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ADVISER | Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
SUB-ADVISER | Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management")
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

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James M. Tringas, CFA, CPA Managed the Small Cap Disciplined Fund since 2009 Mr. Tringas joined Wells Capital Management in 2009 as a portfolio manager. He is also a managing director and senior portfolio manager with the Small Cap Value Team of Evergreen Investment Management Company. Mr. Tringas has been with Evergreen Investment Management Company or one of its predecessor firms since 1994. Prior to that time, he served as a Senior Consultant in the Personal Financial Group of Ernst & Young from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Tringas received both a BS (1988) and a MS (1990) in accounting from the University of Florida. He has been awarded the use of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation by the CFA Institute. He is also a Certified Public Accountant; he received his CPA license from the State of Florida in 1991.
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Bryant VanCronkhite, CFA, CPA Managed the Small Cap Disciplined Fund since 2009 Mr. VanCronkhite, a senior research analyst for the Disciplined Value Equity Team at Wells Capital Management, has been promoted to take on the newly established role of co-portfolio manager for the team. Prior to becoming co-portfolio manager, Mr. VanCronkhite was a senior research analyst on the team, which he joined in 2004. Earlier, Mr. VanCronkhite was a mutual fund accountant for Strong Capital Management. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in professional accountancy from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and is a certified public accountant. He is a member of the CFA Institute and has earned the right to use the CFA designation.
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OBJECTIVE | The Small Cap Disciplined Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES | We
invest principally in small-capitalization companies that we believe are undervalued
relative to the market based on discounted cash flows, earnings and asset value.
We define small-capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations
are substantially similar to those of companies in the Russell
2500 Index.
We seek to take advantage of opportunities in the market created by investors
who primarily focus on the short-term prospects of companies. To identify these
opportunities, we follow a bottom-up investment process that focuses on three
key elements right company, right price, and right time. First, the right
companies are defined as those that have solid assets with manageable debt levels in good industries. Secondly, we seek to buy these companies at the right
price. To determine the right price, we carefully evaluate the potential upside
reward as well as the potential downside risk in order to arrive at a reward/risk
profile for every company considered. Lastly, we seek to buy these companies at
the right time, which is typically when the prevailing market sentiment is low. We
believe buying securities of a company when the prevailing sentiment is low
allows us to limit the potential downside risk and allows us to participate in the
potential upside price appreciation if the business fundamentals of the company
improve. We consider selling a security when it appreciates to our target price
without changes to the fundamentals of the underlying company, when the
fundamentals deteriorate, when the security is forced out of the portfolio by a
better idea, or when sentiment improves significantly.
RISKS | Stock fund 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. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Active trading results in increased turnover and trading expenses and may generate higher short-term capital gains. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). This Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk.
Consult the Fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
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