Class AAB

    2.94       5-10-2045        335,161        333,894  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GCJ18 Class A3

    3.80       1-10-2047        1,904,000        1,916,427  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-GC34 Class A4

    3.51       10-10-2048        2,820,000        2,773,252  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-GS3 Class A4

    2.85       10-10-2049        2,075,000        1,939,750  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2016-GS3 Class AAB

    2.78       10-10-2049        3,117,000        3,013,923  

Impact Funding LLC Series 2010-1 Class A1 144A

    5.31       1-25-2051        7,797,966        8,224,456  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Series 2014-C23 Class A4

    3.67       9-15-2047        2,419,000        2,416,358  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Series 2017-C5 Class ASB

    3.49       3-15-2050        861,000        850,253  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Series 2018-C8 Class ASB

    4.15       6-15-2051        2,714,000        2,774,203  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2016-JP3 Class A4

    2.63       8-15-2049        5,015,000        4,626,031  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2012-CBX Class A4

    3.48       6-15-2045        3,623,000        3,616,201  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2013-C13 Class A2

    2.67       1-15-2046        1,499,237        1,494,590  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2014-C20 Class A2

    2.87       7-15-2047        1,927,816        1,924,173  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2016-JP2 Class A1

    1.32       8-15-2049        2,430,530        2,380,987  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2017-JP5 Class ASB

    3.55       3-15-2050        6,129,000        6,070,643  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2017-JP6 Class ASB

    3.28       7-15-2050        2,343,000        2,286,525  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C28 Class A2

    2.77       10-15-2048        1,790,120        1,777,307  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-C28 Class A3

    2.91       10-15-2048        10,965,000        10,513,285  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-JP1 Class ASB

    3.73       1-15-2049        2,582,000        2,598,830  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2015-JP2 Class ASB

    2.71       8-15-2049        2,765,000        2,654,304  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2016-5 Class A1 144A ±±

    2.64       12-25-2046        3,073,172        3,021,763  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2017-5 Class A1 144A ±±

    3.17       10-26-2048            28,330,788        27,938,016  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C25 Class A5

    3.64       10-15-2048        2,838,000        2,813,274  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2015-C27 Class A4

    3.75       12-15-2047        754,000        752,601  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C28 Class A4

    3.54       1-15-2049        1,448,000        1,422,970  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C30 Class A4

    2.60       9-15-2049        5,637,000        5,182,064  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2016-C30 Class ASB

    2.73       9-15-2049        9,888,000        9,501,417  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UB11 Class A1

    1.45       8-15-2049        2,688,832        2,632,235  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UB11 Class ASB

    2.61       8-15-2049        2,119,000        2,020,632  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2016-UBS9 Class A1

    1.71       3-15-2049        1,394,593        1,368,484  

Perpetual Savings Bank Series 1990-1 Class 1 ±±

    4.93       3-1-2020        2,955        2,955  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-A Class A2 144A

    2.76       12-26-2036        3,652,844        3,595,617  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-D Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.95%) 144A ±

    3.27       1-25-2039        771,143        776,076  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-E Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A ±

    3.17       7-25-2039        1,779,703        1,787,797  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.70%) 144A ±

    3.02       3-26-2040        1,731,753        1,736,454  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-D Class A2 144A

    2.65       9-25-2040        666,000        646,344  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.50%) 144A ±

    2.82       11-26-2040        1,601,902        1,606,320  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E Class A2B 144A

    2.72       11-26-2040        9,979,000        9,747,659  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-B Class A2FX 144A

    3.34     8-25-2047      $ 8,978,000      $ 8,846,736  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-C Class A2FX 144A

    3.59       1-25-2048        11,480,000        11,508,770  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2018-D Class A2FX 144A

    3.60       2-25-2048        11,751,000        11,784,093  

UBS Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C2 Class A4

    3.53       5-10-2063        3,453,000        3,448,160  

UBS Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-C7 Class A4

    3.68       12-15-2050        660,000        643,754  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C10 Class A4

    4.31       5-15-2051        2,033,000        2,080,462  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C13 Class A4

    4.33       10-15-2051        3,459,000        3,546,020  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C9 Class A4 ±±

    4.12       3-15-2051        4,422,000        4,458,017  

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $274,913,791)

 

     268,808,851  
         

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 23.77%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.50       2-15-2046        34,137,000        29,172,467  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.50       5-15-2046        19,764,000        16,874,287  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.75       8-15-2047        19,448,000        17,434,828  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.75       11-15-2047        48,941,000        43,840,430  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.88       5-15-2028        3,293,000        3,257,240  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    2.88       11-15-2046        29,715,000        27,374,944  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.00       2-15-2047        8,596,000        8,116,169  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.00       2-15-2048        1,485,000        1,398,858  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.00       8-15-2048        31,229,000        29,419,914  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.13       5-15-2048        68,944,000        66,555,198  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.13       11-15-2028            125,463,000        126,732,333  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.38       11-15-2048        39,145,000        39,674,069  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    3.75       11-15-2043        10,778,000        11,599,823  

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.50       8-15-2020        10,000,000        9,784,766  

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.50       8-15-2026        34,448,000        31,026,076  

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.88       1-31-2022        71,367,000        69,306,835  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.00       10-31-2021        35,231,000        34,421,788  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.00       12-31-2021        25,657,000        25,038,626  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.00       10-31-2022            21,986,000        21,301,514  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.00       11-15-2026        57,425,000        53,526,381  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.38       1-31-2023        7,359,000        7,224,181  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.63       5-15-2021        11,460,000        11,407,624  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.63       6-15-2021        2,407,000        2,395,529  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.63       6-30-2023            16,555,000        16,401,090  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.75       2-15-2028        78,301,000        76,719,687  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.75       4-30-2023        3,903,000        3,887,906  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.75       8-31-2023        8,263,000        8,231,368  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       10-31-2020        57,778,000        57,834,424  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       11-15-2021        60,593,000        60,678,209  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       10-15-2021        82,298,000        82,400,873  

U.S. Treasury Note ##

    2.88       9-30-2023        116,535,000        116,671,565  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       10-31-2023        116,003,000        116,161,598  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       11-30-2023        58,329,000        58,431,531  

U.S. Treasury Note

    2.88       8-15-2028        13,887,000        13,728,601  

U.S. Treasury Note

    3.00       9-30-2025        15,947,000        16,029,850  

U.S. Treasury Note

    3.00       10-31-2025        10,825,000        10,882,931  

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $1,333,662,183)

 

     1,324,943,513  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 4.24%

 

Communication Services: 0.09%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.02%

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

    5.21     3-8-2047      $ 1,358,000      $ 1,232,772  
         

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.07%

 

Vodafone Group plc

    3.75       1-16-2024        4,010,000        3,908,536  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 0.21%

 

Food & Staples Retailing: 0.01%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard Company 144A

    4.50       7-26-2047        372,000        340,654  
         

 

 

 
Food Products: 0.20%

 

Danone SA 144A

    2.95       11-2-2026        12,506,000        11,307,122  
         

 

 

 

Energy: 0.76%

 

Energy Equipment & Services: 0.14%

 

Schlumberger Limited 144A

    2.65       11-20-2022        8,349,000        8,027,767  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.62%

 

Ecopetrol SA

    5.88       5-28-2045        1,426,000        1,303,721  

Enbridge Incorporated

    2.90       7-15-2022        4,987,000        4,796,730  

Encana Corporation

    6.50       2-1-2038        3,241,000        3,593,356  

Petroleos Mexicanos Company

    2.38       4-15-2025        2,358,850        2,302,029  

Petroleos Mexicanos Company

    2.46       12-15-2025        6,048,750        5,915,835  

Petroleos Mexicanos Company 144A

    6.35       2-12-2048        2,074,000        1,654,845  

Petroleos Mexicanos Company

    6.50       3-13-2027        3,371,000        3,153,571  

Petroleos Mexicanos 144A

    6.50       1-23-2029        3,163,000        2,912,807  

Petroleos Mexicanos Company

    6.75       9-21-2047        2,420,000        2,002,550  

Transcanada Pipelines Limited

    5.10       3-15-2049        6,949,000        6,775,579  
            34,411,023  
         

 

 

 

Financials: 2.52%

 

Banks: 1.92%

 

Aib Group plc 144A

    4.75       10-12-2023        8,949,000        8,798,372  

Banco Santander SA

    3.80       2-23-2028        4,100,000        3,617,207  

Banco Santander SA

    4.38       4-12-2028        5,200,000        4,795,854  

Bank of Ireland Group 144A

    4.50       11-25-2023        5,700,000        5,551,863  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 144A

    3.75       7-20-2023        6,975,000        6,890,271  

Barclays plc (3 Month LIBOR +1.40%) ±

    4.61       2-15-2023        8,072,000        7,978,923  

BNP Paribas SA 144A

    3.50       3-1-2023        10,424,000        10,047,596  

Danske Bank A/S 144A

    3.88       9-12-2023        4,753,000        4,542,473  

Danske Bank A/S 144A

    4.38       6-12-2028        1,590,000        1,493,047  

DNB Bank ASA 144A

    2.13       10-2-2020        5,064,000        4,946,865  

Export Import Bank of Korea

    3.00       11-1-2022        5,215,000        5,095,681  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 144A

    3.88       7-14-2027        8,764,000        7,146,336  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 144A

    3.88       1-12-2028        5,199,000        4,195,982  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 144A

    4.38       1-12-2048        2,290,000        1,625,944  

Lloyds Banking Group plc

    4.05       8-16-2023        5,804,000        5,662,949  

Lloyds Banking Group plc

    4.34       1-9-2048        1,939,000        1,516,041  

Lloyds Banking Group plc

    4.38       3-22-2028        4,240,000        3,984,198  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Banks (continued)

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (3 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.89     5-18-2029      $ 3,692,000      $ 3,491,799  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (3 Month LIBOR +1.91%) ±

    5.08       1-27-2030        4,326,000        4,134,556  

Santander UK Group Holdings plc (3 Month LIBOR +1.57%) ±

    4.80       11-15-2024        5,889,000        5,833,564  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

    3.90       11-20-2023        457,000        457,095  

UBS Group Funding Company 144A

    2.65       2-1-2022        5,356,000        5,150,750  
            106,957,366  
         

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.16%

 

Shell International Finance Company

    3.50       11-13-2023        8,702,000        8,670,085  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.24%

 

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC 144A

    4.63       6-1-2023            13,733,000        13,466,854  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.14%

 

Enel Finance International NV 144A

    4.25       9-14-2023        5,714,000        5,471,790  

Enel Finance International NV 144A

    4.88       6-14-2029        2,591,000        2,389,640  
            7,861,430  
         

 

 

 
Insurance: 0.06%

 

Aon plc

    3.88       12-15-2025        3,543,000        3,455,666  
         

 

 

 

Health Care: 0.35%

 

Pharmaceuticals: 0.35%

 

Sanofi SA

    3.38       6-19-2023        9,213,000        9,152,358  

Sanofi SA

    3.63       6-19-2028        10,233,000        10,125,876  
            19,278,234  
         

 

 

 

Information Technology: 0.07%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.07%

 

NXP Funding LLC 144A

    3.88       9-1-2022        4,189,000        4,058,094  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 0.13%

 

Chemicals: 0.03%

 

Syngenta Finance NV 144A

    5.68       4-24-2048        2,605,000        2,099,873  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.07%

 

Goldcorp Incorporated

    5.45       6-9-2044        1,604,000        1,591,650  

Southern Copper Corporation

    3.88       4-23-2025        2,378,000        2,230,726  
            3,822,376  
         

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products: 0.03%

 

Suzano Austria GmbH Company 144A

    7.00       3-16-2047        1,548,000        1,572,768  
         

 

 

 

Utilities: 0.11%

 

Electric Utilities: 0.11%

 

Electricite de France SA 144A

    6.00       1-22-2114        1,322,000        1,282,459  

Electricite de France SA 144A

    4.88       9-21-2038        3,530,000        3,196,350  

Electricite de France SA 144A

    5.00       9-21-2048        1,814,000        1,617,507  
            6,096,316  
         

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $245,421,283)

 

     236,566,936  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal     Value  

Yankee Government Bonds: 0.69%

 

Republic of Colombia

    4.50     3-15-2029     $ 3,862,000     $ 3,777,075  

Republic of Colombia

    5.00       6-15-2045       2,047,000       1,911,898  

Republic of Indonesia

    2.95       1-11-2023       7,042,000       6,678,274  

Republic of Korea

    3.50       9-20-2028       3,555,000       3,493,071  

Republic of Korea

    3.88       9-20-2048       2,115,000       2,013,319  

Republic of Panama

    4.50       4-16-2050       3,108,000       2,898,210  

Republic of Paraguay 144A

    6.10       8-11-2044       4,895,000       4,882,763  

United Mexican States

    3.75       1-11-2028       2,368,000       2,190,400  

United Mexican States

    4.60       2-10-2048           12,021,000       10,356,213  

Total Yankee Government Bonds (Cost $39,008,165)

 

    38,201,223  
       

 

 

 
    Yield           Shares        
Short-Term Investments: 1.43%        
Investment Companies: 1.43%

 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38         3,674,870       3,675,237  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class ##(l)(u)

    2.13         76,099,209       76,099,209  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $79,774,446)

 

    79,774,446        
       

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $5,814,781,325)     103.08        5,745,780,066  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (3.08        (171,837,374
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,573,942,692  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

±

Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%%

The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

±±

The coupon of the security is adjusted based on the principal and interest payments received from the underlying pool of mortgages as well as the credit quality and the actual prepayment speed of the underlying mortgages.

 

144A

The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

@

Foreign bond principal is denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

 

##

All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

Abbreviations:

 

CAD

Canadian dollar

 

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

 

GO

General obligation

 

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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46   Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    57,959,204       289,934,512       344,218,846       3,674,870     $ 19     $ 0     $ 66,862     $ 3,675,237    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    118,801,553       2,247,076,629       2,289,778,973       76,099,209       0       0       890,892       76,099,209    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 19     $ 0     $ 957,754     $ 79,774,446       1.43
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio     47  
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $3,603,381of securities loaned), at value (cost $5,735,006,879)

  $ 5,666,005,620  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $79,774,446)

    79,774,446  

Cash

    1,962,972  

Receivable for investments sold

    808,216,457  

Principal paydown receivable

    16,491  

Receivable for interest

    28,644,694  

Receivable for securities lending income

    3,817  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    140,077  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    6,584,764,574  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

    1,005,307,980  

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    3,675,219  

Advisory fee payable

    1,679,353  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    159,330  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,010,821,882  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,573,942,692  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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48   Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio   Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 92,663,520  

Income from affiliated securities

    957,754  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    93,621,274  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    9,923,617  

Custody and accounting fees

    127,075  

Professional fees

    39,631  

Shareholder report expenses

    2,055  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,085  

Other fees and expenses

    11,651  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    10,115,114  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    83,506,160  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (90,341,275

Affiliated securities

    19  
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (90,341,256
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (5,193,362
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (95,534,618
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (12,028,458
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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            Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 83,506,160       $ 122,888,295  

Net realized losses on investments

      (90,341,256       (55,887,139

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (5,193,362       (99,688,813
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (12,028,458       (32,687,657
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

       

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

       

Contributions

      352,247,126         910,938,479  

Withdrawals

      (439,518,250       (395,554,370
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (87,271,124       515,384,109  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (99,299,582       482,696,452  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      5,673,242,274         5,190,545,822  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,573,942,692       $ 5,673,242,274  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    (0.21 )%      (0.53 )%      1.89     2.78     3.22     2.90

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.35     0.35     0.35     0.36     0.37     0.37

Net expenses

    0.35     0.35     0.35     0.35     0.35     0.35

Net investment income

    2.87     2.23     1.87     1.86     1.82     1.94

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    280     542     614     667     586     646

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio     51  

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Portfolio. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. 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 of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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


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each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.

When-issued transactions

The Portfolio may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Portfolio records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Portfolio’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Portfolio 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.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily.To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $5,819,208,917 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 16,606,387  

Gross unrealized losses

     (90,035,238

Net unrealized losses

   $ (73,428,851


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3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Agency securities

   $ 0      $ 2,056,573,682      $ 0      $ 2,056,573,682  

Asset-backed securities

     0        608,134,189        0        608,134,189  

Corporate bonds and notes

     0        1,101,569,994        0        1,101,569,994  

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

     0        2,102,382        0        2,102,382  

Municipal obligations

     0        29,104,850        0        29,104,850  

Non-agency mortgage-back securities

     0        268,808,851        0        268,808,851  

U.S. Treasury securities

     1,324,943,513        0        0        1,324,943,513  

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0        236,566,936        0        236,566,936  

Yankee government bonds

     0        38,201,223        0        38,201,223  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     76,099,209        3,675,237        0        79,774,446  

Total assets

   $ 1,401,042,722      $ 4,344,737,344      $ 0      $ 5,745,780,066  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.29% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.34% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.


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Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost

     Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$14,734,145,798      $2,123,591,627      $14,829,619,275      $2,154,315,315

6. BANK BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolio and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A
Isaiah Harris, Jr.3 (Born 1952)   Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation
Judith M. Johnson3
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A
James G. Polisson
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A
Pamela Wheelock
(Born 1959)
  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
Andrew Owen
(Born 1960)
  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
Alexander Kymn
(Born 1973)
  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:

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P.O. Box 219967

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November 30, 2018

 

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Wells Fargo Real Return Fund

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Fund expenses

    8  
Wells Fargo Real Return Fund  
Portfolio of investments     9  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    10  

Statement of operations

    11  

Statement of changes in net assets

    12  

Financial highlights

    13  
Notes to financial statements     18  
Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio  
Portfolio of investments     22  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    35  

Statement of operations

    36  

Statement of changes in net assets

    37  

Financial highlights

    38  
Notes to financial statements     39  

Other information

    45  

Appendix A

    49  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Real Return Fund for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     3  

U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund1   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser for the affiliated master portfolio

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM

Petros N. Bocray, CFA®, FRM

Michael Bradshaw, CFA®

Christian L. Chan, CFA®

Kayvan Malek

Ann M. Miletti

Jay N. Mueller, CFA®

Thomas M. Price, CFA®

Dale Winner, CFA®

 

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20182

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios3 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net4  
Class A (IPBAX)   2-28-2003     (5.84     0.57       3.24       (1.41     1.50       3.71       1.04       0.78  
Class C (IPBCX)   2-28-2003     (3.23     0.72       2.97       (2.23     0.72       2.97       1.79       1.53  
Class R6 (IPBJX)   10-31-2016                       (1.01     1.81       4.03       0.66       0.40  
Administrator Class (IPBIX)   2-28-2003                       (1.33     1.73       3.99       0.98       0.60  
Institutional Class (IPBNX)   10-31-2016                       (1.16     1.79       4.02       0.71       0.45  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. TIPS Index5                         (0.90     1.28       4.09              
CPI6                         2.18       1.58       1.72              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. Loans are subject to risks similar to those associated with other below investment-grade bond investments, such as credit risk (for example, risk of issuer default), below-investment-grade bond risk (for example, risk of greater volatility in value), and risk that the loan may become illiquid or difficult to price. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The Fund is exposed to mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk and small company securities risk. Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     7  
Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20187  

TIPS, 0.63%, 1-15-2024

     2.92  

TIPS, 0.38%, 7-15-2023

     2.91  

TIPS, 0.13%, 1-15-2023

     2.90  

TIPS, 0.38%, 7-15-2025

     2.83  

TIPS, 0.13%, 1-15-2022

     2.83  

TIPS, 0.25%, 1-15-2025

     2.81  

TIPS, 0.13%, 7-15-2024

     2.80  

TIPS, 0.13%, 4-15-2020

     2.70  

TIPS, 0.63%, 7-15-2021

     2.61  

TIPS, 0.63%, 1-15-2026

     2.51  
Portfolio allocation as of November 30, 20188
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1 

The Fund is a gateway feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated master portfolio of the Wells Fargo Master Trust with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. References to the investment activities of the Fund are intended to refer to the investment activities of the affiliated master portfolio in which it invests.

 

2 

Historical performance shown for the Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Class R6 expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had not been included, returns for the Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

3 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

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 amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the underlying affiliated master portfolio invests, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Net expenses from the affiliated master portfolio are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index is an index of inflation-indexed-linked U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in U.S. is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities of the affiliated master portfolio allocable to the Fund divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8 

Amounts represent the portfolio allocation of the affiliated master portfolio which are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the affiliated master portfolio. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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8   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    

Beginning

account value

6-1-2018

    

Ending

account value

11-30-2018

    

Expenses

paid during

the period1,2

    

Annualized net

expense ratio1

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 982.75      $ 3.88        0.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.16      $ 3.95        0.78

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 978.79      $ 7.59        1.53

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.40      $ 7.74        1.53

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.86      $ 1.99        0.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.06      $ 2.03        0.40

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 983.17      $ 2.98        0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.06      $ 3.04        0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 983.61      $ 2.24        0.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81      $ 2.28        0.45

 

 

 

1

Amounts reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio in which the Fund invests.

 

2

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     9  

    

 

 

Security name                        Value  

Investment Companies: 100.07%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolio: 100.07%           

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

           $ 66,683,186  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $65,377,636)

             66,683,186          
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $65,377,636)     100.07        66,683,186  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.07        (44,348
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 66,638,838  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolio were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of

ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolio

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolio

   

Interest

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolio

   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolio

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolio

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    53     33   $ (600,125   $ (1,442,979   $ 926,525     $ 141,005     $ 10,684     $ 66,683,186       100.07

 

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10   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Assets

 

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolio, at value (cost $65,377,636)

  $ 66,683,186  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    45,416  

Receivable from manager

    14,037  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    243,444  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    66,986,083  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    334,979  

Administration fees payable

    6,335  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    3,657  

Distribution fee payable

    2,274  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    347,245  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 66,638,838  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 68,293,050  

Total distributable loss

    (1,654,212
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 66,638,838  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 21,914,470  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    2,290,903  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.57  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $10.02  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 3,476,545  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    368,633  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.43  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 11,947,056  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    1,237,002  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $9.66  

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 15,248,913  

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    1,573,390  

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $9.69  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 14,051,854  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    1,454,294  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.66  

 

 

 

1 

The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     11  
         

Investment income

 

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

  $ 926,525  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,699)

    141,005  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    10,684  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (162,758

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    16,486  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    931,942  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    18,330  

Administration fees

 

Class A

    19,378  

Class C

    2,899  

Class R6

    1,778  

Administrator Class

    9,625  

Institutional Class

    5,750  

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    30,278  

Class C

    4,529  

Administrator Class

    24,061  

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    13,587  

Custody and accounting fees

    6,042  

Professional fees

    15,304  

Registration fees

    28,089  

Shareholder report expenses

    185  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,867  

Other fees and expenses

    953  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    192,655  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (102,947
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    89,708  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    842,234  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (600,125

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolio

    (1,442,979
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2,043,104
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,200,870
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
    

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 842,234       $ 1,558,167  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (600,125       225,688  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (1,442,979       (853,775
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,200,870       930,080  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      (318,216       (582,466

Class C

      (35,611       (55,795

Class R6

      (177,999       (290,979

Administrator Class

      (253,872       (468,083

Institutional Class

      (214,635       (187,449
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,000,333       (1,584,772
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    289,350       2,822,871       1,095,946       10,872,363  

Class C

    101,609       979,316       43,761       428,445  

Class R6

    90,496       888,434       459,934       4,603,532  

Administrator Class

    263,109       2,610,423       1,231,825       12,417,678  

Institutional Class

    573,864       5,687,143       946,110       9,485,356  
 

 

 

 
      12,988,187         37,807,374  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    22,755       222,253       43,842       435,779  

Class C

    3,324       32,045       5,160       50,665  

Class R6

    7,277       71,655       23,584       236,978  

Administrator Class

    25,477       252,231       44,920       451,385  

Institutional Class

    21,693       213,853       18,407       184,327  
 

 

 

 
      792,037         1,359,134  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (669,203     (6,535,981     (1,472,315     (14,617,222

Class C

    (97,640     (937,240     (153,785     (1,504,494

Class R6

    (40,025     (397,291     (44,403     (444,996

Administrator Class

    (1,050,523     (10,411,460     (1,534,899     (15,428,057

Institutional Class

    (356,170     (3,498,922     (269,640     (2,701,769
 

 

 

 
      (21,780,894       (34,696,538
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (8,000,670       4,469,970  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (10,201,873       3,815,278  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      76,840,711         73,025,433  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 66,638,838       $ 76,840,711  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $231,384. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 7, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     13  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS A   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.87       $9.96       $9.95       $10.07       $10.11       $10.85  

Net investment income

    0.10       0.21       0.19 1       0.10 1       0.05 1       0.10 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.27     (0.09     0.03       (0.01     0.07       (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.17     0.12       0.22       0.09       0.12       (0.11

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.13     (0.21     (0.20     (0.07     (0.08     (0.09

Net realized gain

    0.00       0.00       (0.01     (0.14     (0.08     (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.13     (0.21     (0.21     (0.21     (0.16     (0.63

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.57       $9.87       $9.96       $9.95       $10.07       $10.11  

Total return2

    (1.73 )%      1.25     2.23     1.01     1.24     (0.76 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.03     1.04     1.11     1.20     1.31     1.20

Net expenses3

    0.78     0.80     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Net investment income3

    2.16     2.15     1.92     0.98     0.47     0.96

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    16     29     25     29     57     9

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $21,914       $26,133       $29,678       $18,938       $12,977       $15,415  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.40

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.41

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.44

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS C   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.73       $9.82       $9.77       $9.92       $10.00       $10.76  

Net investment income (loss)

    0.08       0.03       0.04       0.03 1       (0.03 )1      0.03 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.28     0.02       0.10       (0.02     0.08       (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20     0.05       0.14       0.01       0.05       (0.18

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.10     (0.14     (0.08     (0.02     (0.05     (0.04

Net realized gain

    0.00       0.00       (0.01     (0.14     (0.08     (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.10     (0.14     (0.09     (0.16     (0.13     (0.58

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.43       $9.73       $9.82       $9.77       $9.92       $10.00  

Total return2

    (2.12 )%      0.53     1.44     0.21     0.46     (1.46 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    1.78     1.79     1.86     1.95     2.06     1.95

Net expenses3

    1.53     1.56     1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60

Net investment income (loss)3

    1.37     1.39     1.23     0.30     (0.33 )%      0.29

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    16     29     25     29     57     9

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $3,477       $3,517       $4,580       $5,654       $7,471       $9,095  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.40

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.41

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.44

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     15  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
CLASS R6   2018     20171  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.96       $10.05       $10.17  

Net investment income

    0.13 2       0.22       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.28     (0.06     (0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.15     0.16       0.03  

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.14

Net realized gain

    0.00       0.00       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.66       $9.96       $10.05  

Total return3

    (1.51 )%      1.63     0.36

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

     

Gross expenses4

    0.65     0.66     0.69

Net expenses4

    0.40     0.42     0.47

Net investment income4

    2.50     2.52     1.32

Supplemental data

     

Portfolio turnover rate5

    16     29     25

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $11,947       $11,750       $7,438  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

2 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.40

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.41

Year ended May 31, 20171

    0.44

 

5 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.99       $10.06       $10.03       $10.15       $10.17       $10.90  

Net investment income

    0.12 1       0.24 1       0.22 1       0.13 1       0.10 1       0.13 1  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.29     (0.09     0.02       (0.02     0.06       (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.17     0.15       0.24       0.11       0.16       (0.09

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.13     (0.22     (0.20     (0.09     (0.10     (0.10

Net realized gain

    0.00       0.00       (0.01     (0.14     (0.08     (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.13     (0.22     (0.21     (0.23     (0.18     (0.64

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.69       $9.99       $10.06       $10.03       $10.15       $10.17  

Total return2

    (1.68 )%      1.50     2.46     1.21     1.56     (0.51 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses3

    0.97     0.97     1.04     1.13     1.27     1.14

Net expenses3

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income3

    2.41     2.39     2.20     1.30     0.99     1.31

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate4

    16     29     25     29     57     9

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $15,249       $23,331       $26,100       $20,607       $10,679       $6,320  

 

 

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.40

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.41

Year ended May 31, 2017

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2016

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2015

    0.44

Year ended May 31, 2014

    0.44

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund     17  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2018     20171  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.97       $10.06       $10.17  

Net investment income

    0.13       0.24       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.29     (0.08     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.16     0.16       0.04  

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.14

Net realized gain

    0.00       0.00       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.66       $9.97       $10.06  

Total return2

    (1.64 )%      1.57     0.41

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

     

Gross expenses3

    0.70     0.71     0.76

Net expenses3

    0.45     0.47     0.52

Net investment income3

    2.44     2.62     2.24

Supplemental data

     

Portfolio turnover rate4

    16     29     25

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $14,052       $12,110       $5,229  

 

 

 

 

1 

For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

2 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolio which were as follows:

 

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.40

Year ended May 31, 2018

    0.41

Year ended May 31, 20171

    0.44

 

4 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the affiliated Master Portfolio’s percentage of the Fund’s total investments in securities at the end of the period by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Real Return Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Real Return Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that invests substantially all of its assets in a single master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all investable assets in a separate diversified portfolio (the “affiliated Master Portfolio”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities and the Fund acquires an indirect interest in those securities. The Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolio as a partnership investment and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio for the six months ended November 30, 2018 are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of November 30, 2018, the Fund owned 33% of Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued daily based on the Fund’s proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily. Securities held in the affiliated Master Portfolio are valued as discussed in the Notes to Financial Statements of the affiliated Master Portfolio, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Investment transactions, income and expenses

Investments in the affiliated Master Portfolio are recorded on a trade basis.

The Fund records daily its proportionate share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains or losses. The Fund also accrues its own expenses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income monthly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $65,521,116 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 1,162,070  

Gross unrealized losses

     0  

Net unrealized gains

   $ 1,162,070  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

At November 30, 2018, the affiliated Master Portfolio was measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The investment objective and the value of the affiliate Master Portfolio was as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective    Value of
affiliated Master
Portfolio
 

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

   Seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term      $66,683,186  

The affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations. As long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio, the Fund pays Funds Management an investment management fee only for fund-level administrative services at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to the affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from the affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Class R6

     0.03  

Administrator Class

     0.10  

Institutional Class

     0.08  


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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. When each class of the Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolio are included in the expense cap. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.78% for Class A shares, 1.53% for Class C shares, 0.40% for Class R6 shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.45% for Institutional Class shares. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received $166 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A or Class C shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a single affiliated Master Portfolio. Purchases and sales have been calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage of the affiliated Master Portfolio by the affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost      Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$20,395,906      $12,239,748      $6,980,459      $3,963,226

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Funds under the agreement.


