4- and 5-Star Funds
The following tables list all Wells Fargo Advantage Funds® with Class A and Investor Class shares that currently have a four- or five-star Overall Morningstar Rating™. For more complete information on any of the funds listed below, click the fund name to view a fund summary. Or download a prospectus for any of the funds. The following Morningstar ratings are
based on risk-adjusted return and are as of 4-30-13.
Investing in all mutual funds entails risk. Information about all risks of investing in a Fund is available in the Fund's prospectus.
The Overall Star Rating, a weighted-average of the three-, five-, and ten-year
(if applicable) ratings, is based on risk-adjusted return as of 4-30-13.
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| MORNINGSTAR RATINGS – CLASS A SHARES |

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Overall |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Morningstar Category |


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| Adjustable Rate Government |
 out of 87 funds |
 out of 87 funds |
 out of 81 funds |
 out of 63 funds |
Ultrashort Bond |


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| Discovery |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 559 funds |
 out of 412 funds |
Mid-Cap Growth |


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| Emerging Markets Equity |
 out of 357 funds |
 out of 357 funds |
 out of 257 funds |
 out of 146 funds |
Diversified Emerging Mkts |


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| Growth* |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| Index Asset Allocation |
 out of 341 funds |
 out of 341 funds |
 out of 314 funds |
 out of 132 funds |
Aggressive Allocation |


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| Intrinsic World Equity |
 out of 742 funds |
 out of 742 funds |
 out of 586 funds |
 out of 294 funds |
World Stock |


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| Municipal Bond |
 out of 221 funds |

out of 221 funds |
 out of 207 funds |
 out of 171 funds |
Muni National Long |


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| Omega Growth |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| Precious Metals |
 out of 70 funds |
 out of 70 funds |
 out of 65 funds |
 out of 47 funds |
Equity Precious Metals |


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| Premier Large Company Growth |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| Specialized Technology |
 out of 192 funds |
 out of 192 funds |
 out of 168 funds |
 out of 141 funds |
Technology |


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| Strategic Municipal Bond |
 out of 142 funds |
 out of 142 funds |
 out of 114 funds |
 out of 91 funds |
Muni National Short |


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| MORNINGSTAR RATINGS – INVESTOR CLASS SHARES |

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Overall |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Morningstar Category |


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| Common Stock |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 559 funds |
 out of 412 funds |
Mid-Cap Growth |


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| Core Bond (formerly Total Return Bond) |
 out of 994 funds |
 out of 994 funds |
 out of 868 funds |
 out of 604 funds |
Intermediate-Term Bond |


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| Discovery |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 642 funds |
 out of 559 funds |
 out of 412 funds |
Mid-Cap Growth |


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| Diversified International |
 out of 707 funds |
 out of 707 funds |
 out of 600 funds |
 out of 321 funds |
Foreign Large Blend |


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| Growth* |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| High Income |
 out of 522 funds |
 out of 522 funds |
 out of 460 funds |
 out of 320 funds |
High Yield Bond |


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| Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free |
 out of 228 funds |
 out of 228 funds |
 out of 197 funds |
 out of 146 funds |
Muni National Interm |


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| Municipal Bond |
 out of 221 funds |

out of 221 funds |
 out of 207 funds |
 out of 171 funds |
Muni National Long |


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| Large Cap Growth |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| Premier Large Company Growth |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1485 funds |
 out of 1285 funds |
 out of 852 funds |
Large Growth |


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| Short-Term Municipal Bond |
 out of 142 funds |
 out of 142 funds |
 out of 114 funds |
 out of 91 funds |
Muni National Short |


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| Special Mid Cap Value |
 out of 364 funds |
 out of 364 funds |
 out of 315 funds |
 out of 179 funds |
Mid-Cap Value |


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| Target 2030 |
 out of 181 funds |
 out of 181 funds |
 out of 141 funds |
 out of 16 funds |
Target Date 2026-2030 |


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| Target 2045 |
 out of 127 funds |
 out of 127 funds |
 out of 89 funds |
NA |
Target Date 2041-2045 |


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| Wisconsin Tax-Free |
 out of 221 funds |
 out of 221 funds |
 out of 218 funds |
 out of 201 funds |
Muni Single State Interm |


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| *Closed to new investors. |
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Investor Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. The maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75% for Class A shares of the Discovery, Emerging Markets Equity, Growth, Index Asset Allocation, Intrinsic World Equity, Omega Growth, Precious Metals, Premier Large Company Growth, and Specialized Technology Funds. The maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50% for class A shares of the Municipal Bond and Strategic Municipal Bond Funds. The maximum front-end sales charge is 2.00% for class A shares of the Adjustable Rate Government Fund. Performance including sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period.
The adviser has committed to certain fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Without these reductions, the Fund's returns would have been lower and ratings may have been lower. These reductions may be discontinued.
For the Adjustable Rate Government Fund, the U.S. government guarantee applies to certain underlying securities and not to shares of the fund.
A portion of the Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free, Municipal Bond, Short-Term Municipal Bond, Strategic Municipal Bond, and Wisconsin Tax-Free Funds' income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.
Performance for certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds (each a "Fund") reflects a predecessor fund's performance and may be adjusted to reflect the Fund's sales charges and/or expenses. Predecessor fund information can be found in each Fund's prospectus.
Please note, Morningstar provides an extended performance rating for some mutual funds in its universe. Share classes that don’t have a 1, 3-, 5-, or 10-year performance history may receive a hypothetical Morningstar Rating based on the oldest surviving share class of the fund. Morningstar computes the funds' new return stream by appending an adjusted return history of the oldest share class and the extended performance rating is determined by comparing the adjusted-historical returns to the current open-end mutual fund universe. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees unless otherwise indicated), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) Morningstar Ratings are for the specified share class only; other share classes may have different performance characteristics. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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