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ADVISER | Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
SUB-ADVISER | Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management")
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
OBJECTIVE | The Mid Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES | We
invest principally in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies that
we believe have above-average growth potential. We define medium-capitalization
companies as those with market capitalizations at the time of purchase equal
to or lower than the company with the largest market capitalization in the Russell Midcap Index, which was $19.1 billion as of May 30, 2008, and is expected
to change frequently.
We focus our investment strategy on identifying and investing
in medium-capitalization companies that we believe continue to provide consistent
growth potential. We build the Fund's portfolio from the bottom-up selecting
medium-capitalization companies that we consider to have successful business
plans. We seek high growth, favorably valued securities and have a bias for
growth companies with reasonable valuation. We maintain a disciplined approach
to monitoring the valuation characteristics of the portfolio. We use a variety
of criteria specific to a given portfolio security to determine when we may
potentially sell such security so that we avoid reacting to pressure caused
by volatility in the broad mid cap market. Such criteria may include a security
reaching our target price, (potentially as a result of an expansion of the price-earnings
multiple or a change in our earnings estimate), the availability of a more favorable
investment opportunity, or a drop in the price of a security below cost (after
adjustment for major market declines).
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. Consult the Fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
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