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7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

    

Net investment

income

 

Class A

     $582,466  

Class C

     55,795  

Class R6

     290,979  

Administrator Class

     468,083  

Institutional Class

     187,449  

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Short-term
capital gains
     Long-term
capital gains
 

Class A

   $ 0.00062      $ 0.03284  

Class C

     0.00062        0.03284  

Class R6

     0.00062        0.03284  

Administrator Class

     0.00062        0.03284  

Institutional Class

     0.00062        0.03284  

On December 27, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 26, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 28, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Net investment
income
 

Class A

     $0.01356  

Class C

     0.00571  

Class R6

     0.01837  

Administrator Class

     0.01458  

Institutional Class

     0.01773  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 17.13%

         

Consumer Staples: 5.20%

         
Beverages: 0.85%          

Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B

         6,466      $ 425,269  

The Coca-Cola Company

         26,047        1,312,769  
            1,738,038  
         

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing: 1.10%          

Costco Wholesale Corporation

         1,985        459,091  

Metro AG «

         53,643        823,185  

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated

         6,735        657,673  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Incorporated

         3,478        294,482  
            2,234,431  
         

 

 

 
Food Products: 1.29%          

Greencore Group plc

         105,732        253,425  

Health & Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited †

         81,000        520,744  

Marine Harvest ASA

         39,104        914,945  

Mondelez International Incorporated Class A

         12,497        562,115  

The Kraft Heinz Company

         7,542        385,547  
            2,636,776  
         

 

 

 
Household Products: 1.16%          

Church & Dwight Company Incorporated

         9,797        648,463  

The Clorox Company

         2,545        421,503  

The Procter & Gamble Company

         13,661        1,291,101  
            2,361,067  
         

 

 

 
Tobacco: 0.80%          

Altria Group Incorporated

         16,173        886,766  

Philip Morris International Incorporated

         8,497        735,245  
            1,622,011  
         

 

 

 

Energy: 4.06%

         
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.67%          

Halliburton Company

         8,804        276,710  

John Wood Group plc

         97,291        787,229  

Schlumberger Limited

         6,611        298,156  
            1,362,095  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 3.39%          

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

         7,600        402,040  

BP plc

         77,799        515,504  

Chevron Corporation

         9,823        1,168,348  

Cimarex Energy Company

         5,559        455,727  

Concho Resources Incorporated †

         5,161        672,685  

Cosan Limited Class A

         71,848        638,729  

Eni SpA

         17,844        287,786  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                Shares      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)          

EOG Resources Incorporated

         9,698      $ 1,001,900  

Noble Energy Incorporated

         13,477        319,944  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

         8,038        564,830  

Origin Energy Limited †

         105,525        499,791  

Phillips 66 Company

         4,128        386,051  
            6,913,335  
         

 

 

 

Industrials: 0.22%

         
Industrial Conglomerates: 0.22%          

Keppel Corporation Limited

         102,800        454,091  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 3.33%

         
Chemicals: 1.56%          

Axalta Coating Systems Limited †

         12,794        320,234  

DowDuPont Incorporated

         12,198        705,654  

Ecolab Incorporated

         1,833        294,178  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

         4,939        460,858  

OCI NV †

         33,997        775,149  

Sasol Limited

         8,693        254,842  

The Sherwin-Williams Company

         867        367,669  
            3,178,584  
         

 

 

 
Construction Materials: 0.14%          

Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated

         1,450        276,501  
         

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.11%          

Crown Holdings Incorporated †

         4,413        226,299  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 1.52%          

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited-U.S. Exchange Traded Shares

         4,500        158,040  

Alamos Gold Incorporated Class A

         9,500        30,531  

B2Gold Corporation †

         20,000        49,223  

Barrick Gold Corporation «

         5,800        73,950  

Detour Gold Corporation †

         5,200        38,629  

Endeavour Mining Corporation †

         3,000        37,391  

Evolution Mining Limited

         33,000        75,736  

Franco-Nevada Corporation

         1,900        131,562  

Fresnillo plc

         7,000        67,201  

Goldcorp Incorporated-U.S. Exchange Traded Shares

         8,000        74,240  

IAMGOLD Corporation †

         17,000        51,564  

Kinross Gold Corporation †

         35,000        94,833  

Kirkland Lake Gold Limited

         6,500        134,731  

Lundin Mining Corporation

         133,449        581,545  

Mag Silver Corporation †

         4,000        27,035  

Newcrest Mining Limited

         10,500        159,245  

Newmont Mining Corporation

         5,500        177,870  

Northern Star Resources Limited

         8,000        46,661  

Randgold Resources Limited ADR

         2,150        172,366  

Royal Gold Incorporated

         7,872        575,837  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name               Shares      Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)         

Semafo Incorporated †

        19,000      $ 34,321  

SSR Mining Incorporated †

        2,000        21,280  

Steel Dynamics Incorporated

        4,970        174,944  

Torex Gold Resources Incorporated †

        5,000        39,250  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation

        4,000        62,801  
           3,090,786  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate: 4.32%

        
Equity REITs: 4.32%         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Incorporated

        3,449        429,401  

American Homes 4 Rent Class A

        13,842        288,329  

American Tower Corporation

        6,248        1,027,734  

Camden Property Trust

        3,753        357,135  

CoreSite Realty Corporation

        875        85,278  

Equinix Incorporated

        1,852        713,539  

Equity Residential

        4,556        324,615  

Essex Property Trust Incorporated

        720        189,007  

Four Corners Property Trust Incorporated

        12,090        335,377  

Healthcare Trust of America Incorporated Class A

        7,093        199,455  

Host Hotels & Resorts Incorporated

        17,516        332,804  

Hudson Pacific Properties Incorporated

        12,418        383,219  

Invitation Homes Incorporated

        14,621        313,767  

Physicians Realty Trust

        37,189        662,336  

Prologis Incorporated

        10,430        702,356  

Public Storage Incorporated

        1,289        274,892  

Retail Opportunity Investment Corporation

        24,159        437,278  

SBA Communications Corporation †

        1,554        265,439  

Simon Property Group Incorporated

        4,112        763,557  

Sun Communities Incorporated

        3,700        385,170  

Taubman Centers Incorporated

        3,013        159,508  

Ventas Incorporated

        2,780        176,502  
           8,806,698  
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $34,046,010)

 

     34,900,712  
        

 

 

 
    Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 10.49%

 

Communication Services: 0.82%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.11%         

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

    6.50     6-15-2019     $     230,000        233,163  
        

 

 

 
Media: 0.48%

 

National CineMedia LLC

    6.00       4-15-2022       100,000        100,375  

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated

    5.88       11-15-2022       365,000        368,650  

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated 144A

    6.13       2-15-2022       105,000        106,313  

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

    5.25       2-15-2022       400,000        401,500  
           976,838  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.23%

 

Sprint Corporation

    7.25     9-15-2021     $     165,000      $ 172,013  

Sprint Spectrum LP 144A

    3.36       3-20-2023       131,250        129,773  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    4.00       4-15-2022       175,000        172,156  
           473,942  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 3.27%

 

Auto Components: 0.10%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Incorporated

    7.75       11-15-2019           177,000        181,868  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

    8.00       12-15-2019       20,000        20,750  
           202,618  
        

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.09%

 

Service Corporation International

    5.38       1-15-2022       100,000        100,500  

TRI Pointe Group Incorporated

    4.38       6-15-2019       92,000        91,512  
           192,012  
        

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.62%

 

GLP Capital LP

    4.88       11-1-2020       405,000        407,025  

MGM Resorts International

    5.25       3-31-2020       270,000        273,375  

MGM Resorts International

    6.75       10-1-2020       120,000        125,040  

NCL Corporation Limited 144A

    4.75       12-15-2021       448,000        449,120  
           1,254,560  
        

 

 

 
Household Durables: 0.59%

 

      

KB Home

    4.75       5-15-2019       60,000        60,000  

Lennar Corporation

    4.50       6-15-2019       150,000        150,094  

Lennar Corporation

    4.50       11-15-2019       50,000        50,094  

Lennar Corporation

    6.63       5-1-2020       305,000        315,294  

Pulte Group Incorporated

    4.25       3-1-2021       400,000        400,500  

Toll Brothers Finance Corporation

    5.88       2-15-2022       225,000        229,500  
           1,205,482  
        

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.22%

 

Netflix Incorporated

    5.38       2-1-2021       450,000        459,000  
        

 

 

 
Media: 0.93%

 

Cable One Incorporated 144A

    5.75       6-15-2022       515,000        520,794  

DISH DBS Corporation

    7.88       9-1-2019       210,000        215,513  

Sinclair Television Group Incorporated

    6.13       10-1-2022       400,000        405,500  

Sirius XM Radio Incorporated 144A

    3.88       8-1-2022       430,000        414,731  

TEGNA Incorporated

    5.13       10-15-2019       27,000        27,016  

TEGNA Incorporated

    5.13       7-15-2020       305,000        305,000  
           1,888,554  
        

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 0.66%

 

Gap Incorporated

    5.95       4-12-2021       310,000        319,251  

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated

    5.00       6-1-2022           280,000        273,000  

L Brands Incorporated

    6.63       4-1-2021       295,000        308,275  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

    3.75       8-15-2020       335,000        333,744  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

    5.75       10-1-2022       110,000        110,550  
           1,344,820  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.06%

 

The William Carter Company

    5.25     8-15-2021     $     120,000      $ 120,150  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 0.26%

 

Food Products: 0.08%

 

B&G Foods Incorporated

    4.63       6-1-2021           155,000        152,288  
        

 

 

 
Personal Products: 0.18%

 

Edgewell Personal Care Company

    4.70       5-19-2021       380,000        375,250  
        

 

 

 

Energy: 1.14%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.14%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP

    5.50       10-15-2019       75,000        75,938  

DCP Midstream Operating LP

    2.70       4-1-2019       175,000        174,125  

DCP Midstream Operating LP 144A

    5.35       3-15-2020       320,000        323,200  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

    5.63       4-15-2020       405,000        409,050  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

    6.00       1-15-2019       210,000        210,194  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

    6.25       3-15-2022       250,000        263,285  

Southern Star Central Corporation 144A

    5.13       7-15-2022       375,000        368,438  

Targa Resources Partners LP

    4.13       11-15-2019       510,000        506,813  
           2,331,043  
        

 

 

 

Financials: 0.85%

 

Consumer Finance: 0.68%

 

Ally Financial Incorporated

    3.75       11-18-2019       605,000        604,395  

Navient Corporation

    5.50       1-15-2019       465,000        465,233  

Springleaf Finance Corporation

    5.25       12-15-2019           315,000        316,181  
           1,385,809  
        

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.08%         

General Electric Capital Corporation

    5.55       5-4-2020       165,000        166,589  
        

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.09%

 

Realogy Group LLC 144A

    4.50       4-15-2019       100,000        99,750  

Realogy Group LLC 144A

    5.25       12-1-2021       70,000        68,163  
           167,913  
        

 

 

 

Health Care: 0.91%

        
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.14%         

Kinetics Concepts Incorporated 144A

    7.88       2-15-2021       270,000        274,725  
        

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.77%         

Acadia Healthcare Company Incorporated

    5.13       7-1-2022       162,000        158,760  

Centene Corporation

    4.75       5-15-2022       345,000        346,294  

DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated

    5.75       8-15-2022       350,000        354,813  

HCA Incorporated

    6.50       2-15-2020       255,000        262,013  

Select Medical Corporation

    6.38       6-1-2021       155,000        156,116  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

    6.00       10-1-2020       290,000        295,800  
           1,573,796  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  

Industrials: 0.88%

        
Aerospace & Defense: 0.39%         

Alcoa Incorporated

    6.15     8-15-2020     $     350,000      $ 360,476  

Moog Incorporated 144A

    5.25       12-1-2022       445,000        445,000  
           805,476  
        

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.20%         

Clean Harbors Incorporated

    5.13       6-1-2021       400,000        400,744  
        

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.29%         

Aircastle Limited

    4.63       12-15-2018       100,000        100,021  

Aircastle Limited

    5.13       3-15-2021       275,000        279,054  

Aircastle Limited

    6.25       12-1-2019       200,000        204,469  
           583,544  
        

 

 

 

Information Technology: 0.69%

        
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.05%         

Sanmina Corporation 144A

    4.38       6-1-2019       105,000        104,869  
        

 

 

 
Software: 0.23%         

CDK Global Incorporated

    3.80       10-15-2019       110,000        109,588  

Symantec Corporation

    4.20       9-15-2020       360,000        361,168  
           470,756  
        

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.41%         

Dell International LLC/EMC Corporation 144A

    3.48       6-1-2019       40,000        39,914  

EMC Corporation

    2.65       6-1-2020       525,000        511,244  

NCR Corporation

    4.63       2-15-2021           280,000        275,800  
           826,958  
        

 

 

 

Materials: 0.95%

        
Chemicals: 0.15%         

Huntsman International LLC

    4.88       11-15-2020       305,000        308,050  
        

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.47%         

Ball Corporation

    4.38       12-15-2020       545,000        548,531  

Reynolds Group Holdings

    5.75       10-15-2020       416,716        416,195  
           964,726  
        

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.33%         

Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated

    3.10       3-15-2020       320,000        315,200  

Steel Dynamics Incorporated

    5.13       10-1-2021       351,000        351,878  
           667,078  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate: 0.72%

        
Equity REITs: 0.53%         

CoreCivic Incorporated «

    4.13       4-1-2020       230,000        227,700  

Equinix Incorporated

    5.38       1-1-2022       230,000        233,091  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  
Equity REITs (continued)         

Sabra Health Care REIT Incorporated

    5.50     2-1-2021     $     483,000      $ 489,038  

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP

    3.00       2-6-2019       120,000        119,940  

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP

    4.13       6-1-2021       10,000        10,047  
           1,079,816  
        

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.19%         

Taylor Morrison Communities Incorporated 144A

    5.25       4-15-2021       395,000        393,144  
        

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $21,678,357)

           21,383,713  
        

 

 

 

Loans: 4.04%

        

Communication Services: 0.59%

        
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.06%         

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.56       2-22-2024       129,470        127,771  
        

 

 

 
Media: 0.32%         

CSC Holdings LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.81       1-25-2026       509,440        501,345  

Neptune Finco Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.99       1-15-2026       150,000        147,188  
           648,533  
        

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.21%         

SBA Senior Finance II LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.35       4-11-2025       437,365        432,104  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 0.42%

        
Auto Components: 0.10%         

Allison Transmission Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.07       9-23-2022       54,671        54,319  

Belron Finance US LLC (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ‡±

    4.84       11-7-2024           158,800        157,014  
           211,333  
        

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.11%         

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       5-30-2025       220,000        217,635  
        

 

 

 
Household Products: 0.13%         

Michaels Stores Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±‡

    4.83       1-28-2023       228,352        223,073  

The ServiceMaster Company LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.84       11-8-2023       52,630        52,476  
           275,549  
        

 

 

 
Media: 0.07%         

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.13       10-31-2023       138,246        137,612  
        

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 0.01%         

Sally Beauty Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±‡

    4.60       7-5-2024       24,750        24,224  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 0.11%

        
Food Products: 0.11%         

Post Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.32       5-24-2024             74,403        73,920  

Prestige Brands Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.34       1-26-2024       151,986        150,308  
           224,228  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  

Financials: 0.38%

        
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.19%         

TransUnion (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.34     6-19-2025     $     379,050      $ 375,396  
        

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.19%         

Delos Finance SARL (3 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.14       10-6-2023       200,000        199,150  

LPL Holdings Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±‡

    4.55       9-23-2024       194,719        193,015  
           392,165  
        

 

 

 

Health Care: 0.25%

        
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.21%         

HCA Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       3-18-2023       372,693        370,479  

Select Medical Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±‡

    4.81       3-6-2025       54,175        53,633  
           424,112  
        

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 0.04%         

Endo Finance LLC (1 Month LIBOR +4.25%) ±

    6.63       4-29-2024       88,875        88,357  
        

 

 

 

Industrials: 1.11%

        
Airlines: 0.04%         

United Airlines Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       4-1-2024       68,950        68,304  
        

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.52%         

Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.47       11-10-2023       179,546        177,571  

Aramark Services Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       3-28-2024       45,322        44,982  

Aramark Services Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       3-11-2025       364,323        361,477  

KAR Auction Services Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.69       3-11-2021       149,874        148,422  

Multi-Color Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.34       10-31-2024       178,650        175,970  

Sensata Technologies BV (2 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.21       10-14-2021       158,275        157,813  
           1,066,235  
        

 

 

 
Communications Equipment: 0.43%         

Charter Communications Operating LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.35       4-30-2025       382,113        377,768  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.81       1-15-2026       500,000        493,280  
           871,048  
        

 

 

 
Machinery: 0.12%         

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±‡

    4.89       1-31-2024             51,191        50,935  

RBS Global Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.35       8-21-2024           200,000        198,472  
           249,407  
        

 

 

 

Information Technology: 0.48%

        
Communications Equipment: 0.02%         

CommScope Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±‡

    4.35       12-29-2022       46,574        45,846  
        

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.20%         

CDW LLC (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.10       8-17-2023       198,982        196,308  

Dell Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.35       9-7-2023       40,592        40,066  

Zebra Technologies Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.09       11-15-2021       159,169        158,528  
           394,902  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  
IT Services: 0.15%         

First Data Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.32     7-8-2022     $ 120,327      $ 118,508  

Zayo Group LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.59       1-19-2024       195,805        193,847  
           312,355  
        

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.11%         

Micron Technology Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.10       4-26-2022       217,574        216,486  
        

 

 

 

Materials: 0.59%

        
Chemicals: 0.37%         

Ashland LLC (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.07       5-17-2024       278,179        277,019  

Ineos US Finance LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.34       3-31-2024       497,303        487,202  
           764,221  
        

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.22%         

Berry Global Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.07       2-8-2020       429,665        426,623  

Reynolds Group Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.09       2-5-2023       15,523        15,317  
           441,940  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate: 0.11%

        
Equity REITs: 0.11%         

MGM Growth Properties LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.34       3-21-2025       221,845        217,630  
        

 

 

 

Total Loans (Cost $8,343,019)

           8,227,393  
        

 

 

 
          Expiration date     Shares         

Participation Notes: 0.11%

        

Financials: 0.11%

        
Capital Markets: 0.11%         

UBS AG (Kweichow Moutai Company Limited) †(a)

      8-13-2019              2,900        235,912  
        

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes (Cost $286,162)

           235,912  
        

 

 

 
          Maturity date     Principal         

U.S. Treasury Securities: 65.87%

        

TIPS

    0.13       4-15-2020     $     1,299,026        1,273,638  

TIPS

    0.13       4-15-2021       4,399,152        4,281,269  

TIPS

    0.13       1-15-2022       5,928,351        5,754,220  

TIPS

    0.13       4-15-2022       5,683,433        5,492,505  

TIPS

    0.13       7-15-2022       3,979,525        3,860,032  

TIPS

    0.13       1-15-2023       6,135,713        5,908,931  

TIPS

    0.13       7-15-2024       5,969,868        5,698,888  

TIPS

    0.13       7-15-2026       4,944,774        4,629,867  

TIPS

    0.25       1-15-2025       5,984,804        5,714,205  

TIPS

    0.38       7-15-2023       6,091,152        5,934,710  

TIPS

    0.38       7-15-2025       5,982,827        5,758,237  

TIPS

    0.38       1-15-2027       3,109,173        2,942,945  

TIPS

    0.38       7-15-2027       4,685,416        4,433,819  

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  

U.S. Treasury Securities (continued)

        

TIPS

    0.50     1-15-2028     $     3,269,955      $ 3,107,649  

TIPS

    0.63       7-15-2021       5,365,279        5,310,428  

TIPS

    0.63       4-15-2023           4,929,298        4,836,360  

TIPS

    0.63       1-15-2024       6,069,796        5,950,829  

TIPS

    0.63       1-15-2026       5,253,865        5,104,253  

TIPS

    0.63       2-15-2043       2,014,922        1,746,003  

TIPS

    0.75       7-15-2028       2,227,691        2,168,924  

TIPS

    0.75       2-15-2042       2,720,504        2,440,377  

TIPS

    0.75       2-15-2045       2,369,275        2,094,741  

TIPS

    0.88       2-15-2047       2,881,234        2,613,782  

TIPS

    1.00       2-15-2046       2,482,499        2,328,862  

TIPS

    1.00       2-15-2048       1,888,819        1,767,226  

TIPS

    1.13       1-15-2021       3,162,124        3,158,097  

TIPS

    1.25       7-15-2020       2,911,339        2,916,864  

TIPS

    1.38       2-15-2044       2,745,963        2,808,855  

TIPS

    1.75       1-15-2028       2,307,671        2,442,225  

TIPS

    2.00       1-15-2026       2,861,888        3,049,974  

TIPS

    2.13       2-15-2040       1,214,730        1,414,259  

TIPS

    2.13       2-15-2041       1,550,516        1,814,608  

TIPS

    2.38       1-15-2025       3,930,846        4,248,058  

TIPS

    2.38       1-15-2027       2,121,886        2,337,138  

TIPS

    2.50       1-15-2029       2,222,338        2,519,575  

TIPS

    3.38       4-15-2032       896,030        1,144,328  

TIPS

    3.63       4-15-2028       1,802,793        2,206,356  

TIPS

    3.88       4-15-2029       2,364,932        3,000,322  

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $138,128,551)

           134,213,359  
        

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 1.50%

        

Consumer Discretionary: 0.26%

        
Auto Components: 0.21%         

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH 144A

    4.13       9-15-2021           450,000        434,250  
        

 

 

 
Automobiles: 0.05%         

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc 144A

    4.13       12-15-2018       100,000        99,968  
        

 

 

 

Financials: 0.55%

        
Banks: 0.23%         

Nielsen Holding and Finance BV 144A

    5.50       10-1-2021       465,000        466,600  
        

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.32%         

General Electric Capital International Funding Company

    2.34       11-15-2020       175,000        166,346  

Park Aerospace Holdings Company 144A

    3.63       3-15-2021       400,000        390,000  

Virgin Media Finance plc

    5.25       1-15-2021       95,000        96,069  
           652,415  
        

 

 

 

Health Care: 0.49%

        
Pharmaceuticals: 0.49%         

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    6.50       3-15-2022       430,000        444,513  

Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Incorporated

    1.70       7-19-2019       570,000        562,194  
           1,006,707  
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal      Value  

Information Technology: 0.02%

        
Communications Equipment: 0.02%         

Nokia Corporation

    5.38     5-15-2019     $          31,000      $ 31,078  
        

 

 

 

Materials: 0.18%

        
Metals & Mining: 0.18%         

ArcelorMittal SA

    5.50       3-1-2021       355,000        364,588  
        

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $3,094,968)

           3,055,606  
        

 

 

 
    Yield           Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 1.26%         
Investment Companies: 1.22%         

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC (l)(r)(u)

    2.38         1,052,560        1,052,665  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13         1,435,230        1,435,230  
           2,487,895  
        

 

 

 
                Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.04%         

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.66       12-13-2018     $     75,000        74,955  
        

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,562,850)

           2,562,850        
        

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $208,139,917)     100.40        204,579,545  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.40        (818,798
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 203,760,747  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

«

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

144A

The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

±

Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

(a)

The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(r)

The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

#

All or portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

  American depositary receipt

 

LIBOR

  London Interbank Offered Rate

 

REIT

  Real estate investment trust

 

TIPS

  Treasury inflation-protected securities

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     5        3-29-2019      $ 1,054,773      $ 1,054,922      $ 149      $ 0  

Short

                 

U.S. Ultra Bond

     (6)        3-20-2019        (915,097      (914,438      659        0  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (45)        3-29-2019        (5,078,600      (5,083,242      0        (4,642

10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (4)        3-20-2019        (476,556      (477,813      0        (1,257
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 808      $ (5,899
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Portfolio owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Portfolio and the issuer having the same adviser or investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC

    1,733,169       7,294,591       7,975,200       1,052,560     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,856     $ 1,052,665    

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    2,901,798       110,473,486       111,940,054       1,435,230       0       0       25,628       1,435,230    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 0     $ 0     $ 31,484     $ 2,487,895       1.22
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio     35  
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, (including $1,006,250 of securities loaned) at value (cost $205,652,022)

  $ 202,091,650  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $2,487,895)

    2,487,895  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $15,547)

    15,152  

Receivable for investments sold

    221,681  

Receivable for dividends and interest

    737,442  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contract

    78  

Receivable for securities lending income

    374  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    205,554,272  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

    1,052,672  

Payable for investments purchased

    656,064  

Advisory fee payable

    63,978  

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    4,219  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    16,592  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,793,525  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 203,760,747  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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36   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Statement of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 2,701,525  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,448)

    417,086  

Income from affiliated securities

    31,484  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,150,095  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    436,081  

Custody and accounting fees

    7,261  

Professional fees

    23,669  

Shareholder report expenses

    725  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    12,260  

Other fees and expenses

    4,335  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    484,331  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (48,250
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    436,081  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,714,014  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (1,930,476

Futures contracts

    79,581  
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (1,850,895
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (4,363,738

Futures contracts

    (355
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (4,364,093
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (6,214,988
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (3,500,974
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
May 31, 2018
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

  $ 2,714,014        $ 2,993,334  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    (1,850,895        261,172  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (4,364,093        (1,297,441
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (3,500,974        1,957,065  
 

 

 

 

Capital transactions

      

Transactions in investors’ beneficial interests

      

Contributions

    99,792,854          92,220,550  

Withdrawals

    (37,676,838        (38,625,765
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    62,116,016          53,594,785  
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    58,615,042          55,551,850  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

      

Beginning of period

    145,145,705          89,593,855  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 203,760,747        $ 145,145,705  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Financial highlights
   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Total return1

    (1.58 )%      1.67     2.65     1.29     1.50     (0.26 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.44     0.48     0.52     0.56     0.57     0.53

Net expenses

    0.40     0.41     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44

Net investment income

    2.49     2.40     2.36     1.45     0.89     1.45

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     29     25     29     57     9

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio     39  

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Portfolio may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Portfolio’s Valuation Procedures.

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 Portfolio 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 net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On November 30, 2018, such fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. 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


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40   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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 of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.

Participation notes

The Portfolio may invest in participation notes to gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets. Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying foreign security. Participation notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the underlying foreign security. The holder of the participation note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to the dividend paid by the issuer of the underlying foreign security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (i.e. voting rights) as an owner of the underlying foreign security. Investments in participation notes involve risks beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in an underlying security. The Portfolio has no rights against the issuer of the underlying foreign security and participation notes expose the Portfolio to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. There is also no assurance there will be a secondary trading market for the participation note or that the trading price of the participation note will equal the underlying value of the foreign security that it seeks to replicate.

Securities lending

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Portfolio lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in 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”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). 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 valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.

When-issued transactions

The Portfolio may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. A Portfolio records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Portfolio’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Portfolio 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.

Loans

The Portfolio may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. Investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. When the Portfolio purchases participations, it generally has no rights to enforce compliance with terms of the


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loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, the Portfolio assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When the Portfolio purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan and may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. Loans may include fully funded term loans or unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding.

Futures contracts

The Portfolio is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counter party risk to the Portfolio since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Portfolio is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Portfolio fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Portfolio’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

Inflation-indexed bonds and TIPS

The Portfolio may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS). Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds, including TIPS, decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Federal and other taxes

The Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains as it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.


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42   Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

The Portfolio’s income tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal revenue authority. Management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $208,561,455 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 2,857,436  

Gross unrealized losses

     (6,844,437

Net unrealized losses

   $ (3,987,001

3. 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 Portfolio’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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Portfolio’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, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Consumer staples

   $ 10,592,323      $ 0      $ 0      $ 10,592,323  

Energy

     8,275,430        0        0        8,275,430  

Industrial

     454,091        0        0        454,091  

Materials

     6,772,170        0        0        6,772,170  

Real estate

     8,806,698        0        0        8,806,698  

Corporate bonds and notes

     0        21,383,713        0        21,383,713  

Loans

     0        7,479,653        747,740        8,227,393  

Participation notes

           

Financials

        235,912        0        235,912  

U.S. Treasury securities

     134,213,359        0        0        134,213,359  

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0        3,055,606        0        3,055,606  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,435,230        1,052,665        0        2,487,895  

U.S. Treasury securities

     74,955        0        0        74,955  
     170,624,256        33,207,549        747,740        204,579,545  

Futures contracts

     808        0      0        808  

Total assets

   $ 170,625,064      $ 33,207,549      $ 747,740      $ 204,580,353  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 5,899      $ 0    $ 0    $ 5,899  

Total liabilities

   $ 5,899      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5,899  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts, the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Portfolio has no material transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo. The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the subadviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.29% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolio. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.28% and declining to 0.18% as the average daily net assets of the Portfolio increase.

Funds Management has voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed advisory fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Portfolio.


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Interfund transactions

The Portfolio may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Purchases at cost

     Sales proceeds
U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
     U.S.
government
     Non-U.S.
government
$62,322,833      $37,400,436      $21,329,867      $12,110,246

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the Portfolio entered into futures contract to speculate on interest rates and to help manage the duration of its portfolio. The Portfolio had an average notional amount of $2,023,638 in long futures contracts and $9,808,367 in short futures contracts during the six months ended November 30, 2018.

The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.

7. BORROWINGS

Effective August 28, 2018, the Trust, along with Wells Fargo Variable Trust and Wells Fargo Funds Trust (excluding the money market funds), are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Portfolio is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Portfolio based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Portfolio under the agreement.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolios and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund and the Portfolio each file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

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Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 

Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4 

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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:

Wells Fargo Funds

P.O. Box 219967

Kansas City, MO 64121-9967

Website: wellsfargofunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.

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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2018

 

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WealthBuilder Funds

 

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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  
Performance highlights  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation

    6  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund

    10  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

    14  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

    18  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

    22  

Fund expenses

    25  
Portfolio of investments  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

    27  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund

    31  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

    34  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

    38  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

    42  
Financial statements  

Statements of assets and liabilities

    46  

Statements of operations

    48  

Statements of changes in net assets

    50  

Financial highlights

    56  

Notes to financial statements

    66  

Other information

    76  

Appendix A

    80  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.

