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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 Mid 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 Mid 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 Mid Cap Disciplined Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES | We
invest principally in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies which
we define as securities of companies with market capitalizations within the
range of the Russell
Midcap Index. The market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index
was $1.4 billion to $19.1 billion, as of May 30, 2008, and is expected to change frequently. We may also invest in equity
securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments.
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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