Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund
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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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Thomas C. Ognar, CFA Years of investment experience: 19
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Mr. Ognar joined Wells Capital Management in 2005. Prior to joining Wells Capital Management, Mr. Ognar was with Strong Capital Management, Inc. ("SCM") since January 1998, where he was a senior equity research analyst from October 1998 to 2002. Prior to joining SCM, he was a research analyst at M&I Investment Management Corp., and he was a trader at Republic Securities, Inc. Mr. Ognar earned his B.A. degree in Finance from Miami University and his M.S. degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Bruce C. Olson, CFA Years of investment experience: 27
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Mr. Olson joined Wells Capital Management in 2005. Prior to that he was with Strong Capital Management, Inc. ("SCM") since 1994, where he managed separate and institutional accounts since January 1998. In May 2002, he was also named as a co-portfolio manager of the Strong Large Cap Growth Fund and sole portfolio manager of the Fund on June 30, 2003. Prior to joining SCM, he was a managing partner at Olson Brothers, Inc. from 1989 to 1993. Prior to joining Olson Brothers Inc., he was with The Travelers Corporation, American National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago, and Minton Investment Corporation. Mr. Olson earned a B.A. degree in Finance and History from Gustavus Adolphus College.
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Joseph M. Eberhardy, CFA, CPA Years of investment experience: 20
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Mr. Eberhardy joined Wells Capital Management in 2005 from Strong Capital Management ("SCM"), having joined SCM in 1994. Prior to his current role, Mr. Eberhardy was a senior research analyst with the Growth Equity team, and he maintains research responsibilities in the health care, capital goods, and aerospace-and-defense industries. Prior to joining the Growth Equity team in 2000, his previous roles at SCM included small- to mid-cap equity analyst, high-yield bond trader, and fixed-income accounting manager. Mr. Eberhardy earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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THE FUND | The Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by principally investing in small-, mid-, and large-capitalization companies where growth is robust, sustainable, and not fully recognized by the market.
FUND STRATEGY
- Invests in companies where growth of revenue and earnings is robust, sustainable, and not fully recognized by the market.
- Conducts fundamental, all-cap research that provides unique insights into a company's true growth rate.
- Continuously manages risk by evaluating the rate and sustainability of a company's true growth rate relative to the market's expectations.
- Acts quickly on new information, both positive and negative, in an effort to exploit investor biases.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
- Access to volatility-managed "pure growth": Focusing on companies where growth is robust, sustainable, and not fully recognized by the marketplace enables the team to exploit sizable gaps between market consensus and a company's true growth rate.
- Fundamental, all-cap research: Conducting rigorous, bottom-up research across the market-capitalization spectrum provides powerful insights and an informational advantage that supports the team's efforts to identify the most attractive investment opportunities.
- Continuous risk management and a strict sell discipline: These are critical elements ingrained in the team's investment process, given that fast-growing companies often command premium valuations and can be prone to higher volatility.
RISKS |
Stock fund values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. 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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