 

 

 


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4   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income with a secondary emphasis on capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®*, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®*

Travis L. Keshemberg, CFA®*, CIPM, FRM

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WCAFX)   2-10-2017     (7.04     0.58       4.07       (1.37     1.78       4.69       1.18       1.16  
Class C (WCCFX)4   9-30-2004     (3.13     1.49       4.54       (2.13     1.49       4.54       1.93       1.91  
Institutional Class (WCYFX)   7-31-2018                       (1.31     1.79       4.70       0.83       0.83  
WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Blended Index5                         (0.72     3.28       5.55              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index6                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)7                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index8                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to alternative investment risk, foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund (continued)

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20189  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

     23.91  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

     11.21  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

     11.19  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     7.45  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

     6.72  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

     5.68  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

     4.53  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

     4.49  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     4.45  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

     2.68  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
   

Effective

allocation10

   

Neutral

allocation

 

Alternative Investments

    5       5  

Bonds

    75       75  

Stocks

    24       20  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund (continued)

 

 

 

 

*

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

 

Mr. Keshemberg became a portfolio manager of the Fund on October 26, 2018.

 

1 

Historical performance for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class C shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class A shares would be higher. Prior to February 13, 2017, historical performance shown for Class C shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s predecessor WealthBuilder Portfolio share class and does not reflect the front-end sales load previously attributable to the predecessor class. The expenses for Class C shares and the predecessor share class are similar. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect that Institutional Class shares do not have a sales load but not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.41% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

3 

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 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, and 0.42% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), net expenses from affiliated master portfolios, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectus.

 

4 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class C.

 

5 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Blended Index is comprised of the following indexes: Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (80%), Russell 3000® Index (14%), and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (6%). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

10 

Effective allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. The amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund

 

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation with no emphasis on income.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®*, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®*

Travis L. Keshemberg, CFA®*, CIPM, FRM

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WEAFX)   2-10-2017     (6.44     4.81       10.66       (0.74     6.06       11.32       1.25       1.25  
Class C (WEACX)4   10-1-1997     (2.48     5.78       11.17       (1.48     5.78       11.17       2.00       2.00  
Institutional Class (WEAYX)   7-31-2018                       (0.59     6.09       11.34       0.92       0.92  
WealthBuilder Equity Blended Index5                         1.31       7.96       12.49              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)6                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index7                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to alternative investment risk, foreign investment risk and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

Please see footnotes on page 12.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund (continued)

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20188  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    28.04  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    22.36  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    13.16  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    5.43  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

    4.90  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    4.50  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    4.50  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    4.46  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    3.51  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    1.97  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
   

Effective

allocation9

   

Neutral

allocation

 

International

    30       30  

U.S. Large Cap

    60       60  

U.S. Small Cap

    10       10  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 12.


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12   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund (continued)

 

 

 

 

*

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

 

Mr. Keshemberg became a portfolio manager of the Fund on October 26, 2018.

 

1 

Historical performance for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class C shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class A shares would be higher. Prior to February 13, 2017, historical performance shown for Class C shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s predecessor WealthBuilder Portfolio share class and does not reflect the front-end sales load previously attributable to the predecessor class. The expenses for Class C shares and the predecessor share class are similar. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect that Institutional Class shares do not have a sales load but not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.50% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

3 

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 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, and 0.42% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), net expenses from affiliated master portfolios, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectus.

 

4 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class C.

 

5 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The WealthBuilder Equity Blended Index is comprised of the following: 70% in the Russell 3000® Index and 30% in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

9 

Amounts are calculated based on the long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

 

Investment objective

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with a secondary emphasis on current income.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®*, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®*

Travis L. Keshemberg, CFA®*, CIPM, FRM

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WGAFX)   2-10-2017     (6.02     4.09       9.82       (0.29     5.33       10.47       1.27       1.26  
Class C (WGCFX)4   9-30-2004     (2.00     5.06       10.33       (1.00     5.06       10.33       2.02       2.01  
Institutional Class (WGAYX)   7-31-2018                       (0.36     5.31       10.46       0.94       0.93  
WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Blended Index5                         0.87       6.84       10.85              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index6                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)7                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index8                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to alternative investment risk, foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

Please see footnotes on page 16.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund (continued)

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20189  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    22.55  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    18.00  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    10.63  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    4.68  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    4.38  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

    3.95  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    3.63  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    3.62  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    3.59  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    2.78  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
   

Effective

allocation10

   

Neutral

allocation

 

Alternative Investments

    5       5  

Bonds

    15       15  

Stocks

    84       80  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

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16   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund (continued)

 

 

 

 

*

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

 

Mr. Keshemberg became a portfolio manager of the Fund on October 26, 2018.

 

1 

Historical performance for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class C shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class A shares would be higher. Prior to February 13, 2017, historical performance shown for Class C shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s predecessor WealthBuilder Portfolio share class and does not reflect the front-end sales load previously attributable to the predecessor class. The expenses for Class C shares and the predecessor share class are similar. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect that Institutional Class shares do not have a sales load but not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.51% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

3 

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 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, and 0.42% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), net expenses from affiliated master portfolios, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectus.

 

4 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class C.

 

5 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Blended Index is comprised of the following indexes: Russell 3000® Index (56%), MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (24%), and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (20%). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

10 

Effective allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. The amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

 

Investment objective

The Fund seeks a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®*, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®*

Travis L. Keshemberg, CFA®*, CIPM, FRM

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WGBAX)   2-10-2017     (6.39     3.15       8.65       (0.68     4.38       9.30       1.23       1.23  
Class C (WGBFX)4   10-1-1997     (2.46     4.09       9.15       (1.46     4.09       9.15       1.98       1.98  
Institutional Class (WGBIX)   7-31-2018                       (0.68     4.38       9.30       0.89       0.89  
WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Blended Index5                               0.39       5.69       9.14              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index6                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)7                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index8                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to alternative investment risk, foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

Please see footnotes on page 20.


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Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund (continued)

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20189  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    17.03  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    13.58  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    11.05  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    8.04  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    5.18  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    5.16  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    3.45  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    3.30  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

    3.11  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

    2.99  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
   

Effective

allocation10

   

Neutral

allocation

 

Alternative Investments

    5       5  

Bonds

    35       35  

Stocks

    64       60  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 20.


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20   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund (continued)

 

 

 

 

*

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

 

Mr. Keshemberg became a portfolio manager of the Fund on October 26, 2018.

 

1 

Historical performance for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class C shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class A shares would be higher. Prior to February 13, 2017, historical performance shown for Class C shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s predecessor WealthBuilder Portfolio share class and does not reflect the front-end sales load previously attributable to the predecessor class. The expenses for Class C shares and the predecessor share class are similar. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect that Institutional Class shares do not have a sales load but not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.48% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

3 

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 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, and 0.42% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), net expenses from affiliated master portfolios, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectus.

 

4 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class C.

 

5 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Blended Index is comprised of the following indexes: Russell 3000® Index (42%), Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (18%). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

10 

Effective allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. The amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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22   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Investment objective

The Fund seeks a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®*, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®*

Travis L. Keshemberg, CFA®*, CIPM, FRM

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 20181

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WMBGX)   2-10-2017     (6.66     1.96       6.28       (0.97     3.17       6.91       1.22       1.22  
Class C (WMBFX)4   9-30-2004     (2.74     2.88       6.76       (1.74     2.88       6.76       1.97       1.97  
Institutional Class (WMBZX)   7-31-2018                       (0.87     3.19       6.92       0.88       0.88  
WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Blended Index5                         (0.14     4.50       7.38              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index6                         (1.34     2.03       3.67              
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net)7                         (8.12     1.79       7.66              
Russell 3000® Index8                         5.53       10.62       14.51              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to alternative investment risk, foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, mortgage-and asset-backed securities risk, and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

Please see footnotes on page 24.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     23  

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund (continued)

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of November 30, 20189  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

     17.49  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

     11.38  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

     9.07  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

     8.21  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

     8.20  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     5.46  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

     5.39  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

     4.92  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

     3.30  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     3.28  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
   

Effective

allocation10

   

Neutral

allocation

 

Alternative Investments

    5       5  

Bonds

    55       55  

Stocks

    44       40  

Effective Cash

    (4)       0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 24.


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24   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund (continued)

 

 

 

 

*

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

 

Mr. Keshemberg became a portfolio manager of the Fund on October 26, 2018.

 

1 

Historical performance for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class C shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class A shares would be higher. Prior to February 13, 2017, historical performance shown for Class C shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s predecessor WealthBuilder Portfolio share class and does not reflect the front-end sales load previously attributable to the predecessor class. The expenses for Class C shares and the predecessor share class are similar. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect that Institutional Class shares do not have a sales load but not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.47% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

3 

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 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class C, and 0.42% for Institutional Class. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), net expenses from affiliated master portfolios, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectus.

 

4 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class C.

 

5 

Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Blended Index is comprised of the following indexes: Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (60%), Russell 3000® Index (28%), and the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (12%) . You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by the total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

10 

Effective allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. The amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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Fund expenses (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     25  

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund    Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Annualized net
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 993.28      $ 3.75        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.92      $ 7.48        1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.59        1.50

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 993.91      $ 2.10        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42
WealthBuilder Equity Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 976.16      $ 3.72        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 972.45      $ 7.42        1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.59        1.50

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 977.62      $ 2.08        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42

 

 

Please see footnote on page 26.


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26   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Fund expenses (unaudited)
WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund    Beginning
account value
6-1-2018
     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Annualized net
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.87      $ 3.73        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 981.46      $ 7.45        1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.59        1.50

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.15      $ 2.09        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42
WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.70      $ 3.74        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 985.07      $ 7.46        1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.59        1.50

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.70      $ 2.09        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42
WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.20      $ 3.74        0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.31      $ 3.80        0.75

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 986.80      $ 7.47        1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.59        1.50

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.18      $ 2.10        0.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.96      $ 2.13        0.42

 

 

1 

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     27  

WEALTHBUILDER CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 14.27%

          

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

          4,904      $ 275,899  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

          249,003        20,445,636  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

          235,993        18,426,333  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $40,744,399)

             39,147,868  
          

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 85.44%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 60.67%           

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

             30,741,281  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

             65,587,564  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

             15,589,443  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

             1,942,360  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

             3,018,724  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

             7,348,043  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

             12,422,142  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

             2,484,432  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

             12,205,368  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

             12,312,549  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

             2,776,756  
             166,428,662  
          

 

 

 
Alternative Investment Funds: 2.93%           

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class R6 †

          314,451        2,647,675  

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class

          437,515        2,642,592  

The Arbitrage Fund Class I

          205,877        2,738,162  
             8,028,429  
          

 

 

 
Bond Funds: 16.43%           

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund Class R6

          542,598        5,127,548  

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Class I

          964,183        5,148,738  

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class (l)

          1,307,544        4,105,690  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class (l)

          3,314,194        30,689,439  
             45,071,415  
          

 

 

 
Stock Funds: 5.41%           

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Class I

          204,990        2,746,869  

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class

          57,579        1,087,096  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

          66,818        2,721,505  

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Institutional Class

          17,536        1,093,880  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6 (l)

          47,787        1,099,109  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class (l)

          245,708        2,496,398  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6 (l)

          48,468        2,499,969  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †(l)

          61,910        1,099,527  
             14,844,353  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $241,535,240)

             234,372,859  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Security name   Yield                               Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments: 0.54%

         
Investment Companies: 0.35%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13        949,201      $ 949,201  
         

 

 

 
          Maturity date      Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.19%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.06       12-6-2018      $     514,000        513,909  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,463,110)

 

     1,463,110        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $283,742,749)     100.25        274,983,837  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.25        (679,246
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 274,304,591  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     75        12-21-2018      $ 10,538,653      $ 10,343,625      $ 0      $ (195,028

Short

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (6)        12-21-2018        (464,437      (460,380      4,057        0  

MSCI EAFE Index

     (10)        12-21-2018        (914,736      (908,150      6,586        0  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (5)        12-21-2018        (245,510      (249,900      0        (4,390

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (11)        12-21-2018        (1,521,336      (1,517,065      4,271        0  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 14,914      $ (199,418
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

           

Bond Funds

           

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,307,544     $ (40,440   $ (115,851   $ 107,281     $ 4,105,690    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    3,314,194       (695     (198,251     92,647       30,689,439    
            34,795,129       12.68
         

 

 

   

Stock Funds

           

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    47,787       4,531       (140,686     0       1,099,109    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    245,708       139,690       (88,219     0       2,496,398    

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    48,468       58,345       (37,275     0       2,499,969    

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    61,910       (56,666     (54,364     0       1,099,527    
            7,195,003       2.62  
         

 

 

   

Short-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

           

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    949,201       0       0       7,253       949,201       0.35  
         

 

 

   

Affiliated securities no longer held at end of period

      69,296       77,656       65,297      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 174,061     $ (556,990   $ 272,478     $ 42,939,333       15.65
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, investment activity in affiliates of the Fund was as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
 

Investment Companies

       

Bond Funds

       

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,500,708       58,354       251,518       1,307,544  

Wells Fargo Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    612,276       10,952       623,228       0  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    0       3,333,267       19,073       3,314,194  

Stock Funds

       

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6 *

    293,037       0       293,037       0  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    48,798       2,424       3,435       47,787  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    288,513       17,137       59,942       245,708  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    56,180       3,979       11,691       48,468  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    65,600       3,178       6,868       61,910  

Short-Term Investments

       

Investment Companies

       

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    48,023       11,543,191       10,642,013       949,201  

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Net
change in
unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

 

             

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    3.92     4.23   $ (245,369   $ (131,030   $ 411,363     $ 0     $ 8,195     $ 30,741,281    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    1.37       1.18       (1,113,920     58,534       1,159,824       0       11,945       65,587,564    

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       3.97       (91,782     (241,775     0       196,871       1,859       15,589,443    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    0.26       0.22       180,750       (154,302     0       2,085       1,322       1,942,360    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    1.06       1.11       (186,086     (111,360     0       52,230       1,019       3,018,724    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.82       0.88       (72,824     (668,026     1,916       91,082       2,482       7,348,043    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.81       0.87       739,280       (133,157     316       160,814       3,047       12,422,142    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.67       0.73       189,202       (258,108     87       22,331       842       2,484,432    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    12.24       12.59       (204,595     (155,588     376,089       0       1,241       12,205,368    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    10.06       6.04       (114,735     (264,403     172,840       26,397       2,002       12,312,549    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    5.16       5.37       62,936       80,637       0       63,275       76       2,776,756    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (857,143   $ (1,978,578   $ 2,122,435     $ 615,085     $ 34,030     $ 166,428,662       60.67
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER EQUITY FUND

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.50%

         

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

         39,499      $ 2,222,214  
         

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $2,161,855)

            2,222,214  
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 98.73%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 76.96%          

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

            126,133,060  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

            15,789,773  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            24,436,682  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            59,201,757  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            100,573,764  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            20,047,201  
            346,182,237  
         

 

 

 
Stock Funds: 21.77%          

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class

         464,422        8,768,291  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

         540,646        22,020,495  

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Institutional Class

         142,120        8,865,432  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6 (l)

         385,992        8,877,807  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class (l)

         1,993,981        20,258,852  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6 (l)

         392,535        20,246,934  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †(l)

         499,623        8,873,309  
            97,911,120  
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $452,111,642)

            444,093,357  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Short-Term Investments: 0.72%          
Investment Companies: 0.43%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13            1,935,807        1,935,807  
         

 

 

 
          Maturity date      Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.29%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.06       12-6-2018      $ 453,000        452,920  

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.82       12-18-2018        861,000        860,221  
            1,313,141  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,248,944)

            3,248,948        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $457,522,441)     99.95        449,564,519  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.05          236,036  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 449,800,555  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER EQUITY FUND

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Short

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (22)        12-21-2018      $ (3,870,795    $ (3,989,960    $ 0      $ (119,165

MSCI EAFE

     (35)        12-21-2018        (7,426,083      (7,537,645      0        (111,652

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (16)        12-21-2018        (1,895,779      (1,949,220      0        (53,441

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (92)        12-21-2018        (12,254,121      (12,688,180      0        (434,059
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (718,317
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

           

Stock Funds

           

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    385,992     $ (50,361   $ (1,048,145   $ 0     $ 8,877,807    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,993,981       357,104       (84,004     0       20,258,852    

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    392,535       316,762       (288,787     0       20,246,934    

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    499,623       8,497       (931,667     0       8,873,309    
            58,256,902       12.95
         

 

 

   

Short-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

           

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    1,935,807       0       0       21,026       1,935,807       0.43  
         

 

 

   

Affiliated securities no longer held at end of period

      937,711       236,882       0      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 1,569,713     $ (2,115,721   $ 21,026     $ 60,192,709       13.38
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, investment activity in affiliates of the Fund was as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
 

Investment Companies

       

Stock Funds

       

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6 *

    2,260,514       0       2,260,514       0  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    371,461       31,818       17,287       385,992  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    2,226,503       69,659       302,181       1,993,981  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    433,975       15,787       57,227       392,535  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    507,134       21,381       28,892       499,623  

Short-Term Investments

       

Investment Companies

       

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    2,816,736       19,158,164       20,039,093       1,935,807  

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER EQUITY FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00     32.10   $ (743,705   $ (2,009,826   $ 0     $ 1,596,545     $ 14,731     $ 126,133,060    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    2.00       1.79       1,469,792       (1,288,162     0       17,176       10,841       15,789,773    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    8.01       8.97       (1,637,147     (932,662     951       415,692       8,169       24,436,682    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    6.32       7.10       (698,117     (5,396,668     1,468       734,699       19,668       59,201,757    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    6.26       7.04       5,926,857       (1,174,867     1,027       1,299,888       24,707       100,573,764    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    5.18       5.90       1,492,790       (2,123,330     699       180,812       6,835       20,047,201    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 5,810,470     $ (12,925,515   $ 4,145     $ 4,244,812     $ 84,951     $ 346,182,237       76.96
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 3.18%

         

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

         22,458      $ 1,263,487  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

         56,377        4,629,115  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

         53,543        4,180,637  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $10,349,861)

            10,073,239  
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 96.10%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 71.56%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

            6,957,890  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

            14,829,954  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

            71,494,171  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

            8,806,258  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            13,871,191  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            33,713,999  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            57,069,145  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            11,375,833  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            2,776,748  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

            2,786,114  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            3,171,353  
            226,852,656  
         

 

 

 
Alternative Investment Funds: 2.88%          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class R6 †

         360,153        3,032,494  

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class

         495,543        2,993,082  

The Arbitrage Fund Class I

         232,494        3,092,176  
            9,117,752  
         

 

 

 
Bond Funds: 3.22%          

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund Class R6

         123,305        1,165,230  

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Class I

         220,242        1,176,090  

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class (l)

         296,667        931,534  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class (l)

         749,431        6,939,734  
            10,212,588  
         

 

 

 
Stock Funds: 18.44%          

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Class I

         231,735        3,105,252  

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class

         257,668        4,864,770  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

         307,111        12,508,611  

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Institutional Class

         79,111        4,934,936  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6 (l)

         219,070        5,038,604  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class (l)

         1,133,260        11,513,922  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6 (l)

         222,233        11,462,797  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †(l)

         283,941        5,042,796  
            58,471,688  
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $311,490,774)

            304,654,684  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                                         
Short-Term Investments: 0.66%          
Investment Companies: 0.24%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13        773,275        773,275  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Security name   Yield     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.42%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     867,000      $ 866,847  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.82       12-18-2018        466,000        465,578  
            1,332,425  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,105,697)

            2,105,700        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $323,946,332)     99.94        316,833,623  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.06          198,245  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 317,031,868  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     88        12-21-2018      $ 12,381,043      $ 12,136,520      $ 0      $ (244,523

Short

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (29)        12-21-2018        (2,248,083      (2,225,170      22,913        0  

MSCI EAFE

     (46)        12-21-2018        (4,212,254      (4,177,490      34,764        0  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (22)        12-21-2018        (1,083,755      (1,099,560      0        (15,805

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (51)        12-21-2018        (7,068,491      (7,033,665      34,826        0  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 92,503      $ (260,328
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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36   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

           

Bond Funds

           

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    296,667     $ (8,667   $ (27,875   $ 24,552     $ 931,534    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    749,431       (461     (44,647     20,970       6,939,734    
            7,871,268       2.48
         

 

 

   

Stock Funds

           

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    219,070       (1,150     (613,100     0       5,038,604    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,133,260       228,960       (55,491     0       11,513,922    

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    222,233       175,038       (150,355     0       11,462,797    

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    283,941       8,551       (536,350     0       5,042,796    
            33,058,119       10.43  
         

 

 

   

Short-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

           

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    773,275       0       0       7,227       773,275       0.24  
         

 

 

   

Affiliated securities no longer held at end of period

      517,578       157,180       14,842      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 919,849     $ (1,270,638   $ 67,591     $ 41,702,662       13.15
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, investment activity in affiliates of the Fund was as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
 

Investment Companies

       

Bond Funds

       

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    326,928       17,666       47,927       296,667  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    0       762,496       13,065       749,431  

Wells Fargo Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    133,613       4,268       137,881       0  

Stock Funds

       

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6 *

    1,301,297       0       1,301,297       0  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    215,735       8,508       5,173       219,070  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,281,318       25,535       173,593       1,133,260  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    249,632       6,542       33,941       222,233  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    291,878       4,119       12,056       283,941  

Short-Term Investments

       

Investment Companies

       

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    163,691       11,457,911       10,848,327       773,275  

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.86     0.96   $ (55,557   $ (9,278   $ 93,338     $ 0     $ 1,857     $ 6,957,890    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    0.30       0.27       (253,475     23,271       259,370       0       2,711       14,829,954    

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       18.19       (425,248     (1,186,733     0       909,498       8,438       71,494,171    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    1.15       1.00       842,429       (750,973     0       9,620       6,176       8,806,258    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    4.65       5.09       (911,550     (500,232     534       232,420       4,570       13,871,191    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    3.64       4.04       (399,573     (3,085,744     841       419,465       11,242       33,713,999    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    3.61       4.00       3,390,424       (661,480     1,454       742,224       14,105       57,069,145    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    2.98       3.35       853,779       (1,210,959     400       103,241       3,898       11,375,833    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    2.68       2.68       (46,645     (28,422     85,604       0       281       2,776,748    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    2.21       1.37       (25,145     (53,538     22,208       6,002       452       2,786,114    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    5.71       6.14       72,243       93,240       0       72,898       88       3,171,353    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 3,041,682     $ (7,370,848   $ 463,749     $ 2,495,368     $ 53,818     $ 226,852,656       71.56
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH BALANCED FUND

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 6.85%

         

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

         34,718      $ 1,953,235  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

         272,374        22,364,629  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

         258,196        20,159,944  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $46,281,017)

            44,477,808  
         

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 92.87%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 68.18%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

            33,652,948  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

            71,746,088  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

            110,521,980  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

            13,686,679  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            21,424,411  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            52,204,770  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            88,174,426  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            17,606,224  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            13,488,643  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

            13,525,880  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            6,534,242  
            442,566,291  
         

 

 

 
Alternative Investment Funds: 2.91%          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class R6 †

         738,938        6,221,855  

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class

         1,033,042        6,239,572  

The Arbitrage Fund Class I

         480,962        6,396,797  
            18,858,224  
         

 

 

 
Bond Funds: 7.60%          

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund Class R6

         601,122        5,680,602  

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Class I

         1,063,455        5,678,849  

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class (l)

         1,435,888        4,508,688  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class (l)

         3,615,601        33,480,463  
            49,348,602  
         

 

 

 
Stock Funds: 14.18%          

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Class I

         479,231        6,421,694  

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class

         400,486        7,561,167  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

         476,086        19,390,980  

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Institutional Class

         122,198        7,622,682  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6 (l)

         338,743        7,791,100  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class (l)

         1,744,825        17,727,423  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6 (l)

         343,802        17,733,311  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †(l)

         440,129        7,816,697  
            92,065,054  
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $619,042,210)

            602,838,171  
         

 

 

 
    Yield                                         
Short-Term Investments: 0.52%          
Investment Companies: 0.33%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13        2,159,003        2,159,003  
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH BALANCED FUND

 

 

Security name   Yield     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.19%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     1,230,000      $ 1,229,783  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,388,785)

 

        3,388,786        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $668,712,012)     100.24        650,704,765  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.24        (1,581,828
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 649,122,937  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     180        12-21-2018      $ 25,305,721      $ 24,824,700      $ 0      $ (481,021

Short

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (44)        12-21-2018        (3,274,515      (3,376,120      0        (101,605

MSCI EAFE Index

     (71)        12-21-2018        (6,351,068      (6,447,865      0        (96,797

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (34)        12-21-2018        (1,654,179      (1,699,320      0        (45,141

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (78)        12-21-2018        (10,387,285      (10,757,370      0        (370,085
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (1,094,649
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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40   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH BALANCED FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

           

Bond Funds

           

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,435,888     $ (34,869   $ (141,403   $ 118,676     $ 4,508,688    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    3,615,601       (897     (216,280     101,253       33,480,463    
            37,989,151       5.85
         

 

 

   

Stock Funds

           

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    338,743       8,656       (948,209     0       7,791,100    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,744,825       432,658       (135,854     0       17,727,423    

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    343,802       320,557       (264,053     0       17,733,311    

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    440,129       (176,390     (638,392     0       7,816,697    
            51,068,531       7.87  
         

 

 

   

Short-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

           

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    2,159,003       0       0       20,506       2,159,003       0.33  
         

 

 

   

Affiliated securities no longer held at end of period

      780,361       257,663       71,530      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 1,330,076     $ (2,086,528   $ 311,965     $ 91,216,685       14.05
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, investment activity in affiliates of the Fund was as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
 

Investment Companies

       

Bond Funds

       

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,584,935       51,122       200,169       1,435,888  

Wells Fargo Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    645,811       13,919       659,730       0  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    0       3,645,437       29,836       3,615,601  

Stock Funds

       

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6 *

    2,010,249       0       2,010,249       0  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    333,632       17,272       12,161       338,743  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,978,166       70,349       303,690       1,744,825  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    385,409       10,128       51,735       343,802  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    450,814       8,132       18,817       440,129  

Short-Term Investments

       

Investment Companies

       

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    790,414       23,415,866       22,047,277       2,159,003  

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER GROWTH BALANCED FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    4.16     4.64   $ (270,541   $ (144,471   $ 450,850     $ 0     $ 8,962     $ 33,652,948    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    1.45       1.29       (1,224,941     (104,069     1,254,097       0       13,098       71,746,088    

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       28.13       (661,839     (2,087,038     0       1,401,799       13,020       110,521,980    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    1.78       1.55       1,295,583       (1,175,441     0       14,908       9,536       13,686,679    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    7.20       7.86       (1,281,664     (781,719     0       357,641       7,033       21,424,411    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    5.64       6.26       (526,568     (3,845,068     13,625       647,792       17,630       52,204,770    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    5.57       6.18       5,205,961       (1,160,654     2,246       1,147,857       21,798       88,174,426    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    4.60       5.18       1,329,531       (1,898,690     618       159,399       6,023       17,606,224    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    12.94       13.91       (226,121     (179,011     413,247       0       1,361       13,488,643    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    10.68       6.64       (127,424     (295,365     188,203       28,972       2,176       13,525,880    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    11.74       12.64       148,949       176,462       0       150,214       182       6,534,242    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 3,660,926     $ (11,495,064   $ 2,322,886     $ 3,908,582     $ 100,819     $ 442,566,291       68.18
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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42   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER MODERATE BALANCED FUND

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds: 10.57%

          

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

          17,026      $ 957,883  

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

          316,932        26,023,287  

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

          300,435        23,457,965  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $52,435,124)

             50,439,135  
          

 

 

 

Investment Companies: 89.33%

          
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 64.55%           

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

             39,159,228  

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

             83,436,525  

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

             54,304,787  

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

             6,653,614  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

             10,515,525  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

             25,728,346  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

             43,271,704  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

             8,657,422  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

             15,626,380  

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

             15,725,405  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

             4,836,322  
             307,915,258  
          

 

 

 
Alternative Investment Funds: 2.93%           

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class R6 †

          549,460        4,626,452  

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class

          765,652        4,624,539  

The Arbitrage Fund Class I

          356,131        4,736,541  
             13,987,532  
          

 

 

 
Bond Funds: 12.05%           

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund Class R6

          694,286        6,561,007  

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Class I

          1,232,300        6,580,481  

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class (l)

          1,670,502        5,245,377  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class (l)

          4,221,844        39,094,275  
             57,481,140  
          

 

 

 
Stock Funds: 9.80%           

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Class I

          354,830        4,754,720  

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class

          195,828        3,697,229  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

          234,068        9,533,605  

T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund Institutional Class

          59,765        3,728,129  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6 (l)

          166,431        3,827,906  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class (l)

          855,860        8,695,538  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6 (l)

          167,591        8,644,357  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †(l)

          216,549        3,845,912  
             46,727,396  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $438,214,114)

             426,111,326  
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER MODERATE BALANCED FUND

 

 

Security name   Yield            Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments: 0.42%

         
Investment Companies: 0.23%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    2.13            1,108,643      $ 1,108,643  
         

 

 

 
          Maturity date      Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.19%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06       12-6-2018      $ 910,000        909,840  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,018,482)

 

     2,018,483        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $492,667,720)     100.32        478,568,944  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.32        (1,529,512
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 477,039,432  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l)

The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u)

The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     133        12-21-2018      $ 18,688,408      $ 18,342,695      $ 0      $ (345,713

Short

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (22)        12-21-2018        (1,692,531      (1,688,060      4,471        0  

MSCI EAFE

     (35)        12-21-2018        (3,180,487      (3,178,525      1,962        0  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (16)        12-21-2018        (780,381      (799,680      0        (19,299

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (38)        12-21-2018        (5,234,194      (5,240,770      0        (6,576
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 6,433      $ (371,588
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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44   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

WEALTHBUILDER MODERATE BALANCED FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

           

Bond Funds

           

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,670,502     $ (47,669   $ (156,134   $ 139,804     $ 5,245,377    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    4,221,844       (3,167     (252,544     118,359       39,094,275    
            44,339,652       9.29
         

 

 

   

Stock Funds

           

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    166,431       12,935       (495,364     0       3,827,906    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    855,860       346,508       (188,957     0       8,695,538    

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    167,591       188,907       (140,840     0       8,644,357    

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    216,549       (157,362     (245,074     0       3,845,912    
            25,013,713       5.24  
         

 

 

   

Short-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

           

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    1,108,643       0       0       8,253       1,108,643       0.23  
         

 

 

   

Affiliated securities no longer held at end of period

      359,961       165,221       84,699      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 700,113     $ (1,313,692   $ 351,115     $ 70,462,008       14.76
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, investment activity in affiliates of the Fund was as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
 

Investment Companies

       

Bond Funds

       

Wells Fargo High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class

    1,911,953       45,797       287,248       1,670,502  

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class

    0       4,346,423       124,579       4,221,844  

Wells Fargo Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund Insitutional Class *

    780,008       9,566       789,574       0  

Stock Funds

       

Wells Fargo Disciplined U.S. Core Fund Class R6 *

    1,021,404       0       1,021,404       0  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

    170,189       4,429       8,187       166,431  

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class

    1,008,976       22,061       175,177       855,860  

Wells Fargo Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

    196,506       4,145       33,060       167,591  

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 †

    228,776       5,264       17,491       216,549  

Short-Term Investments

       

Investment Companies

       

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    0       17,379,761       16,271,118       1,108,643  

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WEALTHBUILDER MODERATE BALANCED FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of

ownership,

beginning of

period

   

% of
ownership,

end of

period

   

Net

realized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Net

change in

unrealized

gains

(losses) on

securities

transactions

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Dividends

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Affiliated

income

allocated

from

affiliated

Master

Portfolios

   

Value,

end

of period

   

% of

net

assets

 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    5.00     5.39   $ (317,373   $ (99,270   $ 532,826     $ 0     $ 10,615     $ 39,159,228    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

    1.75       1.50       (1,442,329     36,374       1,494,784       0       15,477       83,436,525    

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       13.82       (325,750     (858,972     0       698,355       6,574       54,304,787    

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

    0.90       0.76       645,393       (565,769     0       7,316       4,718       6,653,614    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    3.67       3.86       (714,873     (400,737     417       181,388       3,556       10,515,525    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    2.85       3.09       (298,601     (2,357,258     523       322,850       8,660       25,728,346    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    2.83       3.03       2,565,356       (480,603     1,121       570,469       10,824       43,271,704    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    2.34       2.55       662,839       (926,638     309       79,456       2,998       8,657,422    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    15.60       16.12       (265,168     (173,494     487,594       0       1,605       15,626,380    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

    12.84       7.72       (142,646     (319,844     223,556       34,185       2,586       15,725,405    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    9.01       9.36       111,429       147,374       0       112,676       136       4,836,322    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 478,277     $ (5,998,837   $ 2,741,130     $ 2,006,695     $ 67,749     $ 307,915,258       64.55
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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46   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Statements of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     WealthBuilder
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
       WealthBuilder
Equity
Fund
 

Assets

      

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (see cost below)

  $ 166,428,662        $ 346,182,237  

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and securities, at value (see cost below)

    65,615,842          43,189,573  

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at value (see cost below)

    42,939,333          60,192,709  

Cash

    68,340          404,574  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,031,672          1,077,440  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    65,691          94,166  

Receivable for dividends

    70,387          0  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    45,085          0  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    63,665          57,477  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    276,328,677          451,198,176  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Payable for investments purchased

    1,018,037          0  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    641,565          741,749  

Distribution fee payable

    172,831          268,112  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    60,402          97,731  

Management fee payable

    51,477          93,473  

Administration fees payable

    50,753          82,194  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    1,294          1,036  

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    0          66,573  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    27,727          46,753  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,024,086          1,397,621  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 274,304,591        $ 449,800,555  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

      

Paid-in capital

  $ 271,649,268        $ 364,805,171  

Total distributable earnings

    2,655,323          84,995,384  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 274,304,591        $ 449,800,555  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

      

Net assets – Class A

  $ 12,702,657        $ 39,501,744  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    1,284,875          1,969,276  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.89          $20.06  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $10.49          $21.28  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 261,491,862        $ 409,411,089  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    26,446,308          20,710,487  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.89          $19.77  

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 110,072        $ 887,722  

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    11,145          44,189  

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.88          $20.09  

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at cost

  $ 173,343,866        $ 360,503,532  
 

 

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds and securities, at cost

  $ 67,586,381        $ 38,743,166  
 

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at cost

  $ 42,812,502        $ 58,275,743  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Each Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     47  
WealthBuilder
Growth
Allocation
Fund
    WealthBuilder
Growth
Balanced
Fund
    WealthBuilder
Moderate
Balanced
Fund
 
   
$ 226,852,656     $ 442,566,291     $ 307,915,258  
  48,278,305       116,921,789       100,191,678  
  41,702,662       91,216,685       70,462,008  
  121,984       403,810       134,532  
  601,650       89,317       37,544  
  148,268       148,403       115,832  
  15,991       77,331       89,627  
  25,046       71,314       66,230  
  101,731       17,720       103,346  

 

 

 
  317,848,293       651,512,660       479,116,055  

 

 

 
   
  15,442       75,722       87,954  
  383,842       1,433,882       1,360,552  
  195,414       403,440       299,543  
  69,403       143,349       105,839  
  62,650       141,149       102,752  
  58,320       120,459       88,993  
  1,290       1,291       1,153  
  0       0       0  
  30,064       70,431       29,837  

 

 

 
  816,425       2,389,723       2,076,623  

 

 

 
$ 317,031,868     $ 649,122,937     $ 477,039,432  

 

 

 
   
$ 266,983,415     $ 576,026,196     $ 451,954,419  
  50,048,453       73,096,741       25,085,013  

 

 

 
$ 317,031,868     $ 649,122,937     $ 477,039,432  

 

 

 
   
$ 19,801,649     $ 41,434,718     $ 27,803,846  
  1,448,343       3,158,991       2,592,267  
  $13.67       $13.12       $10.73  
  $14.50       $13.92       $11.38  
$ 296,920,899     $ 607,158,171     $ 448,342,121  
  21,578,501       45,995,213       41,058,634  
  $13.76       $13.20       $10.92  
$ 309,320     $ 530,048     $ 893,465  
  22,645       40,397       83,158  
  $13.66       $13.12       $10.74  
$ 236,251,861     $ 462,318,988     $ 321,380,806  

 

 

 
$ 46,749,232     $ 116,264,543     $ 101,400,449  

 

 

 
$ 40,945,239     $ 90,128,481     $ 69,886,465  

 

 

 

 

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48   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Statements of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     WealthBuilder
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
       WealthBuilder
Equity
Fund
 

Investment income

      

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios*

  $ 2,122,435        $ 4,145  

Dividends from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    1,448,304          43,359  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios**

    615,085          4,244,812  

Dividends from affiliated Underlying Funds

    272,478          21,026  

Interest

    8,015          12,976  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    34,030          84,951  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (257,650        (509,356

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    8,581          30,312  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,251,278          3,932,225  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

    379,381          609,795  

Administration fees

      

Class A

    8,470          19,139  

Class C

    310,160          492,727  

Institutional Class

    32 1          224 1  

Shareholder servicing fees

      

Class A

    10,083          22,785  

Class C

    369,238          586,580  

Distribution fee

      

Class C

    1,107,713          1,759,739  

Custody and accounting fees

    35,317          30,033  

Professional fees

    12,713          7,279  

Registration fees

    28,000          26,636  

Shareholder report expenses

    15,483          12,526  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    10,038          12,968  

Other fees and expenses

    6,113          6,862  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,292,741          3,587,293  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (46,965        (18,737
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,245,776          3,568,556  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,005,502          363,669  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net realized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (857,143        5,810,470  

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    (437,782        7,070,133  

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    174,061          1,569,713  

Futures contracts

    130,545          (1,963,937
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (losses) on investments

    (990,319        12,486,379  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (1,978,578        (12,925,515

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    (1,726,965        (9,151,804

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    (556,990        (2,115,721

Futures contracts

    374,620          (823,984
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (3,887,913        (25,017,024
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (4,878,232        (12,530,645
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (2,872,730      $ (12,166,976
 

 

 

 

*   Net of foreign interest withholding taxes allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios in the amount of

    $189          $0  

** Net of foreign dividend withholding taxes allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios in the amount of

    $18,486          $137,359  

 

 

1 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     49  
WealthBuilder
Growth
Allocation
Fund
    WealthBuilder
Growth
Balanced
Fund
    WealthBuilder
Moderate
Balanced
Fund
 
   
$ 463,749     $ 2,322,886     $ 2,741,130  
  425,408       1,791,384       1,959,663  
  2,495,368       3,908,582       2,006,695  
  67,591       311,965       351,115  
  29,354       19,559       11,290  
  53,818       100,819       67,749  
  (326,927     (651,180     (471,663
  18,448       32,033       19,584  

 

 

 
  3,226,809       7,836,048       6,685,563  

 

 

 
   
  433,568       893,477       669,356  
   
  9,624       19,405       13,506  
  354,503       731,007       548,542  
  44 1       67 1       131 1  
   
  11,457       23,102       16,078  
  422,028       870,246       653,027  
   
  1,266,083       2,610,739       1,959,080  
  29,594       41,451       33,148  
  12,458       12,459       12,713  
  24,516       34,538       25,980  
  21,606       38,759       25,778  
  10,543       10,544       10,451  
  4,804       8,165       8,811  

 

 

 
  2,600,828       5,293,959       3,976,601  
  (34,151     (3,942     (9,785

 

 

 
  2,566,677       5,290,017       3,966,816  

 

 

 
  660,132       2,546,031       2,718,747  

 

 

 
   
   
  3,041,682       3,660,926       478,277  
  3,771,786       4,986,661       1,483,308  
  919,849       1,330,076       700,113  
  (110,406     724,693       302,212  

 

 

 
  7,622,911       10,702,356       2,963,910  

 

 

 
   
  (7,370,848     (11,495,064     (5,998,837
  (5,635,774     (9,348,230     (4,955,735
  (1,270,638     (2,086,528     (1,313,692
  417,221       119,295       581,396  

 

 

 
  (13,860,039     (22,810,527     (11,686,868

 

 

 
  (6,237,128     (12,108,171     (8,722,958

 

 

 
$ (5,576,996   $ (9,562,140   $ (6,004,211

 

 

 
  $0       $236       $0  
  $77,819       $124,945       $61,053  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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50   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund  
    

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 2,005,502       $ 3,989,573  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (990,319       29,758,281  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (3,887,913       (27,795,953
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (2,872,730       5,951,901  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      (85,107       (229,050

Class C

      (1,687,494       (20,206,237

Institutional Class

      (845 )2        N/A  
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,773,446       (20,435,287
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    1,072,955       10,852,805       441,853       4,609,365  

Class C

    445,951       4,441,598       1,397,260       14,441,414  

Institutional Class

    28,230 2       281,092 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      15,575,495         19,050,779  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    8,492       84,878       21,609       222,354  

Class C

    166,801       1,678,035       1,968,929       20,172,596  

Institutional Class

    58 2       573 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      1,763,486         20,394,950  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (247,395     (2,477,383     (437,464     (4,671,561

Class C

    (5,933,510     (59,771,468     (12,071,518     (126,129,049

Institutional Class

    (17,143 )2      (169,578 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (62,418,429       (130,800,610
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (45,079,448       (91,354,881
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (49,725,624       (105,838,267
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      324,030,215         429,868,482  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 274,304,591       $ 324,030,215  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $722,443. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     51  
    WealthBuilder Equity Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

    $ 363,669       $ (544,542

Net realized gains on investments

      12,486,379         158,196,375  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (25,017,024       (97,817,126
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (12,166,976       59,834,707  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      0         (502,275

Class C

      0         (79,982,709
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (80,484,984
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    1,863,737       39,300,638       131,029       2,846,777  

Class C

    618,350       12,371,616       637,060       13,677,332  

Institutional Class

    64,195 2       1,318,908 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      52,991,162         16,524,109  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       24,274       497,866  

Class C

    0       0       3,925,023       79,874,225  
 

 

 

 
      0         80,372,091  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (88,784     (1,796,834     (38,943     (846,144

Class C

    (4,076,916     (84,128,746     (5,316,752     (114,225,285

Institutional Class

    (20,006 )2      (395,042 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (86,320,622       (115,071,429
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (33,329,460       (18,175,229
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (45,496,436       (38,825,506
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      495,296,991         534,122,497  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 449,800,555       $ 495,296,991  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Accumulated net investment loss at May 31, 2018 was $(247,963). The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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52   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 660,132       $ 1,049,334  

Net realized gains on investments

      7,622,911         87,783,129  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (13,860,039       (52,289,593
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (5,576,996       36,542,870  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      0         (206,167

Class C

      0         (48,737,139
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (48,943,306
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    1,372,273       19,486,764       131,674       1,942,532  

Class C

    377,194       5,339,998       1,149,221       16,940,690  

Institutional Class

    69,399 2       963,511 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      25,790,273         18,883,222  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       14,554       202,164  

Class C

    0       0       3,459,661       48,677,424  
 

 

 

 
      0         48,879,588  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (68,688     (937,912     (25,928     (381,384

Class C

    (4,062,492     (57,787,817     (6,339,305     (102,141,480

Institutional Class

    (46,754 )2      (649,340 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (59,375,069       (102,522,864
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (33,584,796       (34,760,054
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (39,161,792       (47,160,490
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      356,193,660         403,354,150  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 317,031,868       $ 356,193,660  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,065,126. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     53  
    WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund  
    

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 2,546,031       $ 4,643,783  

Net realized gains on investments

      10,702,356         155,068,922  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (22,810,527       (104,030,093
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (9,562,140       55,682,612  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      0         (357,125

Class C

      0         (95,884,883
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (96,242,008
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    3,126,729       42,325,811       169,082       2,407,771  

Class C

    711,021       9,600,805       1,968,361       27,821,771  

Institutional Class

    67,453 2       887,537 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      52,814,153         30,229,542  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       26,490       353,378  

Class C

    0       0       7,084,829       95,786,890  
 

 

 

 
      0         96,140,268  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (196,182     (2,593,687     (69,946     (999,776

Class C

    (9,328,499     (126,239,237     (15,518,833     (218,962,882

Institutional Class

    (27,056 )2      (358,854 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (129,191,778       (219,962,658
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (76,377,625       (93,592,848
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (85,939,765       (134,152,244
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      735,062,702         869,214,946  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 649,122,937       $ 735,062,702  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,130,399. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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54   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 2,718,747       $ 5,243,262  

Net realized gains on investments

      2,963,910         83,896,886  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (11,686,868       (61,583,718
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (6,004,211       27,556,430  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

     

Class A

      (176,792       (321,280

Class C

      (1,544,233       (62,978,713

Institutional Class

      (282 )2        N/A  
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,721,307       (63,300,993
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,502,603       27,667,064       265,285       3,112,449  

Class C

    561,239       6,219,830       1,532,312       17,999,411  

Institutional Class

    209,344 2       2,251,415 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      36,138,309         21,111,860  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    15,941       176,624       28,649       319,076  

Class C

    136,532       1,542,807       5,537,712       62,820,690  

Institutional Class

    10 2       108 2       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      1,719,539         63,139,766  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (175,034     (1,896,606     (112,799     (1,291,924

Class C

    (10,017,814     (111,665,729     (16,475,285     (193,483,340

Institutional Class

    (126,196 )2      (1,346,417 )2      N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

 
      (114,908,752       (194,775,264
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (77,050,904       (110,523,638
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (84,776,422       (146,268,201
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      561,815,854         708,084,055  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 477,039,432       $ 561,815,854  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirement to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,433,310. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 8, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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56   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Financial highlights
WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.05        0.07       (0.14     (0.09     0.00     $ 9.89  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.52        0.20       0.02       (0.19     (0.50   $ 10.05  

Year ended May 31, 20174

   $ 10.34        0.04       0.18       (0.04     0.00     $ 10.52  

Class C6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.06        0.07       (0.18     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.89  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.51        0.11       0.04       (0.10     (0.50   $ 10.06  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.33        0.07       0.38       (0.10     (0.17   $ 10.51  

Year ended May 31, 2016

   $ 10.82        0.07       (0.20     (0.08     (0.28   $ 10.33  

Year ended May 31, 2015

   $ 10.92        0.04       0.15       (0.05     (0.24   $ 10.82  

Year ended May 31, 2014

   $ 10.95        0.03       0.42       (0.05     (0.43   $ 10.92  

Institutional Class

             

Period ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)7

   $ 10.15        0.08 5       (0.24     (0.11     0.00     $ 9.88  

 

 

 

 

1 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

       Year ended May 31  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Class A

    0.16        0.13        0.11 %4         N/A          N/A          N/A  

Class C6

    0.16        0.13        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.09

Institutional Class

    0.15 %7         N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

4 

For the period from February 10, 2017 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

5 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

6 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed Class C.

 

7 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     57  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return2

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate3

    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses1
    Net
expenses1
 
         
  1.98     0.78     0.75     (0.67 )%      97   $ 12,703  
  1.81     0.77     0.75     2.05     192   $ 4,532  
  1.34     0.76     0.75     2.14     175   $ 4,468  
         
  1.30     1.53     1.50     (1.11 )%      97   $ 261,492  
  1.05     1.52     1.50     1.37     192   $ 319,498  
  0.72     1.50     1.50     4.42     175   $ 425,400  
  0.68     1.51     1.50     (1.11 )%      198   $ 523,832  
  0.34     1.55     1.50     1.75     169   $ 545,059  
  0.32     1.55     1.50     4.19     139   $ 580,937  
         
  2.23     0.46     0.42     (1.59 )%      97   $ 110  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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58   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Financial highlights
WealthBuilder Equity Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

           

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 20.55        0.06       (0.55     0.00     $ 20.06  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 21.41        0.10       2.59       (3.55   $ 20.55  

Year ended May 31, 20174

   $ 20.15        (0.02 )5      1.28       0.00     $ 21.41  

Class C6

           

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 20.33        0.01       (0.57     0.00     $ 19.77  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 21.36        (0.02 )5      2.54       (3.55   $ 20.33  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 18.25        (0.07     3.19       (0.01   $ 21.36  

Year ended May 31, 2016

   $ 19.44        (0.08     (1.11     0.00     $ 18.25  

Year ended May 31, 2015

   $ 18.07        (0.08     1.45       0.00     $ 19.44  

Year ended May 31, 2014

   $ 15.61        (0.08     2.54       0.00     $ 18.07  

Institutional Class

           

Period ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)7

   $ 21.08        0.08 5       (1.07     0.00     $ 20.09  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended May 31  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Class A

    0.19        0.12        0.12 %4         N/A          N/A          N/A  

Class C6

    0.19        0.12        0.12        0.12        0.12        0.13

Institutional Class

    0.19 %7         N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

4 

For the period from February 10, 2017 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

5 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

6 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed Class C.

 

7 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     59  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return2

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate3

    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income (loss)
    Gross
expenses1
    Net
expenses1
 
         
  0.74     0.76     0.75     (2.38 )%      52   $ 39,502  
  0.75     0.75     0.75     12.61     63   $ 3,993  
  (0.30 )%      0.75     0.75     6.25     30   $ 1,669  
         
  0.13     1.51     1.50     (2.75 )%      52   $ 409,411  
  (0.10 )%      1.50     1.50     11.80     63   $ 491,304  
  (0.37 )%      1.50     1.50     17.07     30   $ 532,454  
  (0.46 )%      1.51     1.50     (6.12 )%      27   $ 423,109  
  (0.44 )%      1.55     1.50     7.58     27   $ 452,296  
  (0.45 )%      1.56     1.50     15.76     23   $ 421,949  
         
  1.15     0.43     0.42     (4.70 )%      52   $ 888  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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60   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Financial highlights
WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 13.88        0.07 4       (0.28     0.00       0.00     $ 13.67  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 14.60        0.12       1.39       (0.30     (1.93   $ 13.88  

Year ended May 31, 20175

   $ 13.92        0.01 4       0.67       0.00       0.00     $ 14.60  

Class C6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 14.02        0.03 4       (0.29     0.00       0.00     $ 13.76  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 14.58        0.04       1.34       (0.01     (1.93   $ 14.02  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 13.39        (0.01 )4      1.84       0.00       (0.64   $ 14.58  

Year ended May 31, 2016

   $ 14.92        (0.01     (0.71     (0.04     (0.77   $ 13.39  

Year ended May 31, 2015

   $ 14.78        (0.02     0.89       (0.12     (0.61   $ 14.92  

Year ended May 31, 2014

   $ 13.08        (0.03     1.89       (0.00 )7      (0.16   $ 14.78  

Institutional Class

             

Period ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)8

   $ 14.20        0.06 5       (0.60     0.00       0.00     $ 13.66  

 

 

 

 

1 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

       Year ended May 31  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Class A

    0.18        0.12        0.11 %4         N/A          N/A          N/A  

Class C6

    0.18        0.12        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.12

Institutional Class

    0.17 %8         N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

4 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

5 

For the period from February 10, 2017 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

6 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed Class C.

 

7 

Amount is less than $0.005.

 

8 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     61  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return2

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate3

    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income (loss)
    Gross
expenses1
    Net
expenses1
 
         
  0.94     0.76     0.75     (1.51 )%      60   $ 19,802  
  1.07     0.76     0.75     10.33     93   $ 2,009  
  0.16     0.76     0.75     4.89     58   $ 357  
         
  0.37     1.51     1.50     (1.85 )%      60   $ 296,921  
  0.26     1.51     1.50     9.45     93   $ 354,185  
  (0.06 )%      1.51     1.50     14.05     58   $ 402,997  
  (0.06 )%      1.51     1.50     (4.79 )%      59   $ 429,628  
  (0.20 )%      1.55     1.50     6.14     53   $ 451,139  
  (0.19 )%      1.57     1.50     14.28     60   $ 402,238  
         
  1.29     0.43     0.42     (3.80 )%      60   $ 309  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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62   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Financial highlights
WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 13.27        0.09 5       (0.24     0.00       0.00     $ 13.12  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 14.24        0.19 5       0.89       (0.42     (1.63   $ 13.27  

Year ended May 31, 20174

   $ 13.68        0.01       0.55       0.00       0.00     $ 14.24  

Class C6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 13.40        0.06       (0.26     0.00       0.00     $ 13.20  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 14.21        0.09       0.87       (0.14     (1.63   $ 13.40  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 13.29        0.05       1.40       0.00       (0.53   $ 14.21  

Year ended May 31, 2016

   $ 14.52        0.03       (0.53     (0.06     (0.67   $ 13.29  

Year ended May 31, 2015

   $ 14.42        0.01       0.67       (0.10     (0.48   $ 14.52  

Year ended May 31, 2014

   $ 12.90        0.01       1.55       (0.04     0.00     $ 14.42  

Institutional Class

             

Period ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)7

   $ 13.52        0.08 5       (0.48     0.00       0.00     $ 13.12  

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018

(unaudited)

       Year ended May 31  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Class A

    0.18        0.12        0.11 %4         N/A          N/A          N/A  

Class C6

    0.17        0.12        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.12

Institutional Class

    0.17 %7         N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

4 

For the period from February 10, 2017 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

5 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

6 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed Class C.

 

7 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     63  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return2

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate3

    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses1
    Net
expenses1
 
         
  1.27     0.75     0.75     (1.13 )%      72   $ 41,435  
  1.33     0.75     0.75     7.51     129   $ 3,031  
  0.54     0.74     0.74     4.09     102   $ 1,464  
         
  0.68     1.50     1.50     (1.49 )%      72   $ 607,158  
  0.56     1.50     1.50     6.65     129   $ 732,031  
  0.30     1.49     1.49     11.14     102   $ 867,751  
  0.26     1.49     1.49     (3.39 )%      100   $ 966,932  
  0.06     1.54     1.50     4.89     89   $ 1,018,411  
  0.04     1.54     1.50     12.07     94   $ 936,593  
         
  1.72     0.43     0.42     (2.96 )%      72   $ 530  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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64   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Financial highlights
WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.90        0.09 4       (0.18     (0.08     0.00     $ 10.73  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.83        0.18 4       0.40       (0.50     (1.01   $ 10.90  

Year ended May 31, 20175

   $ 11.56        0.07       0.28       (0.08     0.00     $ 11.83  

Class C6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.10        0.06 4       (0.20     (0.04     0.00     $ 10.92  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.83        0.09       0.41       (0.22     (1.01   $ 11.10  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 11.40        0.06       0.80       (0.08     (0.35   $ 11.83  

Year ended May 31, 2016

   $ 12.19        0.05       (0.30     (0.07     (0.47   $ 11.40  

Year ended May 31, 2015

   $ 12.21        0.03       0.39       (0.07     (0.37   $ 12.19  

Year ended May 31, 2014

   $ 12.03        0.02       0.91       (0.04     (0.71   $ 12.21  

Institutional Class

             

Period ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)7

   $ 11.06        0.10       (0.34     (0.08     0.00     $ 10.74  

 

 

 

 

1 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended May 31  
       2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Class A

    0.17        0.13        0.11 %5         N/A          N/A          N/A  

Class C6

    0.17        0.13        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.10

Institutional Class

    0.17 %8         N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  

 

2 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

4 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

5 

For the period from February 10, 2017 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2017

 

6 

Effective at the close of business on February 10, 2017, the Fund’s existing share class, WealthBuilder Portfolio shares, was renamed Class C.

 

7 

For the period from July 31, 2018 (commencement of class operations) to November 30, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     65  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return2

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate3

    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses1
    Net
expenses1
 
         
  1.62     0.76     0.75     (0.88 )%      85   $ 27,804  
  1.58     0.75     0.75     4.87     161   $ 2,712  
  1.03     0.74     0.74     3.06     136   $ 800  
         
  1.00     1.50     1.50     (1.32 )%      85   $ 448,342  
  0.81     1.50     1.50     4.11     161   $ 559,104  
  0.52     1.49     1.49     7.75     136   $ 707,284  
  0.48     1.49     1.49     (2.02 )%      150   $ 833,218  
  0.21     1.55     1.50     3.44     129   $ 893,175  
  0.17     1.54     1.50     7.94     110   $ 867,327  
         
  1.95     0.43     0.42     (2.22 )%      85   $ 893  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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66   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the following funds: Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund (“WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund”), Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Equity Fund (“WealthBuilder Equity Fund”), Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund (“WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund” ), Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund (“WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund” ) and Wells Fargo Moderate Balanced Fund (“WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund” ) (each, a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

Each Fund is a fund-of-funds that may invest in various affiliated mutual funds, unaffiliated mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”) to pursue its investment objective. The Underlying Funds incur separate expenses in seeking to achieve their investment objectives. Investments in affiliated mutual funds may also include investments in one or more separate diversified portfolios (each, an “affiliated Master Portfolio”, collectively, the “affiliated Master Portfolios”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. Each affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities, and each Fund investing in an affiliated Master Portfolio acquires an indirect interest in those securities. Each Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolios as partnership investments and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements for the Underlying Funds are presented in separate financial statements and may be obtained by contacting Investor Services for the affiliated mutual funds or by contacting the servicing agent of the unaffiliated mutual funds. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov and are filed with the SEC under Wells Fargo Master Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of each Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Funds may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in underlying mutual funds are valued at net asset per share as reported by the Underlying Funds as of the close of the regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios are valued daily based on each Fund’s proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Funds’ Valuation Procedures.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments which are not valued using the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Funds. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds     67  

Futures contracts

Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk, equity price risk and foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates, security values, and foreign exchange rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Income dividends and capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds are treated as realized gains.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Each Fund records on a daily basis its proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income, in addition to expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date for each Fund as follows:

 

     Net investment income      Capital gains  

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

     Monthly        Annually  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

     Annually        Annually  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

     Annually        Annually  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

     Annually        Annually  

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

     Quarterly        Annually  

Federal and other taxes

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

Each Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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68   Wells Fargo WealthBuilder Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the unrealized gains (losses) were as follows:

 

     Tax cost      Gross
unrealized
gains
     Gross
unrealized
losses
     Net unrealized
gains (losses)
 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 287,345,690      $ 4,213,781      $ (16,760,138    $ (12,546,357

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

     440,417,315        14,693,089        (6,264,202      8,428,887  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

     314,018,975        7,248,405        (4,601,582      2,646,823  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

     664,384,573        24,630,696        (39,405,153      (14,774,457

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

     484,063,013        6,599,582        (12,458,806      (5,859,224

At May 31, 2018, current year deferred post-October capital losses and late-year ordinary losses, which was recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year were as follows:

 

     Deferred post-October
capital losses
    

Late-year

ordinary losses

deferred

 
   Short-term  

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ (874,271    $ 0  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

     0        (2,041,773

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

     0        (85,123

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

     (723,291      (1,032,613

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

     (706,388      0  

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by each Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. 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 each 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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). Each 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, 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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing each Fund’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

    

Quoted prices

(Level 1)

    

Other significant

observable inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant

unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

           

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 39,147,868      $ 0      $ 0      $ 39,147,868  

Investment companies

     67,944,197        0        0        67,944,197  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     949,201        0        0        949,201  

U.S. Treasury securities

     513,909        0        0        513,909  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                166,428,662  
     108,555,175        0        0        274,983,837  

Futures contracts

     14,914        0        0        14,914  

Total assets

   $ 108,570,089      $ 0      $ 0      $ 274,998,751  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 199,418      $ 0      $ 0      $ 199,418  

Total liabilities

   $ 199,418      $ 0      $ 0      $ 199,418  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $166,428,662. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

           

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 2,222,214      $ 0      $ 0      $ 2,222,214  

Investment companies

     97,911,120        0        0        97,911,120  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,935,807        0        0        1,935,807  

U.S. Treasury securities

     1,313,141        0        0        1,313,141  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                346,182,237  

Total assets

   $ 103,382,282      $ 0      $ 0      $ 449,564,519  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 718,317      $ 0      $ 0      $ 718,317  

Total liabilities

   $ 718,317      $ 0      $ 0      $ 718,317  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $346,182,237. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.


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     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

           

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 10,073,239      $ 0      $ 0      $ 10,073,239  

Investment companies

     77,802,028        0        0        77,802,028  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     773,275        0        0        773,275  

U.S. Treasury securities

     1,332,425        0        0        1,332,425  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                226,852,656  
     89,980,967        0        0        316,833,623  

Futures contracts

     92,503        0        0        92,503  

Total assets

   $ 90,073,470      $ 0      $ 0      $ 316,926,126  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 260,328      $ 0      $ 0      $ 260,328  

Total liabilities

   $ 260,328      $ 0      $ 0      $ 260,328  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $226,852,656. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

           

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 44,477,808      $ 0      $ 0      $ 44,477,808  

Investment companies

     160,271,880        0        0        160,271,880  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     2,159,003        0        0        2,159,003  

U.S. Treasury securities

     1,229,783        0        0        1,229,783  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                442,566,291  

Total assets

   $ 208,138,474      $ 0      $ 0      $ 650,704,765  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 1,094,649      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,094,649  

Total liabilities

   $ 1,094,649      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,094,649  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $442,566,291. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.


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     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

           

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 50,439,135      $ 0      $ 0      $ 50,439,135  

Investment companies

     118,196,068        0        0        118,196,068  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,108,643        0        0        1,108,643  

U.S. Treasury securities

     909,840        0        0        909,840  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                307,915,258  
     170,653,686              478,568,944  

Futures contracts

     6,433        0        0        6,433  

Total assets

   $ 170,660,119      $ 0      $ 0      $ 478,575,377  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 371,588      $ 0      $ 0      $ 371,588  

Total liabilities

   $ 371,588      $ 0      $ 0      $ 371,588  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $307,915,258. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the tables following each Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts, the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Funds did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

The investment objective of each affiliated Master Portfolio is as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio    Investment objective

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays US ex-
Corporate Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio

   Seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Disciplined Large Cap Portfolio

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Emerging Growth Portfolio

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced
Emerging Markets Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced
International Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced
Large Cap Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced
Small Cap Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

   Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo U.S. High Yield
Bond Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio

   Seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

   Seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over the long-term


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4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of each Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of each Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with each Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.25% and declining to 0.18% as the average daily net assets of each Fund increase. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to each affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from each affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to each Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to each Fund and is paid an annual subadvisory fee of 0.15% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to each Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Institutional Class

     0.13  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for each Fund. When each class of a Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 0.75% for Class A shares, 1.50% for Class C shares and 0.42% for Institutional Class shares. Acquired fund fees and expenses (including net expenses from affiliated Master Portfolios) are excluded from the expense caps. 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.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Class C shares of the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter of each Fund, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received the following amounts in front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges.

 

    

Front-end

sales charges

Class A

    

Contingent deferred

sales charges

Class C

 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 774      $ 94  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

     2,077        791  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

     1,609        437  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

     3,888        462  

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

     911        4,369  

No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended November 30, 2018.


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Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A and Class C of each Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

       Purchases at cost*        Sales proceeds*  
       U.S.
government
       Non-U.S.
government
       U.S.
government
      

Non-U.S.

government

 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

     $ 187,555,031        $ 103,316,176        $ 194,046,079        $ 129,407,021  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

       0          251,861,887          0          313,100,688  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

       42,410,951          160,961,807          43,879,994          203,075,569  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

       205,192,036          300,074,836          212,287,481          375,270,185  

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

       238,632,775          208,267,313          246,891,072          262,039,503  

 

*

The Funds seek to achieve their investment objectives by investing some of their investable assets in affiliated Master Portfolios. Purchases and sales related to these investments have been calculated by aggregating the results of multiplying each Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales in Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest are actual aggregate purchases and sales of those investments.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the Funds entered into futures contracts to gain market exposure to certain asset classes consistent with an active asset allocation strategy.

 

     Average notional
balance on long
futures contracts
     Average notional
balance on short
futures contracts
 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 16,184,774      $ 9,445,631  

WealthBuilder Equity Fund

     4,496,746        22,181,435  

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund

     19,306,578        17,606,008  

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund

     39,029,950        31,193,849  

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund

     23,795,614        17,456,555  

The cumulative unrealized gains (losses) reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments represents the fair value of futures contracts at the end of the period. Only the current day’s variation margin as of November 30, 2018 is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Fund      Amount of realized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
       Change in unrealized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
 

Equity risk

     $ (16,044      $ 337,003  

Interest rate risk

       88,802          60,474  

Foreign currency risk

       57,787          (22,857
       $ 130,545        $ 374,620  

 

WealthBuilder Equity Fund      Amount of realized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
       Change in unrealized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
 

Equity risk

     $ 267,144        $ (718,317

Foreign currency risk

       (2,231,081        (105,667
       $ (1,963,937      $ (823,984


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WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Fund      Amount of realized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
       Change in unrealized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
 

Equity risk

     $ (418,156      $ 420,434  

Interest rate risk

       133,444          65,733  

Foreign currency risk

       174,307          (68,946
       $ (110,406      $ 417,221  

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Fund      Amount of realized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
       Change in unrealized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
 

Equity risk

     $ 149,893        $ 102,731  

Interest rate risk

       275,447          134,971  

Foreign currency risk

       299,353          (118,407
       $ 724,693        $ 119,295  

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Fund      Amount of realized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
       Change in unrealized
gains (losses) on
derivatives
 

Equity risk

     $ (69,213      $ 544,751  

Interest rate risk

       199,960          104,467  

Foreign currency risk

       171,465          (67,822
       $ 302,212        $ 581,396  

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by each Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     WealthBuilder Conservative
Allocation Fund
     WealthBuilder
Equity Fund
 
     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
 

Class A

   $ 84,981      $ 144,069      $ 0      $ 502,275  

Class C

     3,383,508        16,822,729        0        79,982,709  

 

     WealthBuilder Growth
Allocation Fund
     WealthBuilder Growth
Balanced Fund
     WealthBuilder Moderate
Balanced Fund
 
     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
     Net investment
income
     Net realized
gains
 

Class A

   $ 27,480      $ 178,687      $ 73,232      $ 283,893      $ 104,006      $ 218,274  

Class C

     311,968        48,425,171        7,654,876        88,230,007        11,319,272        51,659,441  


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9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, each Fund declared distributions from short-term and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

     WealthBuilder
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
    

WealthBuilder
Equity

Fund

     WealthBuilder
Growth
Allocation
Fund
     WealthBuilder
Growth
Balanced
Fund
     WealthBuilder
Moderate
Balanced
Fund
 

Short-term capital gains

              

Class A

   $ 0.00000      $ 0.23342      $ 0.15635      $ 0.09811      $ 0.01026  

Class C

     0.00000        0.23342        0.15635        0.09811        0.01026  

Institutional Class

     0.00000        0.23342        0.15635        0.09811        0.01026  

Long-term capital gains

              

Class A

   $ 0.39724      $ 2.90053      $ 1.76713      $ 1.34552      $ 0.63004  

Class C

     0.39724        2.90053        1.76713        1.34552        0.63004  

Institutional Class

     0.39724        2.90053        1.76713        1.34552        0.63004  

On December 27, 2018, each Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 26, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 28, 2018 were as follows:

 

     WealthBuilder
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
    

WealthBuilder
Equity

Fund

     WealthBuilder
Growth
Allocation
Fund
     WealthBuilder
Growth
Balanced
Fund
     WealthBuilder
Moderate
Balanced
Fund
 

Net investment income

              

Class A

   $ 0.00994      $ 0.26093      $ 0.22502      $ 0.23452      $ 0.06372  

Class C

     0.00118        0.04724        0.07363        0.07946        0.03754  

Institutional Class

     0.01433        0.28071        0.24039        0.24981        0.07499  

On January 25, 2019, distributions from net investment income were declared to shareholders of record on January 24, 2019. The per share amounts payable on January 28, 2019 were as follows:

 

     WealthBuilder
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
 

Net investment income

  

Class A

   $ 0.04175  

Class C

     0.03879  

Institutional Class

     0.04278  

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the proxies related to portfolio securities were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

 

Trustee, since 2015;

Chair Liaison, since 2018

  Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

 

Trustee, since 2008;

Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009

  Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A


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Name and
year of birth
 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Treasurer, since 2012  

Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009.

Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC

from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team

within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.

   

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

1

Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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November 30, 2018

 

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Dynamic Target Date Funds

 

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Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

 

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

 

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If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by enrolling at wellsfargo.com/advantagedelivery.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-222-8222. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2  
Performance highlights  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Fund

    6  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

    8  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

    10  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

    12  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

    14  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

    16  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

    18  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

    20  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

    22  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

    24  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

    26  

Fund expenses

    29  
Portfolio of investments  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Fund

    34  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

    37  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

    40  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

    43  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

    46  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

    49  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

    52  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

    55  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

    58  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

    61  

Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

    64  
Financial statements  

Statements of assets and liabilities

    68  

Statements of operations

    72  

Statements of changes in net assets

    75  

Financial highlights

    86  

Notes to financial statements

    108  

Other information

    121  

Appendix I

    125  

Appendix II

    127  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of November 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds for the six-month period that ended November 30, 2018. During the reporting period, the U.S. generated encouraging economic and business data that was offset by less positive and more inconsistent data from international markets. Investment returns were restrained in comparison with recent periods as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty tended to distract investors from more favorable underlying trends.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.02% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 declined 8.37%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 emerging market stocks lost 9.89%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 0.30% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 fell 3.67%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 gained 0.42%. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was up 0.19%.

Global trade tensions prompted investor concerns.

Global trade tensions escalated during the third quarter of 2018. The U.S. government’s decision during the second quarter to impose tariffs on a wide range of products manufactured overseas drew retaliatory responses from foreign governments, which punished U.S. commodity producers and product manufacturers. Investors were left to wonder about next steps in what appeared to be an escalating divergence in global economic policies and growth prospects.

Inflation trended higher. The CPI-U8 added 0.1% in September after an increase of 0.2% in both July and August. On a year-over-year basis, the all-items index rose 2.3% for the 12 months that ended September 30, 2018, after a seasonal adjustment. The rate of increase was slower than that recorded during the first half of 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2% for the same 12-month period.

 

 

 

1 

The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

8 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures the changes in the price of a basket of goods and services purchased by urban consumers. The urban consumer population is deemed by many as a better representative measure of the general public because close to 90% of the country’s population lives in highly populated areas. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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U.S. stocks gained following positive economic data while international stocks and bonds declined.

During the summer months, the U.S. economy strengthened. Revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data released in August showed the U.S. economy growing at a 4.2% rate. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.7% by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages showed more consistent growth, and consumer confidence remained strong. Several U.S. equity market indices reached records during August, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 7.20% for the three-month period that ended September 30, 2018. In contrast, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 0.71% while the MSCI EM Index (Net) declined 1.09% during the same three-month period.

In June, the Federal Reserve increased the target range for the federal funds rate to range from 1.75% to 2.00%. It raised the range again in September to range from 2.00% to 2.25%. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. remained at higher levels relative to the prior 10 years. Rates on 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds—2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, on January 1, 2018—were 3.01% and 3.30%, respectively, on November 30, 2018. Investor concerns about an inverted yield curve reemerged, only to be replaced by concerns about the potentially negative influence of higher interest rates on economic activity.

November saw improvement in many equity markets.

As interest rates and bond yields gained during October, stock markets struggled. For the month, the S&P 500 Index fell 6.84%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) dropped 8.13%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) lost 8.71%. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, which, at an annualized 3.5% rate, indicated growth may be slowing compared with the second quarter. Readings on consumer sentiment and business spending were mixed. Markets rebounded somewhat in November as the S&P 500 Index gained 2.04%, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) added 0.95%, and the MSCI EM Index (Net) was up 4.12% as the uncertainty leading up to midterm elections in the U.S. was resolved and progress seemed to be possible on several international trade issues.

Economic signals overseas were mixed as the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began. In early August, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increased its key interest rate to 0.75%. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies. Amid rising trade uncertainty, the People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios and accelerated infrastructure spending and tax cuts for business enterprises and individuals. Nevertheless, a strengthening U.S. dollar and the trade tensions remained headwinds for investors overseas.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

    

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

At a meeting held on August 14-15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the following policy which will be effective on or about February 5, 2019:

Class C shares will convert automatically into Class A shares ten years after the initial date of purchase or, if you acquired your Class C shares through an exchange or conversion from another share class, ten years after the date you acquired your Class C shares. When Class C shares that you acquired through a purchase or exchange convert, any other Class C shares that you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions also will convert into Class A shares on a pro rata basis. A shorter holding period may also apply depending on your intermediary. Please see “Appendix A—Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers for Certain Intermediaries” in the Fund’s prospectus or at the end of this report.

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds1

 

Investment objective

Each Fund seeks total return over time, consistent with its strategic target allocation.

 

Wells Fargo Dynamic
Target Date Funds
  Corresponding S&P
Target Date Index
Dynamic Target Today Fund   S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index
Dynamic Target 2015 Fund   S&P Target Date 2015 Index
Dynamic Target 2020 Fund   S&P Target Date 2020 Index
Dynamic Target 2025 Fund   S&P Target Date 2025 Index
Dynamic Target 2030 Fund   S&P Target Date 2030 Index
Dynamic Target 2035 Fund   S&P Target Date 2035 Index
Dynamic Target 2040 Fund   S&P Target Date 2040 Index
Dynamic Target 2045 Fund   S&P Target Date 2045 Index
Dynamic Target 2050 Fund   S&P Target Date 2050 Index
Dynamic Target 2055 Fund   S&P Target Date 2055 Index
Dynamic Target 2060 Fund   S&P Target Date 2060+ Index

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM

Petros N. Bocray, CFA®, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®

 

 

The target date represents the year in which investors may likely begin withdrawing assets. The Funds gradually seek to reduce market risk as the target date approaches and after it arrives by decreasing equity exposure and increasing fixed income exposure. The principal value is not guaranteed at any time, including at the target date.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by each Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest rate changes and their impact on each fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). Each Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, new fund risk, regulatory risk, and smaller-company investment risk. Consult each Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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6   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target Today Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDYAX)   11-30-2015     (5.36     2.44       0.43       4.48       4.79       0.68  
Class C (WDYCX)   11-30-2015     (1.38     3.69       (0.38     3.69       5.54       1.43  
Class R4 (WDYYX)   11-30-2015                 0.63       4.78       4.51       0.37  
Class R6 (WDYZX)   11-30-2015                 0.87       4.95       4.36       0.22  
S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index4                   (0.02     3.88              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Dynamic Target Today Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    29.58  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    19.41  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    15.25  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    9.99  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    9.84  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    4.79  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    3.38  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    2.98  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    2.50  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    2.48  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
    Effective
allocation7
   

Neutral

allocation

 

Equity

    43       40  

Fixed Income

    60       60  

Effective Cash

    (3)       0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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8   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios8 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDTAX)   11-30-2015     (4.88     3.43       0.90       5.49       4.56       0.68  
Class C (WDTCX)   11-30-2015     (0.91     4.69       0.09       4.69       5.31       1.43  
Class R4 (WDTYX)   11-30-2015                 1.18       5.80       4.28       0.37  
Class R6 (WDTZX)   11-30-2015                 1.32       5.98       4.13       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2015 Index4                   0.09       5.17              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     9  

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    25.36  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    23.49  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    12.83  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    12.12  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    7.92  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    6.22  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    4.40  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    3.89  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    2.00  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.99  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     55        52  

Fixed Income

     48        48  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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10   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios9 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDTDX)   11-30-2015     (4.67     4.20       1.14       6.28       4.39       0.68  
Class C (WDTEX)   11-30-2015     (0.56     5.48       0.44       5.48       5.14       1.43  
Class R4 (WDTGX)   11-30-2015                 1.38       6.58       4.11       0.37  
Class R6 (WDTHX)   11-30-2015                 1.61       6.74       3.96       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2020 Index4                   0.09       5.75              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     11  

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    29.93  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    19.82  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    15.60  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    10.26  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    7.40  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    4.98  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    4.74  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    3.79  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.68  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    1.68  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     64        61  

Fixed Income

     39        39  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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12   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios10 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDTIX)   11-30-2015     (4.58     4.75       1.23       6.84       4.59       0.68  
Class C (WDTJX)   11-30-2015     (0.48     6.04       0.52       6.04       5.34       1.43  
Class R4 (WDTLX)   11-30-2015                 1.50       7.14       4.31       0.37  
Class R6 (WDTMX)   11-30-2015                 1.74       7.31       4.16       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2025 Index4                   0.13       6.42              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     13  

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    35.76  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    19.37  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    16.02  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    8.82  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    8.32  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    5.91  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    2.06  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    1.84  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    1.35  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.34  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     74        71  

Fixed Income

     29        29  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

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14   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios11 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDTNX)   11-30-2015     (4.21     5.39       1.63       7.49       4.66       0.68  
Class C (WDTOX)   11-30-2015     (0.10     6.69       0.90       6.69       5.41       1.43  
Class R4 (WDTQX)   11-30-2015                 1.96       7.80       4.38       0.37  
Class R6 (WDTSX)   11-30-2015                 2.11       7.97       4.23       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2030 Index4                   0.13       7.02              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     15  

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    39.47  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    22.36  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    12.81  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    9.76  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    6.76  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    6.66  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    1.08  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.08  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.48  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.35  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     81        78  

Fixed Income

     22        22  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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16   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios10 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WDTTX)   11-30-2015     (3.87     5.94       2.02       8.05       4.79       0.68  
Class C (WDCTX)   11-30-2015     0.22       7.20       1.22       7.20       5.54       1.43  
Class R4 (WDTVX)   11-30-2015                 2.28       8.35       4.51       0.37  
Class R6 (WDTWX)   11-30-2015                 2.42       8.51       4.36       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2035 Index4                   0.11       7.59              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     17  

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    41.61  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    24.64  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    10.31  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    10.01  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    7.45  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    5.18  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.84  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.84  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     86        83  

Fixed Income

     17        17  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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18   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios10 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WTDAX)   11-30-2015     (3.74     6.14       2.12       8.26       4.42       0.68  
Class C (WTDCX)   11-30-2015     0.27       7.45       1.27       7.45       5.17       1.43  
Class R4 (WTDEX)   11-30-2015                 2.41       8.60       4.14       0.37  
Class R6 (WTDFX)   11-30-2015                 2.55       8.76       3.99       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2040 Index4                   0.11       7.99              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     19  

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    43.19  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    26.31  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    10.71  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    7.97  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    7.01  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    3.64  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.59  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.59  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     91        88  

Fixed Income

     12        12  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

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20   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios12 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WTDGX)   11-30-2015     (3.88     6.30       1.96       8.42       4.57       0.68  
Class C (WTDHX)   11-30-2015     0.29       7.63       1.29       7.63       5.32       1.43  
Class R4 (WTDJX)   11-30-2015                 2.26       8.74       4.29       0.37  
Class R6 (WTDKX)   11-30-2015                 2.40       8.90       4.14       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2045 Index4                   0.06       8.24              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     21  

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    45.32  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    28.20  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    11.25  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    8.52  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    4.08  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    2.12  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.34  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.34  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     96        93  

Fixed Income

     7        7  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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22   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios12 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WTDLX)   11-30-2015     (3.86     6.30       1.97       8.42       4.75       0.68  
Class C (WTDMX)   11-30-2015     0.17       7.62       1.17       7.62       5.50       1.43  
Class R4 (WTDOX)   11-30-2015                 2.23       8.76       4.47       0.37  
Class R6 (WTDPX)   11-30-2015                 2.45       8.93       4.32       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2050 Index4                   0.06       8.46              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     23  

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    46.24  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    29.05  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    11.48  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    8.77  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    2.92  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.52  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.25  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.25  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     98        95  

Fixed Income

     5        5  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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24   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios12 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WTDQX)   11-30-2015     (3.91     6.30       1.92       8.42       4.66       0.68  
Class C (WTDRX)   11-30-2015     0.18       7.61       1.18       7.61       5.41       1.43  
Class R4 (WTDTX)   11-30-2015                 2.24       8.75       4.38       0.37  
Class R6 (WTDUX)   11-30-2015                 2.39       8.92       4.23       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2055 Index4                   0.06       8.59              
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     25  

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    46.11  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    28.96  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    11.45  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    8.74  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    2.91  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.51  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.25  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.25  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     98        95  

Fixed Income

     5        5  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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26   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios12 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year    

Since

inception

    1 year    

Since

inception

    Gross     Net3  
Class A (WTDVX)   11-30-2015     (3.90     6.34       1.93       8.46       4.72       0.68  
Class C (WTDWX)   11-30-2015     0.12       7.65       1.12       7.65       5.47       1.43  
Class R4 (WTDZX)   11-30-2015                 2.09       8.76       4.44       0.37  
Class R6 (WTSZX)   11-30-2015                 2.32       8.96       4.29       0.22  
S&P Target Date 2060+ Index4                   0.20                    
Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060+ Blended Index5                                      

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R4 and Class R6 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     27  

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund (continued)

 

Holdings (%) as of November 30, 20186  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    46.22  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    29.05  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    11.48  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    8.77  

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    2.92  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    1.52  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.25  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.25  
Allocations (%) as of November 30, 2018  
     Effective
allocation7
     Neutral
allocation
 

Equity

     98        95  

Fixed Income

     5        5  

Effective Cash

     (3)        0  
 

 

Please see footnotes on page 28.


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28   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Performance highlights (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.

 

1 

The Funds are fund-of-funds that invest in various affiliated master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of securities to gain exposure to equity and fixed income asset classes. References to the investment activities of the Funds are intended to refer to the investment activities of the underlying affiliated master portfolios in which the Funds invest.

 

2 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.45% of acquired fund fees and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which only include net expenses from affiliated master portfolios.

 

3 

The manager has 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, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown. 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. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) from funds in which the underlying master portfolios and funds invest and from money market funds, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. All other acquired fund fees and expenses from the affiliated master portfolios and funds are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses.

 

4 

The S&P Target Date Indexes (each, an index, or collectively, the indexes) are a series of indexes designed as benchmarks for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative over time, each corresponding to a target retirement date. The index series reflects the market consensus for asset allocations for different target date horizons. In particular, each index is representative of the investment opportunity available to investors for the corresponding target date horizon, with asset class exposures driven by a survey of available target date funds for that horizon. The index returns include hypothetical back-tested performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The inception date of the index is September 21, 2018. Performance results for the periods indicated are not yet available. See Appendix I for additional information.

 

6 

Holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7 

The effective allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. Effective cash is comprised of the net impact of long and/or short futures contracts held as part of dynamic risk management strategy. The amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.47% of acquired fund fees and expenses and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

9 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.48% of acquired fund fees and expenses and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

10 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.52% of acquired fund fees and expenses and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

11 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.51% of acquired fund fees and expenses and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

12 

Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.53% of acquired fund fees and expenses and expenses. Net expenses from affiliated master portfolios are included in the acquired fund fees and expense amount. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.


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Fund expenses (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     29  

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Actual expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Dynamic Target Today Fund   

Beginning
account value

6-1-2018

     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
    

Annualized net

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 999.08      $ 3.06        0.61

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.01      $ 3.09        0.61

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.42      $ 6.80        1.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.25      $ 6.88        1.36

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00      $ 1.70        0.34

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.36      $ 1.72        0.34

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.92      $ 0.95        0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12      $ 0.96        0.19

 

 

Please see footnote on page 33.


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30   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Fund expenses (unaudited)
Dynamic Target 2015 Fund   

Beginning
account value

6-1-2018

     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
    

Annualized net

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 999.10      $ 3.16        0.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.91      $ 3.19        0.63

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.55      $ 6.90        1.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.15      $ 6.98        1.38

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00      $ 1.70        0.34

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.36      $ 1.72        0.34

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.81      $ 0.95        0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12      $ 0.96        0.19
Dynamic Target 2020 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 999.11      $ 3.21        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.52      $ 6.95        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.00      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.89      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20
Dynamic Target 2025 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.61      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.07      $ 6.94        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.50      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.38      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20

 

 

Please see footnote on page 33.


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Fund expenses (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     31  
Dynamic Target 2030 Fund   

Beginning
account value

6-1-2018

     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
    

Annualized net

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.67      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.19      $ 6.94        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.41      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 998.28      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20
Dynamic Target 2035 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.57      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.26      $ 6.94        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.44      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 998.29      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20
Dynamic Target 2040 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.89      $ 3.25        0.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81      $ 3.29        0.65

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 991.47      $ 6.99        1.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.05      $ 7.08        1.40

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.61      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 997.46      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20

 

 

Please see footnote on page 33.


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32   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Fund expenses (unaudited)
Dynamic Target 2045 Fund   

Beginning
account value

6-1-2018

     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
    

Annualized net

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 993.21      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 990.64      $ 6.94        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.93      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.78      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20
Dynamic Target 2050 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.37      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.95      $ 6.93        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.93      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.78      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20
Dynamic Target 2055 Fund                            

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.37      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.94      $ 6.93        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.08      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.93      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20

 

 

Please see footnote on page 33.


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Dynamic Target 2060 Fund   

Beginning
account value

6-1-2018

     Ending
account value
11-30-2018
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
    

Annualized net

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.37      $ 3.20        0.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.86      $ 3.24        0.64

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 988.95      $ 6.93        1.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.10      $ 7.03        1.39

Class R4

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 993.24      $ 1.75        0.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31      $ 1.78        0.35

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 994.94      $ 1.00        0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.07      $ 1.01        0.20

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period).


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34   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET TODAY FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.20%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.20%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 1,695,017  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            143,073  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            170,700  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            563,947  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            1,112,388  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            274,658  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            142,844  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            874,001  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

            572,341  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            193,598  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $5,821,819)

            5,742,567      
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.42%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.42%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $ 9,000        8,998  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.80       12-18-2018            15,000        14,987  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $23,985)

            23,985        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $5,845,804)     100.62        5,766,552  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.62        (35,669
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,730,883  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     2        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (90,660      (90,815      0        (155

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (139,359      (137,915      1,444        0  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 1,444      $ (7,807
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET TODAY FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    31,153       1,797       32,950       0     $ 9,449     $ (17,018   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    66,050       606       66,656       0       (7,359     6,030       3,884       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    60,363       2,197       62,560       0       19,431       (19,397     6,303       0    
                 
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    18,777       968       19,745       0       32,327       (31,542     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    9,926       948       10,874       0       11,885       (18,625     1,515       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    14,233       0       14,233       0       8,932       4,571       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    1,898       0       1,898       0       22,356       (13,873     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,673       0       7,673       0       3,854       4,570       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    9,398       0       9,398       0       14,786       (1,941     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    2,691       0       2,691       0       17,244       (10,791     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 132,905     $ (98,016   $ 11,702     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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36   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET TODAY FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
Income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.23   $ (8,977   $ 8,692     $ 0     $ 8,277     $ 130     $ 1,695,017    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       1,381       5,484       544       0       14       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       (5,125     (2,703     0       7,185       79       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.27       (1,878     (1,950     0       1,554       7       143,073    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.06       (5,081     (1,994     530       3       23       170,700    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.07       (4,861     (44,806     2,983       4       75       563,947    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.08       7,928       (41,717     4,840       12       123       1,112,388    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.08       (416     (27,201     942       4       44       274,658    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.15       (1,422     (4,109     0       1,766       5       142,844    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.27       (3,779     (13,978     0       6,905       22       874,001    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.15       0.00       2,524       2,916       644       0       10       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.22       0.00       (166     (2,625     401       2,968       37       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       3,260       1,660       110       8       22       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.04       0.00       (967     1,922       241       18       22       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.66       (2,599     2,279       0       1,916       11       572,341    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.00       0.38       1,243       (1,068     1,538       0       3       193,598    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (18,935   $ (119,198   $ 12,773     $ 30,620     $ 627     $ 5,742,567       100.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2015 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.22%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.22%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 1,384,132  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            117,179  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            229,312  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            756,080  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            1,493,858  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            366,496  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            117,148  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            713,979  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

            466,815  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            259,512  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $5,997,343)

            5,904,511  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.42%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.42%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     25,000        24,996        
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,996)

 

     24,996  
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,022,339)     100.64        5,929,507  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.64        (37,982
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,891,525  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (91,053      (90,815      238        0  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (75,935      (76,730      0        (795

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (135,927      (137,915      0        (1,988
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 238      $ (10,435
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2015 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    25,533       1,789       27,322       0     $ 6,709     $ (12,947   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    54,017       1,750       55,767       0       (5,903     4,817       3,198       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    49,403       2,367       51,770       0       15,306       (15,284     5,190       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    26,323       1,307       27,630       0       47,037       (46,033     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    13,894       1,306       15,200       0       16,766       (26,300     2,112       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    20,172       0       20,172       0       18,005       1,025       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    2,663       0       2,663       0       51,528       (21,667     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    10,817       0       10,817       0       5,706       6,127       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund
Class R6 *†

    13,316       43       13,359       0       22,857       (4,724     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    3,750       0       3,750       0       25,112       (16,130     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 203,123     $ (131,116   $ 10,500     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2015 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.19   $ (6,053   $ 6,997     $ 0     $ 7,326     $ 107     $ 1,384,132    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.03       0.00       1,555       7,689       762       0       19       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       (1,960     (2,206     0       6,048       65       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.22       (1,143     (1,595     0       1,285       5       117,179    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.08       (2,291     (2,794     710       6       31       229,312    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.09       (380     (60,261     4,006       0       100       756,080    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.11       14,092       (57,044     6,293       5       166       1,493,858    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.11       659       (36,630     1,262       0       59       366,496    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.12       (483     (3,384     0       1,461       4       117,148    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.22       (2,017     (11,564     0       5,038       18       713,979    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.22       0.00       254       4,085       906       0       15       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.18       0.00       (23     (2,155     331       2,438       30       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       2,882       2,380       156       0       31       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.05       0.00       12       2,719       339       0       31       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.54       (1,995     1,847       0       1,595       10       466,815    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.00       0.50       1,627       (1,594     2,062       0       5       259,512    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 4,736     $ (153,510   $ 16,827     $ 25,202     $ 696     $ 5,904,511       100.22
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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40   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2020 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 99.87%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 99.87%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 1,195,977  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            101,185  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            285,786  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            941,516  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            1,806,519  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            446,632  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            101,344  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            618,973  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

            300,506  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            228,831  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,139,032)

            6,027,269  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     19,000        18,997  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.82       12-18-2018        6,000        5,994  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,991)

 

     24,991        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,164,023)     100.28        6,052,260  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.28        (17,060
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,035,200  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

contracts

     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
    

Unrealized

gains

    

Unrealized

losses

 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (91,053      (90,815      238        0  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (76,675      (76,730      0        (55

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (131,919      (137,915      0        (5,996
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 238      $ (13,703
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2020 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
   

Shares

sold

   

Shares,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    21,256       1,410       22,666       0     $ 4,852     $ (10,023   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    44,996       1,700       46,696       0       (4,610     3,838       3,347       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    41,137       1,785       42,922       0       11,951       (11,917     4,290       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    32,478       1,513       33,991       0       57,552       (56,288     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    17,211       1,638       18,849       0       20,370       (32,029     2,625       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    24,422       1       24,423       0       20,703       2,318       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    3,275       0       3,275       0       38,868       (24,291     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    13,185       0       13,185       0       6,636       7,709       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    16,124       11       16,135       0       26,661       (4,748     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    4,646       0       4,646       0       30,274       (19,195     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 213,257     $ (144,626   $ 10,262     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

No longer held at the end of the period

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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42   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2020 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividend
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.16   $ (6,141   $ 6,048     $ 0     $ 6,202     $ 93     $ 1,195,977    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.04       0.00       2,358       6,999       932       0       23       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       (3,498     (1,838     0       4,895       54       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (1,325     (1,384     0       1,105       5       101,185    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.10       (8,441     (3,132     974       5       39       285,786    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.11       (8,066     (74,038     5,544       8       125       941,516    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.13       12,539       (69,375     6,586       19       201       1,806,519    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.13       (666     (44,874     1,538       6       71       446,632    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.10       (1,006     (2,927     0       1,256       3       101,344    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (2,662     (10,030     0       4,926       16       618,973    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.26       0.00       4,312       4,992       1,097       2       18       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.15       0.00       (105     (1,787     279       2,019       25       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       5,478       2,910       188       0       37       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       (1,647     3,286       411       0       38       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.35       (1,370     1,189       0       1,015       6       300,506    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.00       0.44       1,467       (1,449     1,834       0       4       228,831    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (8,773   $ (185,410   $ 19,383     $ 21,458     $ 758     $ 6,027,269       99.87
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2025 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.79%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.79%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 1,166,089  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            97,951  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            429,827  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,409,875  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,602,044  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            641,725  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            97,653  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            605,108  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

            134,026  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            149,789  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $7,521,350)

            7,334,087  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.34%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.34%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     21,000        20,996  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    2.07       12-18-2018        4,000        3,996  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,992)

            24,992        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $7,546,342)     101.13        7,359,079  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.13        (82,227
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 7,276,852  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

contracts

     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
    

Unrealized

gains

    

Unrealized

losses

 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,503      (90,815      0        (1,312

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (77,198      (76,730      468        0  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 468      $ (14,330
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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44   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2025 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    18,750       2,085       20,835       0     $ 2,554     $ 3,105     $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    39,818       3,334       43,152       0       (3,918     (7,249     3,060       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    36,449       3,283       39,732       0       8,749       (8,731     3,982       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    44,751       4,332       49,083       0       69,800       (67,791     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    23,820       3,641       27,461       0       23,382       (40,192     3,905       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    33,222       287       33,509       0       23,753       8,381       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    4,442       47       4,489       0       52,600       (32,327     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    17,906       192       18,098       0       10,257       9,862       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    21,924       386       22,310       0       36,295       (5,684     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    6,312       143       6,455       0       38,080       (22,561     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 261,552     $ (163,187   $ 10,947     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     45  

DYNAMIC TARGET 2025 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
Income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     16.00   $ (5,998   $ 5,893     $ (2   $ 5,921     $ 91     $ 1,166,089    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       3,322       13213       1,318       38       33       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       (3,229     (1,653     (4     4,566       50       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (1,286     (1,349     0       1,078       5       97,951    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.16       (12,764     (4,775     1,474       197       59       429,827    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.17       (12,175     (111,651     8,364       1,017       188       1,409,875    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.18       18,801       (101,307     11,498       390       290       2,602,044    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (939     (64,932     2,219       111       102       641,725    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.10       (972     (2,860     2       1,224       3       97,653    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (2,593     (9,851     4       4,848       15       605,108    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.15       0.00       6,009       7,106       1,547       28       25       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.22       0.00       (99     (1,715     257       1,880       23       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       7,829       (1,585     269       36       53       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.04       0.00       (2,336     4,543       582       10       54       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.16       (611     530       0       456       3       134,026    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.00       0.29       961       (1,011     1,207       3       3       149,789    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (6,080   $ (271,404   $ 28,735     $ 21,803     $ 997     $ 7,334,087       100.79
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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46   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2030 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.81%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.81%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 866,918  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            73,081  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            457,714  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,513,213  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,670,741  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            660,490  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            73,081  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            450,457  

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

            23,349  

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

            32,371  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,995,249)

            6,821,415      
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.37%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.37%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     15,000        14,997  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.81       12-18-2018        10,000        9,991        

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,988)

 

        24,988  
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $7,020,237)     101.18        6,846,403  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.18        (80,079
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,766,324  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,502      (90,815      0        (1,313

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (75,935      (76,730      0        (795

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (15,126
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2030 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

   

Shares,

beginning of
period

   

Shares

purchased

    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
   

Net
change in

unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds

    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    12,419       1,323       13,742       0     $ 2,036     $ (5,118   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    26,466       1,610       28,076       0       (2,517     1,977       2,003       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    24,147       1,991       26,138       0       6,097       (6,090     2,592       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    47,505       3,101       50,606       0       81,618       (80,005     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    25,336       2,598       27,934       0       28,848       (46,512     3,935       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    36,005       0       36,005       0       23,981       10,613       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    4,769       4       4,773       0       56,236       (34,602     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    19,233       61       19,294       0       10,549       10,900       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    23,729       7       23,736       0       37,909       (5,067     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    6,819       38       6,857       0       42,832       (26,316     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 287,589     $ (180,220   $ 8,530       $0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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48   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2030 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
Income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     3.00   $ (4,443   $ 4,383     $ (2   $ 4,387     $ 67     $ 866,918    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.06       0.00       3,516       13,963       1,395       40       35       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       (2,114     (1,073     (3     2,982       32       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.14       (955     (997     0       799       3       73,081    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.17       (13,575     (5,179     1,570       210       63       457,714    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.18       (13,039     (125,915     8,972       1,091       204       1,513,213    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       19,332       (104,567     9,377       401       299       2,670,741    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (957     (66,679     2,280       114       105       660,490    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.08       (723     (2,115     1       908       2       73,081    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.14       (1,917     (7,273     3       3,591       11       450,457    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.38       0.00       6,388       7,516       1,640       30       27       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.09       0.00       (63     (1,125     168       1,227       15       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       8,447       4,259       290       39       57       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.10       0.00       (2,489     4,874       621       11       57       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (106     92       0       79       0       23,349    

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

    0.00       0.06       207       (230     263       1       1       32,371    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (2,491   $ (280,066   $ 26,575     $ 15,910     $ 978     $ 6,821,415       100.81
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2035 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.88%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.88%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 636,416  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            53,476  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            474,136  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,567,195  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,646,649  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            655,893  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            53,322  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            329,482  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,588,315)

            6,416,569  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.39%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.39%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $ 15,000        14,997  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.83       12-18-2018            10,000        9,991  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,988)

            24,988        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,613,303)     101.27        6,441,557  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.27        (80,887
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,360,670  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,502      (90,815      0        (1,313

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (75,935      (76,730      0        (795

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (15,126
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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50   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2035 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    7,674       931       8,605       0     $ 1,594     $ (3,500   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    16,371       1,058       17,429       0       (1,553     1,218       986       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    14,972       1,488       16,460       0       4,124       (4,113     1,595       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    49,185       2,473       51,658       0       86,890       (84,967     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    25,961       2,459       28,420       0       32,881       (50,542     3,953       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    37,082       0       37,082       0       28,032       7,657       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    4,955       0       4,955       0       58,354       (35,948     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    19,940       2       19,942       0       10,378       11,789       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    24,470       0       24,470       0       40,682       (6,792     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    6,966       9       6,975       0       44,766       (27,905     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 306,148     $ (193,103   $ 6,534     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2035 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.09   $ (3,273   $ 3,267     $ 0     $ 3,187     $ 50     $ 636,416    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.06       0.00       3,591       14,277       1,404       0       35       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (1,304     (678     0       1,820       20       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.10       (704     (741     0       589       2       53,476    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.17       (14,298     (5,345     1,338       8       65       474,136    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (13,515     (130,121     7,455       13       209       1,567,195    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       19,143       (103,486     11,668       28       296       2,646,649    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (950     (66,316     2,262       8       105       655,893    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.06       (530     (1,574     0       669       2       53,322    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.10       (1,408     (5,356     0       2,638       8       329,482    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.40       0.00       6,591       7,761       1,691       3       28       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.05       0.00       (39     (700     99       744       9       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       8,654       4,323       291       0       59       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.10       0.00       (2,558     5,025       637       0       59       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (600   $ (279,664   $ 26,845     $ 9,707     $ 947     $ 6,416,569       100.88
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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52   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2040 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.01%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.01%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 442,498  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            37,289  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            503,531  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,661,230  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,726,966  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            675,913  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            37,194  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            229,591  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,494,841)

            6,314,212  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.39%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.39%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     21,000        20,996  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.83       12-18-2018        4,000        3,997  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,993)

            24,993        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,519,834)     100.40        6,339,205  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.40        (25,524
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,313,681  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,088      (90,815      0        (1,727

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (75,935      (76,730      0        (795

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (15,540
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2040 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    4,998       758       5,756       0     $ 799     $ (2,055   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    10,460       877       11,337       0       (908     694       631       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    9,567       1,180       10,747       0       2,576       (2,573     1,024       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    51,768       2,343       54,111       0       91,843       (90,023     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    27,568       2,177       29,745       0       33,950       (52,848     4,190       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    39,834       0       39,834       0       33,494       4,661       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    5,302       0       5,302       0       62,555       (38,632     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    21,243       7       21,250       0       11,968       11,659       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    26,244       0       26,244       0       42,535       (6,336     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,433       14       7,447       0       47,465       (29,472     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 326,277     $ (204,925   $ 5,845     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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54   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2040 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.06   $ (2,286   $ 2,278     $ 0     $ 2,230     $ 35     $ 442,498    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       3,859       15,321       1,508       0       38       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (834     (431     0       1,167       13       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.07       (493     (515     0       411       2       37,289    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (15,235     (6,058     1,433       8       70       503,531    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       (14,434     (139,880     7,967       13       223       1,661,230    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       19,904       (108,963     12,046       29       306       2,726,966    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       (976     (69,143     2,344       9       108       675,913    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.04       (370     (1,101     0       467       1       37,194    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.07       (981     (3,733     0       1,842       6       229,591    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.42       0.00       7,052       8,289       1,809       3       30       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.03       0.00       (25     (454     64       480       6       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       9,345       4,732       313       0       63       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.11       0.00       (2,729     5,366       680       0       63       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,797     $ (294,292   $ 28,164     $ 6,659     $ 964     $ 6,314,212       100.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2045 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.17%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.17%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 253,487  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            21,397  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            530,366  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,754,451  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,819,760  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            699,645  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            21,364  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            131,627  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,426,274)

            6,232,097  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.40%          
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.40%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.07     12-6-2018      $     21,000        20,996  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.83       12-18-2018        4,000        3,997  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,993)

            24,993        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,451,267)     100.57        6,257,090  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.57        (35,687
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,221,403  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,088      (90,815      0        (1,727

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (76,675      (76,730      0        (55

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (14,800
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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56   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2045 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    3,470       568       4,038       0     $ 805     $ (1,671   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    7,211       608       7,819       0       (592     445       431       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    6,601       893       7,494       0       2,011       (2,007     697       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    52,806       2,917       55,723       0       91,447       (89,622     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    27,934       2,781       30,715       0       33,924       (53,221     4,302       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    40,261       0       40,261       0       28,416       10,185       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    5,297       0       5,297       0       62,634       (38,651     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    21,336       41       21,377       0       11,533       12,270       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    26,499       0       26,499       0       43,054       (6,461     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,462       47       7,509       0       47,332       (29,208     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 320,564     $ (197,941   $ 5,430     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2045 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.03   $ (1,320   $ 1,334     $ 0     $ 1,287     $ 20     $ 253,487    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       3,876       15,401       1,517       0       38       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (570     (304     0       796       9       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.04       (284     (299     0       238       1       21,397    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (16,088     (6,579     1,517       9       74       530,366    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (15,337     (148,849     8,456       14       236       1,754,451    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       20,682       (113,833     12,458       30       318       2,819,760    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (1,013     (72,163     2,437       9       113       699,645    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.02       (213     (638     0       270       1       21,364    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.04       (567     (2,147     0       1,063       3       131,627    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.42       0.00       7,076       8,337       1,816       3       30       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       (17     (311     44       327       4       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       9,453       4,757       317       0       64       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.11       0.00       (2,767     5,445       689       0       64       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 2,911     $ (309,849   $ 29,251     $ 4,046     $ 975     $ 6,232,097       100.17
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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58   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2050 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.48%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.48%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 178,833  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            15,096  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            535,874  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,775,168  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,825,774  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            701,483  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            15,072  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            92,863  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,337,089)

            6,140,163  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     25,000        24,996  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,996)

 

     24,996        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,362,085)     100.89        6,165,159  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.89        (54,312
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,110,847  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,088      (90,815      0        (1,727

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (76,675      (76,730      0        (55

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (14,800
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2050 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Value,
end
of period
    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    3,080       510       3,590       0     $ 834     $ (1,598   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    6,522       573       7,095       0       (524     392       387       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    5,967       823       6,790       0       1,948       (1,945     627       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    52,267       2,930       55,197       0       90,102       (88,292     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    27,692       2,724       30,416       0       33,824       (52,942     4,257       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    40,193       0       40,193       0       26,172       12,159       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    5,295       0       5,295       0       62,253       (38,398     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    21,326       28       21,354       0       11,354       12,317       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    26,450       5       26,455       0       42,008       (5,644     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,448       41       7,489       0       46,936       (28,883     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 314,907     $ (192,834   $ 5,271     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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60   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2050 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.02   $ (963   $ 936     $ 0     $ 900     $ 14     $ 178,833    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       3,863       15,346       1,511       0       38       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (513     (267     0       716       8       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (200     (208     0       167       1       15,096    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       (16,124     (6,584     1,528       9       75       535,874    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (15,465     (150,283     8,530       14       238       1,775,168    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       20,695       (113,820     12,438       30       318       2,825,774    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (1,009     (72,113     2,437       9       113       701,483    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.02       (150     (447     0       189       0       15,072    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (398     (1,503     0       745       2       92,863    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.42       0.00       7,058       8,293       1,808       3       30       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       (15     (277     39       295       4       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       9,290       4,748       311       0       63       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.11       0.00       (2,733     5,425       682       0       63       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 3,336     $ (310,754   $ 29,284     $ 3,077     $ 967     $ 6,140,163       100.48
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2055 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.18%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.18%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 176,937  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            14,937  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            531,774  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,761,125  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,804,141  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            696,268  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            14,914  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            91,887  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,285,944)

            6,091,983  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     21,000        20,996  

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.80       12-18-2018        4,000        3,996  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,992)

 

     24,992        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,310,936)     100.59        6,116,975  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.59        (36,045
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,080,930  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,088      (90,815      0        (1,727

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (76,675      (76,730      0        (55

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (14,800
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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62   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2055 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
   

Value,
end

of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    3,030       539       3,569       0     $ 819     $ (1,575   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    6,415       302       6,717       0       (515     385       384       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    5,869       853       6,722       0       1,958       (1,955     619       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    51,370       2,974       54,344       0       89,749       (87,960     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    27,223       2,697       29,920       0       33,448       (52,250     4,184       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    39,651       0       39,651       0       24,724       13,327       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    5,220       0       5,220       0       61,604       (37,963     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    20,960       32       20,992       0       11,038       12,349       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    26,111       0       26,111       0       41,439       (5,351     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,316       43       7,359       0       46,922       (29,153     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 311,186     $ (190,146   $ 5,187     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2055 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.02   $ (954   $ 927     $ 0     $ 893     $ 14     $ 176,937    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       3,802       15,110       1,488       0       37       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (507     (270     0       707       8       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (198     (207     0       165       0       14,937    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.19       (15,930     (7,816     1,516       9       74       531,774    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (15,340     (145,937     8,462       14       237       1,761,125    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       20,482       (114,466     12,339       30       317       2,804,141    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       (999     (71,860     2,417       9       112       696,268    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.02       (149     (444     0       187       0       14,914    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (394     (1,490     0       737       3       91,887    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.42       0.00       6,951       8,095       1,785       0       29       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       (15     (268     39       291       4       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       9,290       4,673       311       0       63       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.11       0.00       (2,709     5,326       675       0       62       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 3,330     $ (308,627   $ 29,032     $ 3,042     $ 960     $ 6,091,983       100.18
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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64   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2060 FUND

 

 

Security name                       Value  

Investment Companies: 100.46%

         
Affiliated Master Portfolios: 100.46%          

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

          $ 178,975  

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

            15,109  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

            537,308  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

            1,779,897  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

            2,833,337  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

            703,294  

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

            15,085  

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

            92,942  

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,354,431)

            6,155,947  
         

 

 

 
    Yield     Maturity date      Principal         
Short-Term Investments: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.41%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    1.06     12-6-2018      $     25,000        24,996  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,996)

 

     24,996        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $6,379,427)     100.87        6,180,943  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.87        (53,328
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 6,127,615  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

#

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z)

Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Notional
cost
     Notional
value
     Unrealized
gains
     Unrealized
losses
 

Long

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        12-21-2018      $ 145,567      $ 137,915      $ 0      $ (7,652

Short

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (89,088      (90,815      0        (1,727

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (76,675      (76,730      0        (55

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1)        12-21-2018        (132,549      (137,915      0        (5,366
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0      $ (14,800
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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DYNAMIC TARGET 2060 FUND

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager or adviser. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
    Dividends
from
affiliated
Underlying
Funds
   

Value,
end

of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Investment Companies

                 

Bond Funds

                 

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund Class R6 *†

    3,093       524       3,617       0     $ 822     $ (1,592   $ 0     $ 0    

Wells Fargo Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Class *

    6,549       308       6,857       0       (529     395       390       0    

Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class *

    5,992       861       6,853       0       1,958       (1,954     629       0    
                  0       0.00
               

 

 

   

Stock Funds

                 

Wells Fargo Diversified International Fund Class R6 *

    52,343       3,062       55,405       0       91,694       (89,895     0       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Class R6 *

    27,921       2,671       30,592       0       33,933       (53,212     4,288       0    

Wells Fargo Endeavor Select Fund Institutional Class *

    40,259       0       40,259       0       24,575       13,759       0       0    

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund Class R6 *†

    5,322       0       5,322       0       62,628       (38,650     0       0    

Wells Fargo Intrinsic Value Fund Class R6 *

    21,445       13       21,458       0       11,455       12,330       0       0    

Wells Fargo Premier Large Company Growth Fund Class R6 *†

    26,513       0       26,513       0       41,744       (5,357     0       0    

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 *

    7,502       35       7,537       0       47,269       (29,121     0       0    
                  0       0.00  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 315,549     $ (193,297   $ 5,307     $ 0       0.00
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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66   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Portfolio of investments—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

DYNAMIC TARGET 2060 FUND

 

 

Transactions with the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

% of
ownership,

beginning of
period

   

% of
ownership,

end of
period

    Net
realized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Net
change in
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
securities
transactions
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Dividends
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Interest
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
    Affiliated
income
allocated
from
affiliated
Master
Portfolios
   

Value,

end
of period

    % of
net
assets
 

Affiliated Master Portfolios

                 

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

    0.00     0.02   $ (928   $ 931     $ 0     $ 903     $ 14     $ 178,975    

Wells Fargo C&B Large Cap Value Portfolio *

    0.07       0.00       3,891       15,456       1,522       0       38       0    

Wells Fargo Core Bond Portfolio *

    0.00 **      0.00       (515     (274     0       719       8       0    

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (200     (209     0       175       1       15,109    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       (15,901     (7,954     1,576       9       75       537,308    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (15,447     (147,597     8,565       14       239       1,779,897    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.20       20,971       (116,336     12,449       30       310       2,833,337    

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

    0.00       0.21       (1,010     (72,729     2,446       9       113       703,294    

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.01       (150     (448     0       189       0       15,085    

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

    0.00       0.03       (399     (1,508     0       749       2       92,942    

Wells Fargo Large Company Value Portfolio *

    0.43       0.00       7,102       8,240       1,819       3       30       0    

Wells Fargo Real Return Portfolio *

    0.02       0.00       (16     (272     39       296       4       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio *

    0.01       0.00       9,307       4,695       312       0       63       0    

Wells Fargo Small Company Value Portfolio *

    0.11       0.00       (2,738     5,395       682       0       63       0    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 3,967     $ (312,610   $ 29,410     $ 3,096     $ 960     $ 6,155,947       100.46
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held at the end of the period

 

  **

The amount owned is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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68   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     Dynamic Target
Today Fund
       Dynamic Target
2015 Fund
 

Assets

      

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (see cost below)

  $ 5,742,567        $ 5,904,511  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (see cost below)

    23,985          24,996  

Segregated cash for futures contracts

    10,000          10,000  

Receivable for investments sold

    0          0  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    705          1,155  

Receivable from manager

    18,378          17,899  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    64,576          60,343  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,860,211          6,018,904  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Administration fees payable

    232          240  

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    860          1,500  

Distribution fee payable

    71          73  

Shareholder report expenses payable

    56,066          53,990  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    37,417          36,888  

Professional fees payable

    34,096          34,096  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    469          469  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    117          123  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    129,328          127,379  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,730,883        $ 5,891,525  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

      

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,301,991        $ 5,301,624  

Total distributable earnings

    428,892          589,901  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,730,883        $ 5,891,525  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

      

Net assets – Class A

  $ 383,231        $ 406,763  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    35,459          36,819  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $10.81          $11.05  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.47          $11.72  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 108,770        $ 111,510  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    10,163          10,180  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $10.70          $10.95  

Net assets – Class R4

  $ 111,125        $ 113,972  

Share outstanding – Class R41

    10,279          10,296  

Net asset value per share – Class R4

    $10.81          $11.07  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 5,127,757        $ 5,259,280  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    473,623          474,416  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $10.83          $11.09  

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at cost

  $ 5,821,819        $ 5,997,343  
 

 

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at cost

  $ 23,985        $ 24,996  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Each Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target
2020 Fund
    Dynamic Target
2025 Fund
    Dynamic Target
2030 Fund
    Dynamic Target
2035 Fund
    Dynamic Target
2040 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2045 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2050 Fund
 
             
$ 6,027,269     $ 7,334,087     $ 6,821,415     $ 6,416,569     $ 6,314,212      $ 6,232,097      $ 6,140,163  
  24,991       24,992       24,988       24,988       24,993        24,993        24,996  
  10,000       10,000       10,000       10,000       10,000        10,000        10,000  
  5,999       9,998       9,998       9,998       9,998        9,998        9,998  
  1,155       1,155       1,155       1,155       1,155        1,155        1,155  
  17,408       19,784       19,921       19,970       17,991        18,426        19,204  
  68,484       23,496       20,956       16,563       50,468        53,426        29,632  

 

 

 
  6,155,306       7,423,512       6,908,433       6,499,243       6,428,817        6,350,095        6,235,148  

 

 

 
             
  249       464       352       269       256        241        217  
  1,060       1,060       1,500       1,498       1,499        1,059        1,060  
  74       92       77       78       78        78        78  
  54,466       57,643       57,891       58,318       45,306        57,715        61,545  
  36,636       35,746       35,493       35,843       35,550        35,220        36,807  
  27,022       41,544       41,544       41,544       32,061        34,096        19,551  
  469       333       333       333       255        169        258  
  130       9,778       4,919       690       131        114        4,785  

 

 

 
  120,106       146,660       142,109       138,573       115,136        128,692        124,301  

 

 

 
$ 6,035,200     $ 7,276,852     $ 6,766,324     $ 6,360,670     $ 6,313,681      $ 6,221,403      $ 6,110,847  

 

 

 
             
$ 5,363,249     $ 6,521,271     $ 5,906,427     $ 5,454,744     $ 5,370,008      $ 5,276,992      $ 5,182,584  
  671,951       755,581       859,897       905,926       943,673        944,411        928,263  

 

 

 
$ 6,035,200     $ 7,276,852     $ 6,766,324     $ 6,360,670     $ 6,313,681      $ 6,221,403      $ 6,110,847  

 

 

 
             
$ 441,172     $ 1,577,666     $ 998,474     $ 521,554     $ 436,491      $ 322,556      $ 214,814  
  39,499       139,188       86,895       44,905       37,375        27,535        18,347  
  $11.17       $11.33       $11.49       $11.61       $11.68        $11.71        $11.71  
  $11.85       $12.02       $12.19       $12.32       $12.39        $12.42        $12.42  
$ 113,751     $ 140,521     $ 117,648     $ 119,215     $ 119,432      $ 120,593      $ 120,526  
  10,250       12,483       10,298       10,328       10,278        10,364        10,364  
  $11.10       $11.26       $11.42       $11.54       $11.62        $11.64        $11.63  
$ 116,240     $ 117,902     $ 119,838     $ 121,316     $ 122,117      $ 122,548      $ 122,490  
  10,356       10,347       10,369       10,388       10,387        10,408        10,410  
  $11.22       $11.39       $11.56       $11.68       $11.76        $11.77        $11.77  
$ 5,364,037     $ 5,440,763     $ 5,530,364     $ 5,598,585     $ 5,635,641      $ 5,655,706      $ 5,653,017  
  477,115       476,727       477,709       478,582       478,520        479,504        479,600  
  $11.24       $11.41       $11.58       $11.70       $11.78        $11.79        $11.79  
$ 6,139,032     $ 7,521,350     $ 6,995,249     $ 6,588,315     $ 6,494,841      $ 6,426,274      $ 6,337,089  

 

 

 
$ 24,991     $ 24,992     $ 24,988     $ 24,988     $ 24,993      $ 24,993      $ 24,996  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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70   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of assets and liabilities—November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     Dynamic Target
2055 Fund
       Dynamic Target
2060 Fund
 

Assets

      

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at value (see cost below)

  $ 6,091,983        $ 6,155,947  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (see cost below)

    24,992          24,996  

Segregated cash for futures contracts

    10,000          10,000  

Receivable for investments sold

    9,998          9,998  

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    1,155          1,155  

Receivable from manager

    18,565          19,144  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    48,614          30,225  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    6,205,307          6,251,465  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Administration fees payable

    211          219  

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    1,060          1,060  

Distribution fee payable

    78          78  

Shareholder report expenses payable

    61,503          62,494  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    36,802          35,386  

Professional fees payable

    19,550          19,550  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    258          258  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    4,915          4,805  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    124,377          123,850  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 6,080,930        $ 6,127,615  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

      

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,156,031        $ 5,200,518  

Total distributable earnings

    924,899          927,097  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 6,080,930        $ 6,127,615  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

      

Net assets – Class A

  $ 187,223        $ 225,112  

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    15,983          19,244  

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.71          $11.70  

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $12.42          $12.41  

Net assets – Class C

  $ 119,760        $ 119,985  

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    10,305          10,321  

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.62          $11.63  

Net assets – Class R4

  $ 122,457        $ 122,642  

Share outstanding – Class R41

    10,413          10,424  

Net asset value per share – Class R4

    $11.76          $11.76  

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 5,651,490        $ 5,659,876  

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    479,736          480,261  

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $11.78          $11.79  

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios, at cost

  $ 6,285,944        $ 6,354,431  
 

 

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at cost

  $ 24,992        $ 24,996  
 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Each Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 

Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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72   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     Dynamic Target
Today Fund
       Dynamic Target
2015 Fund
 

Investment income

      

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

  $ 30,620        $ 25,202  

Dividends from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    13,692          13,342  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios*

    12,773          16,827  

Dividends from affiliated Underlying Funds

    11,702          10,500  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    627          696  

Interest

    133          166  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (3,712        (3,917

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    338          372  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    66,173          63,188  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

    5,264          5,450  

Administration fees

      

Class A

    394          453  

Class C

    117          120  

Class R4

    45          47  

Class R6

    785          807  

Shareholder servicing fees

      

Class A

    469          540  

Class C

    139          143  

Class R4

    57          58  

Distribution fee

      

Class C

    418          429  

Custody and accounting fees

    13,144          13,150  

Professional fees

    21,118          21,118  

Registration fees

    35,030          32,789  

Shareholder report expenses

    25,719          25,645  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,156          11,156  

Other fees and expenses

    1,813          1,141  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    115,668          113,046  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (111,934        (109,084
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,734          3,962  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    62,439          59,226  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net realized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (18,935        4,736  

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    207,820          258,490  

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    132,905          203,123  

Futures contracts

    (3,034        (2,294
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    318,756          464,055  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (119,198        (153,510

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    (162,717        (232,400

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    (98,016        (131,116

Futures contracts

    2,859          (975
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (377,072        (518,001
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (58,316        (53,946
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 4,123        $ 5,280  
 

 

 

 

* Net of foreign dividend withholding taxes allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios in the amount of

    $419          $558  

 

 

 

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Statements of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     73  
Dynamic Target
2020 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2025 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2030 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2035 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2040 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2045 Fund
     Dynamic Target
2050 Fund
 
                 
$     21,458      $ 21,803      $ 15,910      $ 9,707      $ 6,659      $ 4,046      $ 3,077  
  11,981        9,563        9,928        10,235        9,803        9,519        9,422  
  19,383        28,735        26,575        26,845        28,164        29,251        29,284  
  10,262        10,947        8,530        6,534        5,845        5,430        5,271  
  758        997        978        947        964        975        967  
  173        279        187        190        197        208        208  
  (4,052      (5,003      (4,716      (4,479      (4,536      (4,533      (4,484
  395        502        484        473        486        495        493  

 

 

 
  60,358        67,823        57,876        50,452        47,582        45,391        44,238  

 

 

 
                 
  5,587        6,742        6,260        5,862        5,898        5,813        5,711  
                 
  487        1,695        1,049        507        493        366        243  
  123        157        128        129        130        131        131  
  47        48        49        50        50        51        51  
  824        838        854        865        872        876        876  
                 
  579        2,018        1,249        603        587        435        290  
  146        187        152        154        154        156        156  
  60        60        62        62        63        63        63  
                 
  438        560        455        462        463        466        467  
  13,150        13,154        13,154        13,150        13,150        13,148        13,450  
  18,584        26,609        26,609        26,609        20,563        21,118        18,189  
  32,129        36,312        36,850        36,850        33,544        34,493        38,312  
  25,504        25,770        25,641        25,641        25,717        25,563        27,545  
  11,156        10,828        10,828        10,828        10,461        11,156        12,188  
  1,494        3,236        3,236        3,235        1,312        1,621        1,814  

 

 

 
  110,308        128,214        126,576        125,007        113,457        115,456        119,486  
  (106,081      (120,809      (120,793      (120,567      (108,947      (111,399      (115,780

 

 

 
  4,227        7,405        5,783        4,440        4,510        4,057        3,706  

 

 

 
  56,131        60,418        52,093        46,012        43,072        41,334        40,532  

 

 

 
                 
                 
  (8,773      (6,080      (2,491      (600      1,797        2,911        3,336  
  349,773        445,002        493,523        520,737        553,842        554,859        550,045  
  213,257        261,552        287,589        306,148        326,277        320,564        314,907  
  4,826        (141      (674      521        (2,540      (855      (19

 

 

 
  559,083        700,333        777,947        826,806        879,376        877,479        868,269  

 

 

 
                 
  (185,410      (271,404      (280,066      (279,664      (294,292      (309,849      (310,754
  (274,611      (341,013      (383,516      (406,910      (434,150      (433,726      (429,583
  (144,626      (163,187      (180,220      (193,103      (204,925      (197,941      (192,834
  (4,243      (4,640      (5,904      (5,902      (6,318      (5,578      (5,578

 

 

 
  (608,890      (780,244      (849,706      (885,579      (939,685      (947,094      (938,749

 

 

 
  (49,807      (79,911      (71,759      (58,773      (60,309      (69,615      (70,480

 

 

 
$ 6,324      $ (19,493    $ (19,666    $ (12,761    $ (17,237    $ (28,281    $ (29,948

 

 

 
  $693        $1,038        $1,108        $1,140        $1,216        $1,287        $1,297  

 

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74   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of operations—six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
     Dynamic Target
2055 Fund
       Dynamic Target
2060 Fund
 

Investment income

      

Interest allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

  $ 3,042        $ 3,096  

Dividends from unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    9,279          9,433  

Dividends allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios*

    29,032          29,410  

Dividends from affiliated Underlying Funds

    5,187          5,307  

Affiliated income allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    960          960  

Interest

    208          208  

Expenses allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (4,443        (4,500

Waivers allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    488          494  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    43,753          44,408  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fee

    5,666          5,734  

Administration fees

      

Class A

    196          259  

Class C

    130          131  

Class R4

    51          51  

Class R6

    876          878  

Shareholder servicing fees

      

Class A

    233          309  

Class C

    155          156  

Class R4

    63          64  

Distribution fee

      

Class C

    465          467  

Custody and accounting fees

    13,451          13,148  

Professional fees

    18,189          18,189  

Registration fees

    34,693          38,243  

Shareholder report expenses

    27,545          27,545  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    12,188          12,188  

Other fees and expenses

    1,746          1,841  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    115,647          119,203  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (112,038        (115,450
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,609          3,753  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    40,144          40,655  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net realized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    3,330          3,967  

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    545,179          556,290  

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    311,186          315,549  

Futures contracts

    15          (4,123
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    859,710          871,683  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

      

Securities transactions allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios

    (308,627        (312,610

Unaffiliated Underlying Funds

    (426,152        (435,813

Affiliated Underlying Funds

    (190,146        (193,297

Futures contracts

    (5,578        (5,578
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (930,503        (947,298
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (70,793        (75,615
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (30,649      $ (34,960
 

 

 

 

* Net of foreign dividend withholding taxes allocated from affiliated Master Portfolios in the amount of

    $1,287          $1,302  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     75  
    Dynamic Target Today Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 62,439       $ 100,782  

Net realized gains on investments

      318,756         134,802  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (377,072       62,695  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      4,123         298,279  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (8,659

Class C

      0         (2,744

Class R4

      0         (3,896

Class R6

      0         (187,081
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (202,380
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,333       25,058       15,000       163,052  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       460       5,007  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (2,369     (25,627     (2,288     (25,033

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,219 )2      (111,799 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (25,627       (136,832
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (569       31,227  
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      3,554         127,126  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      5,727,329         5,600,203  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,730,883       $ 5,727,329  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $23,461. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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76   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    Dynamic Target 2015 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 59,226       $ 98,476  

Net realized gains on investments

      464,055         185,614  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (518,001       123,486  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      5,280         407,576  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (17,269

Class C

      0         (3,262

Class R4

      0         (4,434

Class R6

      0         (212,012
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (236,977
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    3,093       34,587       20,386       225,685  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,177       13,065  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (7,518     (83,979     (14,072     (157,011

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,237 )2      (114,241 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (83,979       (271,252
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (49,392       (32,502
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (44,112       138,097  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      5,935,637         5,797,540  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,891,525       $ 5,935,637  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $18,398. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     77  
    Dynamic Target 2020 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 56,131       $ 94,850  

Net realized gains on investments

      559,083         207,399  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (608,890       178,376  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      6,324         480,625  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (17,727

Class C

      0         (3,584

Class R4

      0         (4,812

Class R6

      0         (229,454
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (255,577
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    1,993       22,325       37,638       417,972  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,179       13,202  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (10,800     (122,831     (25,710     (288,158

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,299 )2      (116,280 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (122,831       (404,438
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (100,506       26,736  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (94,182       251,784  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,129,382         5,877,598  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,035,200       $ 6,129,382  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $14,722. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 2, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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78   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    Dynamic Target 2025 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 60,418       $ 95,477  

Net realized gains on investments

      700,333         233,441  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (780,244       227,374  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (19,493       556,292  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (30,732

Class C

      0         (4,346

Class R4

      0         (5,079

Class R6

      0         (241,848
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (282,005
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    8,652       99,676       103,325       1,193,158  

Class C

    2,239       25,837       40       460  
 

 

 

 
      125,513         1,193,618  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       2,278       25,877  

Class C

    0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

 
      0         25,877  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (969     (11,250     (20,981     (239,625

Class C

    (1,246     (13,796     0       0  

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,291 )2      (117,732 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (25,046       (357,357
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      100,467         862,138  
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      80,974         1,136,425  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      7,195,878         6,059,453  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 7,276,852       $ 7,195,878  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $12,057. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     79  
    Dynamic Target 2030 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 52,093       $ 90,167  

Net realized gains on investments

      777,947         271,306  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (849,706       288,238  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (19,666       649,711  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (33,469

Class C

      0         (4,147

Class R4

      0         (5,342

Class R6

      0         (253,969
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (296,927
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    9,581       111,261       42,081       487,575  

Class C

    0       0       23       253  
 

 

 

 
      111,261         487,828  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       2,468       28,325  
 

 

 

 
      0         28,325  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (2,110     (24,840     (14,800     (168,809

Class C

    0       0       (1     (10

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,313 )2      (119,216 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (24,840       (288,035
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      86,421         228,118  
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      66,755         580,902  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,699,569         6,118,667  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,766,324       $ 6,699,569  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $6,806. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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80   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    Dynamic Target 2035 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 46,012       $ 84,130  

Net realized gains on investments

      826,806         281,177  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (885,579       319,827  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (12,761       685,134  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (20,258

Class C

      0         (4,536

Class R4

      0         (5,751

Class R6

      0         (272,883
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (303,428
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    6,396       74,318       11,749       136,284  

Class C

    17       208       33       371  
 

 

 

 
      74,526         136,655  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,274       14,733  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (352     (4,000     (4,960     (57,989

Class C

    0       0       (1     (10

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,332 )2      (120,471 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (4,000       (178,470
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      70,526         (27,082
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      57,765         354,624  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,302,905         5,948,281  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,360,670       $ 6,302,905  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $3,822. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     81  
    Dynamic Target 2040 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 43,072       $ 81,629  

Net realized gains on investments

      879,376         289,487  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (939,685       345,801  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (17,237       716,917  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (23,446

Class C

      0         (4,589

Class R4

      0         (5,818

Class R6

      0         (276,025
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (309,878
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    772       9,013       22,665       262,751  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       1,531       17,789  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (3,652     (44,478     (11,843     (133,335

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,331 )2      (121,078 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (44,478       (254,413
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (35,465       26,127  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (52,702       433,166  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,366,383         5,933,217  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,313,681       $ 6,366,383  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $1,231. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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82   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    Dynamic Target 2045 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 41,334       $ 79,429  

Net realized gains on investments

      877,479         303,822  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (947,094       339,121  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (28,281       722,372  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (12,713

Class C

      0         (4,745

Class R4

      0         (5,966

Class R6

      0         (282,869
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (306,293
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,420       28,607       7,143       83,118  

Class C

    64       767       107       1,260  
 

 

 

 
      29,374         84,378  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       602       7,025  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (2,630     (30,161     (87     (1,040

Class C

    0       0       (107     (1,258

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,352 )2      (121,641 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (30,161       (123,939
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (787       (32,536
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (29,068       383,543  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,250,471         5,866,928  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,221,403       $ 6,250,471  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $589. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     83  
    Dynamic Target 2050 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 40,532       $ 78,691  

Net realized gains on investments

      868,269         300,614  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (938,749       334,798  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (29,948       714,103  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (8,611

Class C

      0         (4,797

Class R4

      0         (6,031

Class R6

      0         (285,870
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (305,309
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    756       9,009       10,646       126,421  

Class C

    62       749       0       0  
 

 

 

 
      9,758         126,421  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       241       2,807  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (4,114     (49,794     (1,328     (15,284

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,355 )2      (121,770 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (49,794       (137,054
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (40,036       (7,826
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (69,984       400,968  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,180,831         5,779,863  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,110,847       $ 6,180,831  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $583. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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84   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Statements of changes in net assets
    Dynamic Target 2055 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

     $ 40,144       $ 78,193  

Net realized gains on investments

       859,710         301,891  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

       (930,503       331,888  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (30,649       711,972  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

        

Class A

       0         (7,154

Class C

       0         (4,817

Class R4

       0         (6,052

Class R6

       0         (286,844
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

       0         (304,867
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

        

Class A

    1,539        18,310       2,190       25,733  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

        

Class A

    0        0       121       1,413  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

        

Class A

    0        0       (1     (10

Class R

    N/A        N/A       (10,358 )2      (121,701 )2 
 

 

 

 
       0         (121,711
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

       18,310         (94,565
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (12,339       312,540  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of period

       6,093,269         5,780,729  
 

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 6,080,930       $ 6,093,269  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $573. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     85  
    Dynamic Target 2060 Fund  
     Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
    Year ended
May 31, 20181
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 40,655       $ 79,482  

Net realized gains on investments

      871,683         296,222  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (947,298       344,108  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (34,960       719,812  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains

       

Class A

      0         (12,696

Class C

      0         (4,746

Class R4

      0         (5,982

Class R6

      0         (283,632
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      0         (307,056
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares         Shares    

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    455       5,459       15,177       179,059  

Class C

    0       0       5       51  
 

 

 

 
      5,459         179,110  
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    0       0       585       6,830  
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (3,311     (40,000     (5,149     (60,843

Class R

    N/A       N/A       (10,369 )2      (121,936 )2 
 

 

 

 
      (40,000       (182,779
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (34,541       3,161  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (69,501       415,917  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,197,116         5,781,199  
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,127,615       $ 6,197,116  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the SEC prospectively eliminated the requirements to parenthetically disclose undistributed net investment income at the end of the period and permitted the aggregation of distributions, with the exception of tax basis returns of capital. Undistributed net investment income at May 31, 2018 was $507. The disaggregated distributions information for the year ended May 31, 2018 is included in Note 9, Distributions to Shareholders, in the notes to the financial statements.

 

2 

For the period from June 1, 2017 to November 13, 2017. Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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86   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Financial highlights
Dynamic Target Today Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.82        0.09       (0.10     0.00       0.00     $ 10.81  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.65        0.15       0.38       (0.19     (0.17   $ 10.82  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.06        0.12 5       0.65       (0.09     (0.09   $ 10.65  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.06       0.03       (0.03     0.00     $ 10.06  

Class C

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.76        0.06       (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 10.70  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.58        0.07       0.38       (0.10     (0.17   $ 10.76  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.03        0.05       0.64       (0.05     (0.09   $ 10.58  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.03       0.03       (0.03     0.00     $ 10.03  

Class R4

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.81        0.11       (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 10.81  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.63        0.18       0.38       (0.21     (0.17   $ 10.81  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.07        0.16       0.64       (0.15     (0.09   $ 10.63  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       0.03       (0.04     0.00     $ 10.07  

Class R6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 10.82        0.12       (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 10.83  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.64        0.20       0.38       (0.23     (0.17   $ 10.82  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.08        0.17       0.65       (0.17     (0.09   $ 10.64  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.09       0.03       (0.04     0.00     $ 10.08  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.11

Class C

    0.11  

Class R4

    0.11  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20166  

Class A

     0.10     0.11     0.11

Class C

     0.10       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.10       0.10       0.11  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

6 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     87  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  1.79     4.46 %3      0.61 %3      (0.09 )%      35   $ 383  
  1.37     4.39 %4      0.48 %4      4.96     94   $ 384  
  1.16     4.67 %4      0.53 %4      7.97     97   $ 238  
  1.31     5.22 %4      0.53 %4      0.95     66   $ 101  
         
  1.02     5.20 %3      1.36 %3      (0.56 )%      35   $ 109  
  0.65     5.14 %4      1.24 %4      4.25     94   $ 109  
  0.45     5.45 %4      1.28 %4      7.12     97   $ 108  
  0.56     5.97 %4      1.28 %4      0.58     66   $ 101  
         
  2.04     4.17 %3      0.34 %3      0.00     35   $ 111  
  1.67     4.11 %4      0.22 %4      5.27     94   $ 111  
  1.51     4.42 %4      0.22 %4      8.21     97   $ 109  
  1.62     4.94 %4      0.22 %4      1.08     66   $ 101  
         
  2.19     4.03 %3      0.19 %3      0.09     35   $ 5,128  
  1.82     3.96 %4      0.07 %4      5.42     94   $ 5,123  
  1.67     4.27 %4      0.06 %4      8.48     97   $ 5,037  
  1.77     4.79 %4      0.07 %4      1.19     66   $ 4,654  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target 2015 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.06        0.09       (0.10     0.00       0.00     $ 11.05  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.76        0.15 4       0.56       (0.19     (0.22   $ 11.06  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.99        0.11       0.86       (0.09     (0.11   $ 10.76  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.07       (0.04     (0.04     0.00     $ 9.99  

Class C

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.01        0.05       (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 10.95  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.71        0.06       0.56       (0.10     (0.22   $ 11.01  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.97        0.04       0.85       (0.04     (0.11   $ 10.71  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.03       (0.02     (0.04     0.00     $ 9.97  

Class R4

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.07        0.10       (0.10     0.00       0.00     $ 11.07  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.75        0.17       0.58       (0.21     (0.22   $ 11.07  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.01        0.15       0.84       (0.14     (0.11   $ 10.75  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.02     (0.05     0.00     $ 10.01  

Class R6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.07        0.11       (0.09     0.00       0.00     $ 11.09  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.76        0.19       0.57       (0.23     (0.22   $ 11.07  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.01        0.16       0.86       (0.16     (0.11   $ 10.76  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.09       (0.03     (0.05     0.00     $ 10.01  

 

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.11  

Class R4

    0.11  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

5 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20166  

Class A

     0.10     0.11     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

6 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  1.58     4.23 %3      0.63 %3      (0.09 )%      32   $ 407  
  1.33     4.14 %5      0.51 %5      6.62     82   $ 456  
  1.14     4.42 %5      0.51 %5      9.95     81   $ 363  
  1.16     5.21 %5      0.45 %5      0.34     38   $ 199  
         
  0.82     4.98 %3      1.38 %3      (0.54 )%      32   $ 112  
  0.52     4.89 %5      1.27 %5      5.80     82   $ 112  
  0.40     5.18 %5      1.27 %5      9.18     81   $ 109  
  0.56     5.96 %5      1.28 %5      0.07     38   $ 100  
         
  1.87     3.95 %3      0.34 %3      0.00     32   $ 114  
  1.56     3.86 %5      0.23 %5      7.01     82   $ 114  
  1.45     4.15 %5      0.22 %5      10.28     81   $ 111  
  1.61     4.93 %5      0.22 %5      0.57     38   $ 101  
         
  2.02     3.81 %3      0.19 %3      0.18     32   $ 5,259  
  1.72     3.71 %5      0.07 %5      7.06     82   $ 5,253  
  1.60     4.00 %5      0.06 %5      10.44     81   $ 5,105  
  1.77     4.78 %5      0.06 %5      0.58     38   $ 4,629  

 

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Dynamic Target 2020 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.18        0.08       (0.09     0.00       0.00     $ 11.17  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.78        0.14       0.70       (0.19     (0.25   $ 11.18  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.99        0.11 5       0.97       (0.12     (0.17   $ 10.78  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.06       (0.03     (0.04     0.00     $ 9.99  

Class C

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.15        0.04       (0.09     0.00       0.00     $ 11.10  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.76        0.05       0.69       (0.10     (0.25   $ 11.15  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.96        0.03       0.98       (0.04     (0.17   $ 10.76  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.03       (0.03     (0.04     0.00     $ 9.96  

Class R4

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.22        0.10       (0.10     0.00       0.00     $ 11.22  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.82        0.17       0.69       (0.21     (0.25   $ 11.22  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.01        0.14       0.97       (0.13     (0.17   $ 10.82  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.02     (0.05     0.00     $ 10.01  

Class R6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.23        0.11       (0.10     0.00       0.00     $ 11.24  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.82        0.18       0.71       (0.23     (0.25   $ 11.23  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 10.01        0.16       0.97       (0.15     (0.17   $ 10.82  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.02     (0.05     0.00     $ 10.01  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.11

Class C

    0.11  

Class R4

    0.11  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20166  

Class A

     0.10     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

6 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     91  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  1.41     4.05 %3      0.64 %3      (0.09 )%      29   $ 441  
  1.15     3.96 %4      0.52 %4      7.80     72   $ 540  
  1.09     4.32 %4      0.51 %4      11.18     69   $ 380  
  1.33     5.21 %4      0.54 %4      0.35     38   $ 119  
         
  0.68     4.79 %3      1.39 %3      (0.45 )%      29   $ 114  
  0.43     4.71 %4      1.28 %4      6.89     72   $ 114  
  0.33     5.09 %4      1.28 %4      10.39     69   $ 110  
  0.53     5.97 %4      1.29 %4      0.01     38   $ 100  
         
  1.72     3.77 %3      0.35 %3      0.00     29   $ 116  
  1.47     3.68 %4      0.24 %4      8.03     72   $ 116  
  1.39     4.06 %4      0.23 %4      11.60     69   $ 112  
  1.59     4.94 %4      0.23 %4      0.61     38   $ 101  
         
  1.87     3.63 %3      0.20 %3      0.09     29   $ 5,364  
  1.63     3.53 %4      0.08 %4      8.28     72   $ 5,359  
  1.54     3.91 %4      0.07 %4      11.64     69   $ 5,165  
  1.74     4.79 %4      0.07 %4      0.62     38   $ 4,631  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target 2025 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.38        0.08       (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.33  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.87        0.11 4       0.87       (0.19     (0.28   $ 11.38  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.94        0.09       1.13       (0.12     (0.17   $ 10.87  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.07       (0.08     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.94  

Class C

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.35        0.04       (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.26  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.84        0.04       0.85       (0.10     (0.28   $ 11.35  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.91        0.03       1.10       (0.03     (0.17   $ 10.84  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.02       (0.06     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.91  

Class R4

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.42        0.09 4       (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 11.39  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.90        0.16       0.85       (0.21     (0.28   $ 11.42  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.96        0.14       1.10       (0.13     (0.17   $ 10.90  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.07     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.96  

Class R6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.43        0.10       (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 11.41  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.91        0.18       0.85       (0.23     (0.28   $ 11.43  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.96        0.15       1.11       (0.14     (0.17   $ 10.91  

Year ended May 31, 20166

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.06     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.96  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.11  

Class R4

    0.11  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

5 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20166  

Class A

     0.10     0.11     0.11

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.11  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

6 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  1.30     3.87 %3      0.64 %3      (0.44 )%      28   $ 1,578  
  1.00     4.06 %5      0.52 %5      9.07     62   $ 1,497  
  1.07     4.75 %5      0.49 %5      12.62     58   $ 510  
  1.09     5.25 %5      0.46 %5      (0.07 )%      38   $ 188  
         
  0.53     4.60 %3      1.39 %3      (0.79 )%      28   $ 141  
  0.36     4.88 %5      1.28 %5      8.24     62   $ 130  
  0.29     5.55 %5      1.29 %5      11.77     58   $ 124  
  0.52     6.00 %5      1.30 %5      (0.44 )%      38   $ 100  
         
  1.58     3.57 %3      0.35 %3      (0.35 )%      28   $ 118  
  1.41     3.85 %5      0.24 %5      9.33     62   $ 118  
  1.35     4.52 %5      0.23 %5      12.84     58   $ 113  
  1.58     4.97 %5      0.23 %5      0.16     38   $ 100  
         
  1.73     3.43 %3      0.20 %3      (0.26 )%      28   $ 5,441  
  1.56     3.70 %5      0.09 %5      9.48     62   $ 5,451  
  1.50     4.37 %5      0.08 %5      13.10     58   $ 5,201  
  1.73     4.82 %5      0.08 %5      0.17     38   $ 4,609  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target 2030 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.54        0.07       (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 11.49  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.92        0.13       0.98       (0.19     (0.30   $ 11.54  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.91        0.09       1.22       (0.11     (0.19   $ 10.92  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06       (0.10     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.91  

Class C

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.52        0.02       (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 11.42  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.90        0.03       0.99       (0.10     (0.30   $ 11.52  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.02       1.21       (0.09     (0.19   $ 10.90  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02       (0.09     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class R4

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.59        0.08 6       (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.56  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.96        0.15       0.99       (0.21     (0.30   $ 11.59  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.93        0.13       1.21       (0.12     (0.19   $ 10.96  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07       (0.08     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.93  

Class R6

             

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.60        0.09       (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.58  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.96        0.17       1.00       (0.23     (0.30   $ 11.60  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.93        0.14       1.22       (0.14     (0.19   $ 10.96  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08       (0.09     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.93  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.11  

Class R4

    0.11  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.10     0.11     0.11

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

6 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     95  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  1.15     4.12 %3      0.64 %3      (0.43 )%      24   $ 998  
  1.08     4.20 %4      0.53 %4      10.30     53   $ 917  
  1.04     4.76 %4      0.48 %4      13.72     46   $ 543  
  1.19     5.29 %4      0.45 %4      (0.34 )%      22   $ 173  
         
  0.40     4.86 %3      1.39 %3      (0.78 )%      24   $ 118  
  0.27     4.95 %4      1.29 %4      9.43     53   $ 119  
  0.24     5.59 %4      1.29 %4      12.86     46   $ 112  
  0.49     6.03 %4      1.30 %4      (0.70 )%      22   $ 99  
         
  1.44     3.83 %3      0.35 %3      (0.26 )%      24   $ 120  
  1.32     3.92 %4      0.25 %4      10.53     53   $ 120  
  1.29     4.56 %4      0.24 %4      13.99     46   $ 113  
  1.55     5.00 %4      0.24 %4      (0.10 )%      22   $ 100  
         
  1.59     3.69 %3      0.20 %3      (0.17 )%      24   $ 5,530  
  1.47     3.77 %4      0.09 %4      10.77     53   $ 5,544  
  1.44     4.41 %4      0.08 %4      14.15     46   $ 5,238  
  1.70     4.85 %4      0.09 %4      (0.09 )%      22   $ 4,597  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target 2035 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.66        0.06        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.61  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.97        0.11        1.11       (0.19     (0.34   $ 11.66  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.09        1.32       (0.11     (0.21   $ 10.97  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.12     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.63        0.02        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.54  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.95        0.02        1.10       (0.10     (0.34   $ 11.63  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.84        0.02        1.32       (0.02     (0.21   $ 10.95  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.13     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.84  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.71        0.08        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.68  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.00        0.15        1.11       (0.21     (0.34   $ 11.71  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.89        0.13        1.31       (0.12     (0.21   $ 11.00  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.12     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.89  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.72        0.09        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.70  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.01        0.16        1.12       (0.23     (0.34   $ 11.72  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.89        0.14        1.33       (0.14     (0.21   $ 11.01  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.13     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.89  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     97  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)          

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
    Total
return1
 
         
  1.05     4.35 %3      0.64 %3      (0.34 )%      22   $ 522  
  0.99     4.32 %4      0.53 %4      11.24     44   $ 453  
  1.05     4.86 %4      0.49 %4      14.74     39   $ 338  
  1.24     5.32 %4      0.55 %4      (0.62 )%      19   $ 119  
         
  0.28     5.09 %3      1.39 %3      (0.77 )%      22   $ 119  
  0.21     5.07 %4      1.29 %4      10.30     44   $ 120  
  0.21     5.67 %4      1.29 %4      14.02     39   $ 113  
  0.48     6.06 %4      1.30 %4      (1.08 )%      19   $ 99  
         
  1.32     4.06 %3      0.35 %3      (0.26 )%      22   $ 121  
  1.26     4.04 %4      0.25 %4      11.59     44   $ 122  
  1.26     4.64 %4      0.24 %4      15.05     39   $ 114  
  1.54     5.03 %4      0.24 %4      (0.48 )%      19   $ 99  
         
  1.47     3.91 %3      0.20 %3      (0.17 )%      22   $ 5,599  
  1.41     3.89 %4      0.09 %4      11.73     44   $ 5,608  
  1.41     4.49 %4      0.08 %4      15.31     39   $ 5,270  
  1.69     4.88 %4      0.08 %4      (0.46 )%      19   $ 4,580  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Dynamic Target 2040 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.74        0.05        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.68  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.00        0.09        1.20       (0.20     (0.35   $ 11.74  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.85        0.09        1.37       (0.11     (0.20   $ 11.00  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.15     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.85  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.72        0.01        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.62  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.98        0.02        1.17       (0.10     (0.35   $ 11.72  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.82        0.02        1.36       (0.02     (0.20   $ 10.98  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.15     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.82  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.80        0.07        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.76  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.04        0.14        1.18       (0.21     (0.35   $ 11.80  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.86        0.13        1.37       (0.12     (0.20   $ 11.04  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.15     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.86  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.81        0.08        (0.11     0.00       0.00     $ 11.78  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.04        0.16        1.19       (0.23     (0.35   $ 11.81  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.87        0.14        1.36       (0.13     (0.20   $ 11.04  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.14     (0.07     0.00     $ 9.87  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.12  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     99  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)     Total
return1
    Portfolio
turnover
rate2
    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  0.91     3.97 %3      0.65 %3      (0.51 )%      20   $ 436  
  1.02     3.93 %4      0.54 %4      11.79     40   $ 472  
  1.01     4.46 %4      0.51 %4      15.34     33   $ 307  
  1.22     5.33 %4      0.53 %4      (0.90 )%      15   $ 157  
         
  0.18     4.72 %3      1.40 %3      (0.85 )%      20   $ 119  
  0.16     4.70 %4      1.29 %4      10.88     40   $ 120  
  0.18     5.25 %4      1.30 %4      14.52     33   $ 113  
  0.47     6.07 %4      1.30 %4      (1.25 )%      15   $ 99  
         
  1.23     3.69 %3      0.35 %3      (0.34 )%      20   $ 122  
  1.21     3.67 %4      0.25 %4      12.07     40   $ 123  
  1.24     4.22 %4      0.24 %4      15.78     33   $ 115  
  1.53     5.04 %4      0.24 %4      (0.76 )%      15   $ 99  
         
  1.38     3.54 %3      0.20 %3      (0.25 )%      20   $ 5,636  
  1.36     3.52 %4      0.10 %4      12.31     40   $ 5,651  
  1.39     4.07 %4      0.09 %4      15.82     33   $ 5,285  
  1.69     4.90 %4      0.09 %4      (0.64 )%      15   $ 4,571  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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100   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Financial highlights
Dynamic Target 2045 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.79        0.06        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.71  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.02        0.12        1.20       (0.19     (0.36   $ 11.79  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.86        0.08        1.41       (0.10     (0.23   $ 11.02  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.14     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.86  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.75        0.01        (0.12     0.00       0.00     $ 11.64  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.99        0.02        1.20       (0.10     (0.36   $ 11.75  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.83        0.02        1.39       (0.02     (0.23   $ 10.99  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.14     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.83  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.83        0.07        (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.77  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.05        0.14        1.22       (0.22     (0.36   $ 11.83  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.13        1.39       (0.12     (0.23   $ 11.05  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.13     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.84        0.08        (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.79  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.06        0.16        1.21       (0.23     (0.36   $ 11.84  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.14        1.40       (0.13     (0.23   $ 11.06  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.13     (0.07     0.00     $ 9.88  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.13  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     101  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)     Total
return1
    Portfolio
turnover
rate2
    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  0.90     4.09 %3      0.64 %3      (0.68 )%      19   $ 323  
  0.90     4.09 %4      0.54 %4      12.06     35   $ 327  
  0.98     4.58 %4      0.51 %4      15.64     31   $ 221  
  1.23     5.36 %4      0.53 %4      (0.79 )%      14   $ 121  
         
  0.14     4.84 %3      1.39 %3      (0.94 )%      19   $ 121  
  0.15     4.84 %4      1.29 %4      11.18     35   $ 121  
  0.17     5.37 %4      1.30 %4      14.74     31   $ 113  
  0.48     6.10 %4      1.30 %4      (1.15 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.18     3.81 %3      0.35 %3      (0.51 )%      19   $ 123  
  1.19     3.81 %4      0.25 %4      12.36     35   $ 123  
  1.23     4.34 %4      0.24 %4      15.88     31   $ 115  
  1.54     5.07 %4      0.24 %4      (0.55 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.33     3.66 %3      0.20 %3      (0.42 )%      19   $ 5,656  
  1.35     3.66 %4      0.10 %4      12.51     35   $ 5.679  
  1.38     4.19 %4      0.09 %4      16.14     31   $ 5,303  
  1.69     4.92 %4      0.09 %4      (0.53 )%      14   $ 4,576  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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102   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Financial highlights
Dynamic Target 2050 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.80        0.05        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.71  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.03        0.11        1.22       (0.20     (0.36   $ 11.80  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.86        0.09        1.40       (0.09     (0.23   $ 11.03  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.14     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.86  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.76        0.01        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.63  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.99        0.02        1.21       (0.10     (0.36   $ 11.76  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.83        0.02        1.39       (0.02     (0.23   $ 10.99  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.14     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.83  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.83        0.07        (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.77  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.05        0.14        1.22       (0.22     (0.36   $ 11.83  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.13        1.39       (0.12     (0.23   $ 11.05  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.13     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.84        0.08        (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.79  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.06        0.16        1.21       (0.23     (0.36   $ 11.84  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.14        1.40       (0.13     (0.23   $ 11.06  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.13     (0.07     0.00     $ 9.88  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.13  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     103  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)     Total
return1
    Portfolio
turnover
rate2
    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  0.88     4.29 %3      0.64 %3      (0.76 )%      19   $ 215  
  0.83     4.26 %4      0.54 %4      12.16     35   $ 256  
  0.91     4.80 %4      0.53 %4      15.65     31   $ 134  
  1.22     5.25 %4      0.53 %4      (0.78 )%      14   $ 108  
         
  0.13     5.04 %3      1.39 %3      (1.11 )%      19   $ 121  
  0.15     5.02 %4      1.29 %4      11.33     35   $ 121  
  0.18     5.56 %4      1.29 %4      14.77     31   $ 113  
  0.48     6.00 %4      1.30 %4      (1.15 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.17     4.01 %3      0.35 %3      (0.51 )%      19   $ 122  
  1.19     3.99 %4      0.25 %4      12.42     35   $ 123  
  1.23     4.53 %4      0.24 %4      15.90     31   $ 115  
  1.53     4.97 %4      0.24 %4      (0.55 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.32     3.86 %3      0.20 %3      (0.42 )%      19   $ 5,653  
  1.35     3.84 %4      0.10 %4      12.56     35   $ 5,681  
  1.39     4.38 %4      0.09 %4      16.17     31   $ 5,304  
  1.69     4.82 %4      0.09 %4      (0.53 )%      14   $ 4,576  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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104   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Financial highlights
Dynamic Target 2055 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.80        0.05        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.71  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.03        0.11        1.22       (0.19     (0.37   $ 11.80  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.87        0.09        1.39       (0.09     (0.23   $ 11.03  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.13     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.87  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.75        0.01        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.62  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.99        0.02        1.21       (0.10     (0.37   $ 11.75  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.84        0.02        1.38       (0.02     (0.23   $ 10.99  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.13     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.84  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.83        0.07        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.76  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.05        0.14        1.23       (0.22     (0.37   $ 11.83  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.13        1.39       (0.12     (0.23   $ 11.05  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.13     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.84        0.08        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.78  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.06        0.16        1.22       (0.23     (0.37   $ 11.84  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.89        0.14        1.39       (0.13     (0.23   $ 11.06  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.12     (0.07     0.00     $ 9.89  

 

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

   

Six months ended

November 30, 2018
(unaudited)

 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.13  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds     105  
Ratio to average net assets (annualized)     Total
return1
    Portfolio
turnover
rate2
    Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)
 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  0.89     4.20 %3      0.64 %3      (0.76 )%      19   $ 187  
  0.89     4.18 %4      0.54 %4      12.10     34   $ 170  
  0.90     4.67 %4      0.54 %4      15.56     31   $ 134  
  1.21     5.23 %4      0.54 %4      (0.68 )%      14   $ 103  
         
  0.12     4.94 %3      1.39 %3      (1.11 )%      19   $ 120  
  0.15     4.93 %4      1.29 %4      11.25     34   $ 121  
  0.17     5.42 %4      1.30 %4      14.68     31   $ 113  
  0.47     5.98 %4      1.30 %4      (1.05 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.17     3.92 %3      0.35 %3      (0.59 )%      19   $ 122  
  1.19     3.90 %4      0.25 %4      12.44     34   $ 123  
  1.23     4.39 %4      0.24 %4      15.94     31   $ 115  
  1.53     4.95 %4      0.24 %4      (0.55 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.32     3.77 %3      0.20 %3      (0.51 )%      19   $ 5,651  
  1.34     3.75 %4      0.10 %4      12.58     34   $ 5,679  
  1.38     4.25 %4      0.09 %4      16.08     31   $ 5,305  
  1.69     4.80 %4      0.09 %4      (0.43 )%      14   $ 4,579  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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106   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Financial highlights
Dynamic Target 2060 Fund    Beginning
net asset
value per
share
     Net
investment
income
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
    Distributions
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized gains
    Ending
net asset
value per
share
 

Class A

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.79        0.04        (0.13     0.00       0.00     $ 11.70  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.03        0.09        1.23       (0.20     (0.36   $ 11.79  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.88        0.09        1.39       (0.09     (0.24   $ 11.03  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.06        (0.12     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.88  

Class C

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.76        0.01        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.63  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 10.99        0.02        1.21       (0.10     (0.36   $ 11.76  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.85        0.02        1.38       (0.02     (0.24   $ 10.99  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.02        (0.12     (0.05     0.00     $ 9.85  

Class R4

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.84        0.07        (0.15     0.00       0.00     $ 11.76  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.05        0.14        1.22       (0.21     (0.36   $ 11.84  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.89        0.13        1.39       (0.12     (0.24   $ 11.05  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.07        (0.12     (0.06     0.00     $ 9.89  

Class R6

              

Six months ended November 30, 2018 (unaudited)

   $ 11.85        0.08        (0.14     0.00       0.00     $ 11.79  

Year ended May 31, 2018

   $ 11.06        0.16        1.22       (0.23     (0.36   $ 11.85  

Year ended May 31, 2017

   $ 9.90        0.14        1.39       (0.13     (0.24   $ 11.06  

Year ended May 31, 20165

   $ 10.00        0.08        (0.11     (0.07     0.00     $ 9.90  

 

 

 

1 

Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

2 

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by multiplying the Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolios by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. These purchase and sale amounts are aggregated with the direct purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities and included in the portfolio turnover calculation.

 

3 

Ratios reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios which were as follows:

 

    Six months ended
November 30, 2018
(unaudited)
 
 

Class A

    0.12

Class C

    0.12  

Class R4

    0.12  

Class R6

    0.13  

 

4 

Ratios do not reflect net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios. Including annualized net expenses allocated from the affiliated Master Portfolios, the expense ratios would be increased by the following amounts:

 

     Year ended May 31  
     2018     2017     20165  

Class A

     0.09     0.10     0.10

Class C

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R4

     0.09       0.10       0.10  

Class R6

     0.10       0.11       0.11  

 

5 

For the period from November 30, 2015 (commencement of class operations) to May 31, 2016

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Ratio to average net assets (annualized)    

Total
return1

   

Portfolio
turnover
rate2

   

Net assets at
end of period
(000s omitted)

 
Net investment
income
    Gross
expenses
    Net
expenses
 
         
  0.86     4.26 %3      0.64 %3      (0.76 )%      19   $ 225  
  1.03     4.22 %4      0.53 %4      12.12     36   $ 261  
  0.92     4.80 %4      0.55 %4      15.57     30   $ 127  
  1.22     5.24 %4      0.55 %4      (0.58 )%      14   $ 101  
         
  0.13     5.01 %3      1.39 %3      (1.11 )%      19   $ 120  
  0.15     4.99 %4      1.29 %4      11.28     36   $ 121  
  0.17     5.55 %4      1.30 %4      14.69     30   $ 113  
  0.48     5.99 %4      1.30 %4      (0.94 )%      14   $ 99  
         
  1.17     3.98 %3      0.35 %3      (0.68 )%      19   $ 123  
  1.19     3.96 %4      0.25 %4      12.46     36   $ 123  
  1.23     4.52 %4      0.24 %4      15.94     30   $ 115  
  1.53     4.96 %4      0.24 %4      (0.45 )%      14   $ 100  
         
  1.32     3.84 %3      0.20 %3      (0.51 )%      19   $ 5,660  
  1.35     3.81 %4      0.10 %4      12.60     36   $ 5,692  
  1.39     4.37 %4      0.09 %4      16.09     30   $ 5,312  
  1.69     4.81 %4      0.09 %4      (0.33 )%      14   $ 4,584  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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108   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the following funds: Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Today Fund (“Dynamic Target Today Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2015 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2015 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2020 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2020 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2025 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2025 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2030 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2030 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2035 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2035 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2040 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2040 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2045 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2045 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2050 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2050 Fund”), Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2055 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2055 Fund”), and Wells Fargo Dynamic Target 2060 Fund (“Dynamic Target 2060 Fund”) (each, a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on November 13, 2017, Class R shares were liquidated and the class was subsequently closed. Class R shares are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class R shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through November 13, 2017.

Each Fund is a fund-of-funds which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in multiple diversified portfolios (collectively, the “affiliated Master Portfolios”) of Wells Fargo Master Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The affiliated Master Portfolios invest in a combination of securities to get exposure to the following asset classes: equity and fixed income (including money market securities). Each affiliated Master Portfolio directly acquires portfolio securities, and a Fund investing in an affiliated Master Portfolio acquires an indirect interest in those securities. Each Fund accounts for its investment in the affiliated Master Portfolios as partnership investments and records on a daily basis its share of the affiliated Master Portfolio’s income, expense and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are presented in separate financial statements and may be obtained free of charge by contacting Investor Services or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. The financial statements of the affiliated Master Portfolios are filed with the SEC under Wells Fargo Master Trust.

Prior to September 21, 2018, each Fund invested in in various affiliated mutual funds (including affiliated Master Portfolios), unaffiliated mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”) to pursue its investment objective.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of each Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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), although the Funds may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios are valued daily based on each Portfolio’s proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s net assets, which are also valued daily.

Investments in Underlying Funds are valued at net asset per share as reported by the Underlying Funds as of the close of the regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.

Equity securities and futures contracts 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 principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Funds’ Valuation Procedures.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments which are not valued using the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Funds. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the


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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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Futures contracts

Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk and equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations.

Security transactions and income recognition

Investments in affiliated Master Portfolios are recorded on a trade basis. Each Fund records on a daily basis its proportionate share of each affiliated Master Portfolio’s interest and dividend income and realized and unrealized gains and losses. Income from foreign securities in each affiliated Master Portfolio is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Income dividends and capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions from Underlying Funds are treated as realized gains.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of each Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of each Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

Federal and other taxes

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

Each Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.


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110   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

As of November 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the unrealized gains (losses) were as follows:

 

     Tax cost      Gross
unrealized gains
     Gross
unrealized losses
    

Net unrealized

losses

 

Dynamic Target Today Fund

   $ 5,852,104      $ 0      $ (91,915    $ (91,915

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

     6,037,111        0        (117,801      (117,801

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

     6,188,417        0        (149,622      (149,622

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

     7,580,592        0        (235,375      (235,375

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

     7,063,467        0        (232,190      (232,190

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

     6,659,020        0        (232,589      (232,589

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

     6,574,777        0        (251,112      (251,112

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

     6,500,380        0        (258,090      (258,090

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

     6,412,941        0        (262,582      (262,582

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

     6,350,508        0        (248,333      (248,333

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

     6,416,814        0        (250,671      (250,671

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by each Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. 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 each 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 unobservable inputs (Level 3). Each 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, 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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing each Fund’s assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2018:

 

Dynamic Target Today Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 23,985      $ 0      $ 0      $ 23,985  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                5,742,567  
     23,985        0        0        5,766,552  

Futures contracts

     1,444        0        0        1,444  

Total assets

   $ 25,429      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5,767,996  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 7,807      $ 0      $ 0      $ 7,807  

Total liabilities

   $ 7,807      $ 0      $ 0      $ 7,807  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $5,742,567. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,996      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,996  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                5,904,511  
     24,996        0        0        5,929,507  

Futures contracts

     238        0        0        238  

Total assets

   $ 25,234      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5,929,745  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 10,435      $ 0      $ 0      $ 10,435  

Total liabilities

   $ 10,435      $ 0      $ 0      $ 10,435  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $5,904,511. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,991      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,991  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,027,269  
     24,991        0        0        6,052,260  

Futures contracts

     238        0        0        238  

Total assets

   $ 25,229      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,052,498  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 13,703      $ 0      $ 0      $ 13,703  

Total liabilities

   $ 13,703      $ 0      $ 0      $ 13,703  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,027,269. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.


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112   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Dynamic Target 2025 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,992      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,992  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                7,334,087  
     24,992        0        0        7,359,079  

Futures contracts

     468        0        0        468  

Total assets

   $ 25,460      $ 0      $ 0        7,359,547  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 14,330      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,330  

Total liabilities

   $ 14,330      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,330  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $7,334,087. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,988      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,988  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,821,415  

Total assets

   $ 24,988      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,846,403  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 15,126      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,126  

Total liabilities

   $ 15,126      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,126  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,821,415. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,988      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,988  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,416,569  

Total assets

   $ 24,988      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,441,557  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 15,126      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,126  

Total liabilities

   $ 15,126      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,126  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,416,569. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.


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Dynamic Target 2040 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,993      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,993  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,314,212  

Total assets

   $ 24,993      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,339,205  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 15,540      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,540  

Total liabilities

   $ 15,540      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,540  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,314,212. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,993      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,993  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,232,097  

Total assets

   $ 24,993      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,257,090  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

Total liabilities

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,232,097. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,996      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,996  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,140,163  

Total assets

   $ 24,996      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,165,159  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

Total liabilities

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,140,163. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.


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114   Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Date Funds   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Dynamic Target 2055 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,992      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,992  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,091,983  

Total assets

   $ 24,992      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,116,975  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

Total liabilities

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,091,983. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

 

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund    Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Short-term investments

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 24,996      $ 0      $ 0      $ 24,996  

Investments measured at net asset value*

                                6,155,947  

Total assets

   $ 24,996      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,180,943  

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

Total liabilities

   $ 14,800      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,800  

 

*

Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investments in the affiliated Master Portfolios are valued at $6,155,947. Each affiliated Master Portfolio does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments.

Futures contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date as reported in the tables following each Portfolio of Investments. For futures contracts, the current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

At November 30, 2018, the Funds did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.


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The investment objective of each affiliated Master Portfolio is as follows:

 

Affiliated Master Portfolio   Investment objective

Wells Fargo Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Corporate Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Index, before fees and expenses.

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo U.S. High Yield Bond Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo Strategic Retirement Bond Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of a blended index that is weighted 50% to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Linked 1-10 Year Bond Index and 50% to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, before fees and expenses

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Portfolio

  Seeks to replicate the total return of the Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Index, before fees and expenses

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of each Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of each Fund, supervising the subadviser and providing fund-level administrative services in connection with each Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.13% as the average daily net assets of each Fund increase. Prior to September 21, 2018, each Fund paid an annual management fee which started at 0.20% and declined to 0.18% as the average daily net assets of each Fund increased. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.18% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to each Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to each Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.10% and declining to 0.06% as the average daily net assets of each Fund increase. Prior to September 21, 2018, WellsCap received an annual subadvisory fee which started at 0.15% and declined to 0.08% as the average daily net assets of each Fund increased.

Funds Management also serves as the adviser to each affiliated Master Portfolio and is entitled to receive a fee from each affiliated Master Portfolio for those services.


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Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to each Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C, Class R

     0.21

Class R4

     0.08  

Class R6

     0.03  

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for each Fund. When each class of a Fund has exceeded its expense cap, Funds Management has waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses; otherwise, waivers and/or reimbursements are applied against class specific expenses before fund level expenses. Net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios are included in the expense caps. Funds Management has committed through September 30, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap each Fund’s expenses at 0.68% for Class A shares, 1.43% for Class C shares, 0.37% for Class R4 shares and 0.22% for Class R6 shares.

After the expiration date, each expense cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Prior to September 21, 2018, the expenses caps including net expenses from the affiliated Master Portfolios were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Class R4      Class R6  

Dynamic Target Today Fund

     0.91      1.66      0.67      0.52

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

     0.97      1.72      0.69      0.54

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

     0.99      1.74      0.71      0.56

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

     1.01      1.76      0.73      0.58

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

     1.03      1.78      0.75      0.60

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

     1.04      1.79      0.76      0.61

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

     1.05      1.80      0.77      0.62

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

     1.05      1.80      0.77      0.62

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

     1.05      1.80      0.77      0.62

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

     1.05      1.80      0.77      0.62

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

     1.05      1.80      0.77      0.62

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Class C shares of each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2018, Funds Distributor received the following amounts in front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A or Class C shares of each Fund for the six months ended November 30, 2018.

 

      

Front-end

sales charges
Class A

 

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

     $ 91  

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

       5  

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

       14  


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Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A and Class C of each Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. Class R4 is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

       Purchases at cost*        Sales proceeds*  
       U.S.
government
       Non-U.S.
government
       U.S.
government
       Non-U.S.
government
 

Dynamic Target Today Fund

     $ 1,000,660        $ 1,018,772        $ 978,622        $ 5,805,403  

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

       831,106          1,038,088          812,936          6,075,224  

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

       692,328          1,038,297          677,358          6,278,681  

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

       645,945          1,418,075          632,123          7,585,503  

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

       415,459          1,224,125          406,436          7,094,295  

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

       261,325          1,110,466          255,815          6,692,586  

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

       169,056          1,089,517          165,515          6,701,417  

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

       107,876          1,081,410          105,428          6,609,797  

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

       107,439          1,046,725          105,279          6,517,947  

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

       107,377          1,038,741          105,258          6,424,419  

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

       107,439          1,055,190          105,279          6,547,214  

 

*

The Funds seek to achieve their investment objectives by investing in various affiliated Master Portfolios. Purchases and sales related to these investments have been calculated by aggregating the results of multiplying each Fund’s ownership percentage in the respective affiliated Master Portfolio by the corresponding affiliated Master Portfolio’s purchases and sales. Purchases and sales in Underlying Funds and unaffiliated securities in which the Funds invest are actual aggregate purchases and sales of those investments.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the six months ended November 30, 2018, the following Funds entered into futures contracts to gain market exposure to certain asset classes consistent with an active asset allocation strategy.

 

      

Average notional
balance on long

futures contracts

       Average notional
balance on short
futures contracts
 

Dynamic Target Today Fund

     $ 249,597        $ 155,676  

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

       249,597          166,933  

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

       249,597          173,924  

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

       249,597          197,014  

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

       249,597          181,945  

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

       249,597          185,718  

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

       249,597          193,713  

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

       249,597          204,249  

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

       249,597          204,658  

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

       249,597          203,019  

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

       249,597          204,658  

The cumulative unrealized gains (losses) reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments represents the fair value of futures contracts at the end of the period. Only the current day’s variation margin as of November 30, 2018 is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.


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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2018 was as follows for the Funds:

 

     Amount of realized gains
(losses) on derivatives
     Change in unrealized gains
(losses) on derivatives
 
     Interest rate
contracts
     Equity
contracts
     Total      Interest rate
contracts
     Equity
contracts
     Total  

Dynamic Target Today Fund

   $ 1,231      $ (4,265    $ (3,034    $ 878      $ 1,981      $ 2,859  

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

     2,562        (4,856      (2,294      878        (1,853      (975

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

     2,562        2,264        4,826        878        (5,121      (4,243

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

     2,562        (2,703      (141      878        (5,518      (4,640

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

     2,562        (3,236      (674      878        (6,782      (5,904

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

     2,562        (2,041      521        878        (6,780      (5,902

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

     2,562        (5,102      (2,540      878        (7,196      (6,318

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

     2,562        (3,417      (855      878        (6,456      (5,578

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

     2,562        (2,581      (19      878        (6,456      (5,578

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

     2,562        (2,547      15        878        (6,456      (5,578

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

     1,330        (5,453      (4,123      878        (6,456      (5,578

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds), Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby each Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to each Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.

For the six months ended November 30, 2018, there were no borrowings by each Fund under the agreement.

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

As of November 30, 2018, each Fund was primarily owned by Wells Fargo. Investment by and/or voting activities of Wells Fargo with respect to their holdings in each Fund could have a material impact on the Fund. At November 30, 2018, Wells Fargo’s ownership of each Fund was as follows:

 

     % of
ownership
 

Dynamic Target Today Fund

     95.23

Dynamic Target 2015 Fund

     95.00  

Dynamic Target 2020 Fund

     94.57  

Dynamic Target 2025 Fund

     79.48  

Dynamic Target 2030 Fund

     86.92  

Dynamic Target 2035 Fund

     93.65  

Dynamic Target 2040 Fund

     94.97  

Dynamic Target 2045 Fund

     96.74  

Dynamic Target 2050 Fund

     98.45  

Dynamic Target 2055 Fund

     98.92  

Dynamic Target 2060 Fund

     98.30  


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9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Effective for all filings after November 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to separately state the components of distributions to shareholders. The amounts of distributions to shareholders for the year ended May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

       Dynamic Target Today Fund        Dynamic Target 2015 Fund        Dynamic Target 2020 Fund  
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
      

Net

realized

gains

 

Class A

     $ 4,850        $ 3,809        $ 8,846        $ 8,423        $ 7,535        $ 10,192  

Class C

       1,052          1,692          1,047          2,215          1,007          2,577  

Class R4

       2,184          1,712          2,194          2,240          2,209          2,603  

Class R6

       108,190          78,891          108,793          103,219          109,522          119,932  

 

       Dynamic Target 2025 Fund        Dynamic Target 2030 Fund        Dynamic Target 2035 Fund  
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
      

Net

realized

gains

 

Class A

     $ 12,080        $ 18,652        $ 13,281        $ 20,188        $ 7,626        $ 12,632  

Class C

       1,171          3,175          1,009          3,138          1,038          3,498  

Class R4

       2,210          2,869          2,182          3,160          2,221          3,530  

Class R6

       109,652          132,196          103,392          145,577          110,280          162,603  

 

       Dynamic Target 2040 Fund        Dynamic Target 2045 Fund        Dynamic Target 2050 Fund  
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
      

Net

realized

gains

 

Class A

     $ 8,615        $ 14,831        $ 4,463        $ 8,250        $ 3,240        $ 5,371  

Class C

       1,011          3,578          1,054          3,691          1,049          3,748  

Class R4

       2,202          3,616          2,245          3,721          2,244          3,787  

Class R6

       109,428          166,597          111,422          171,447          111,382          174,488  

 

       Dynamic Target 2055 Fund        Dynamic Target 2060 Fund  
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
 

Class A

     $ 2,435        $ 4,719        $ 4,687        $ 8,009  

Class C

       1,052          3,765          1,040          3,706  

Class R4

       2,247          3,805          2,237          3,745  

Class R6

       111,534          175,310          111,089          172,543  

10. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated.


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11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

On December 12, 2018, each Fund declared distributions from short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains to shareholders of record on December 11, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 13, 2018 were as follows:

 

Short-term
capital gains
  Dynamic
Target
Today
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2015
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2020
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2025
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2030
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2035
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2040
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2045
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2050
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2055
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2060
Fund
 

Class A

  $ 0.00966     $ 0.01425     $ 0.01843     $ 0.00000     $ 0.02830     $ 0.03102     $ 0.03786     $ 0.03760     $ 0.03190     $ 0.03644     $ 0.03270  

Class C

    0.00966       0.01425       0.01843       0.00000       0.02830       0.03102       0.03786       0.03760       0.03190       0.03644       0.03270  

Class R4

    0.00966       0.01425       0.01843       0.00000       0.02830       0.03102       0.03786       0.03760       0.03190       0.03644       0.03270  

Class R6

    0.00966       0.01425       0.01843       0.00000       0.02830       0.03102       0.03786       0.03760       0.03190       0.03644       0.03270  

 

Long-term
capital gains
  Dynamic
Target
Today
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2015
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2020
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2025
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2030
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2035
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2040
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2045
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2050
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2055
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2060
Fund
 

Class A

  $ 0.84516     $ 1.20056     $ 1.38205     $ 1.40399     $ 1.71525     $ 1.94379     $ 2.06096     $ 2.11008     $ 2.12142     $ 2.11708     $ 2.09413  

Class C

    0.84516       1.20056       1.38205       1.40399       1.71525       1.94379       2.06096       2.11008       2.12142       2.11708       2.09413  

Class R4

    0.84516       1.20056       1.38205       1.40399       1.71525       1.94379       2.06096       2.11008       2.12142       2.11708       2.09413  

Class R6

    0.84516       1.20056       1.38205       1.40399       1.71525       1.94379       2.06096       2.11008       2.12142       2.11708       2.09413  

On December 27, 2018, each Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on December 26, 2018. The per share amounts payable on December 28, 2018 were as follows:

 

Net
investment
income
  Dynamic
Target
Today
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2015
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2020
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2025
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2030
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2035
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2040
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2045
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2050
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2055
Fund
    Dynamic
Target
2060
Fund
 

Class A

  $ 0.15008     $ 0.12844     $ 0.11633     $ 0.10380     $ 0.08705     $ 0.07627     $ 0.06031     $ 0.07347     $ 0.05078     $ 0.05305     $ 0.06150  

Class C

    0.06467       0.04587       0.02787       0.01506       0.05720       0.00000       0.00000       0.00000       0.00000       0.00000       0.00000  

Class R4

    0.17520       0.15878       0.14228       0.12561       0.10924       0.09806       0.08824       0.08563       0.08321       0.08261       0.08167  

Class R6

    0.19136       0.17536       0.15906       0.14273       0.12655       0.11553       0.10586       0.10098       0.10088       0.10377       0.09934  

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the proxies related to portfolio securities were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings are publicly available on the website (wellsfargofunds.com) on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) is publicly available on the website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, each Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 152 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

 

Trustee, since 2015;

Chair Liaison, since 2018

  Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A

Isaiah Harris, Jr.3

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

Judith M. Johnson3

(Born 1949)

 

Trustee, since 2008;

Audit Committee Chairman, since 2009

  Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   N/A


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   N/A

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2006; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   N/A

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Michael S. Scofield4

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2010   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A

 

*

Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.


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Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

David Berardi

(Born 1975)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

 

 

 

1

Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 76 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

3 

Mr. Harris will replace Ms. Johnson as the Chairman of the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2019.

 

4

Mr. Scofield is expected to retire on December 31, 2018.


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On November 30, 2018, the Wells Fargo Dynamic Target Blended Indexes were composed of the following indexes:

 

    Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target Today
Blended
Index
    Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2015
Blended
Index
    Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2020
Blended
Index
    Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2025
Blended
Index
    Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2030
Blended
Index
 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Intermediate Bond Index

    5.00     4.00     2.53     0.92     0.17

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes: 1-10 Year Index

    5.00     4.00     2.53     0.92     0.17

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Index

    29.57     23.65     20.09     16.08     12.82

JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index

    2.52     2.02     1.70     1.35     1.08

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Index (Net)

    2.96     3.85     4.71     5.84     6.70

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Index (Net)

    9.88     12.84     15.70     19.44     22.48

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Index

    19.07     24.79     29.45     34.95     38.69

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Index

    4.76     6.19     7.38     8.75     9.67

Wells Fargo U.S. High Yield Bond Index

    2.52     2.02     1.70     1.35     1.08

Wells Fargo U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index

    15.39     12.31     10.45     8.37     6.67

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Index

    3.33     4.33     3.76     2.03     0.47

 

Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2035
Blended
Index
   Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2040
Blended
Index
   Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2045
Blended
Index
   Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2050
Blended
Index
   Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2055
Blended
Index
   Wells Fargo
Dynamic
Target 2060
Blended
Index
    0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %
    0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %
    10.06 %        7.10 %        4.14 %        2.96 %        2.96 %        2.96 %
    0.85 %        0.60 %        0.35 %        0.25 %        0.25 %        0.25 %
    7.38 %        7.97 %        8.52 %        8.74 %        8.74 %        8.74 %
    24.69 %        26.62 %        28.50 %        29.26 %        29.26 %        29.26 %
    40.74 %        42.73 %        44.78 %        45.60 %        45.60 %        45.60 %
    10.19 %        10.68 %        11.20 %        11.40 %        11.40 %        11.40 %
    0.85 %        0.60 %        0.35 %        0.25 %        0.25 %        0.25 %
    5.24 %        3.70 %        2.16 %        1.54 %        1.54 %        1.54 %
    0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %        0.00 %


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Average annual total returns (%) as of November 30, 2018

 

    1 year     5 year     10 year  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Index1**

    (0.77            

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Intermediate Bond Index2

    (0.03     1.01       1.91  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes: 1-10 Year Index3

    (0.18     0.86       3.36  

JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index4

    (4.84     4.62       8.84  

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Index (Net)5*

    (8.55            

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Index (Net)6*

    (5.71            

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Index7*

    6.80              

Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Index8*

    1.84              

Wells Fargo U.S. High Yield Bond Index9*

    (0.23            

Wells Fargo U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index10*

    (3.07            

Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Index11*

    3.86              

 

 

*

The inception date of the index is April 2017.

 

**

Inception date of the index is December 2015.

 

1 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Corporate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that includes Treasuries, government-related securities, mortgage backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass throughs), asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities (agency and non-agency). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Intermediate Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of U.S. government securities with maturities in the 1- to 10-year range, including securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes: 1-10 Year Index measures the performance of the US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) market with maturities more an 1 year and less than 10 years. Federal Reserve holdings of US TIPS are not index eligible and are excluded from the face amount outstanding of each bond in the index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 

The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (“EMBI”) Global Diversified Index is a composite index representing an unleveraged investment in emerging market bonds that is broadly based across the spectrum of emerging market bonds and includes reinvestment of income (to represent real assets). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5 

The Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Emerging Markets Index (Net) is an index of equity securities that is derived from a universe of companies domiciled in various emerging markets countries and that possess, in aggregate, diversified exposure to investment factors (or characteristics) that are commonly tied to a stock’s potential for enhanced risk-adjusted returns relative to the market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6 

The Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced International Index (Net) is an index of equity securities that is derived from a universe of companies domiciled in various developed markets outside the US and that possess, in aggregate, diversified exposure to investment factors (or characteristics) that are commonly tied to a stock’s potential for enhanced risk-adjusted returns relative to the market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7 

The Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Large Cap Index is an index of equity securities that is derived from a universe of the largest 1000 companies in the US market and that possess, in aggregate, diversified exposure to investment factors (or characteristics) that are commonly tied to a stock’s potential for enhanced risk-adjusted returns relative to the market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8 

The Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced Small Cap Index is an index of equity securities that is derived from a universe of the smallest 2000 companies in the US market and that possess, in aggregate, diversified exposure to investment factors (or characteristics) that are commonly tied to a stock’s potential for enhanced risk-adjusted returns relative to the market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9 

The Wells Fargo U.S. High Yield Bond Index is a rules-based index designed to measure the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment-grade corporate debt issued by U.S. or foreign issuers that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, regardless of optionality; it is constructed to provide increased diversification and liquidity versus traditional passive high yield bond indexes. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

10 

The Wells Fargo U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index is a rules-based index designed to measure the performance of publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated investment grade, fixed rate corporate bonds issued by U.S. or foreign issuers that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, regardless of optionality; it is constructed to provide increased diversification and liquidity versus traditional passive corporate credit indexes. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

11 

The Wells Fargo U.S. REIT Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index of all applicable NYSE MKT or NASDAQ-listed classes of REIT Stock that satisfy specified market capitalization and other eligibility requirements


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SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective on or about March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).

 

   

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

   

A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares automatically exchanged at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the exchange is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

 

   

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

   

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

   

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or Rights of Accumulation

 

   

Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

   

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.


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For more information

More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, visit the Fund’s website, or call:

Wells Fargo Funds

P.O. Box 219967

Kansas City, MO 64121-9967

Website: wellsfargofunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker/dealer and Member FINRA).

This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE

© 2019 Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS

A Portfolio of Investments for each series of Wells Fargo Funds Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the registrant’s last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.


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ITEM 11. 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.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURES OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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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/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   January 25, 2019

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/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   January 25, 2019
By:  
  /s/ Nancy Wiser
  Nancy Wiser
  Treasurer
Date:   January 25, 2019
By:  
  /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer
Date:   January 25, 2019