Wells Fargo Advantage Colorado Tax-Free 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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Adrian Van Poppel Years of investment experience: 16
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Mr. Van Poppel is a senior portfolio manager for the Wells Capital Management Tax-Exempt Fixed Income team, where he manages tax-free mutual funds, as well as separate accounts in Minnesota, Arizona and California. He joined Wells Capital Management in 1997, and was responsible for trading cash positions of repurchase agreements and sweep for all mutual funds. He began his investment industry career in 1996. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics as well as a master’s degree in financial analysis and investment management from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. He is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the Municipal Bond Club of San Francisco.
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Terry J. Goode Years of investment experience: 18
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Mr. Goode is a senior portfolio manager for the Wells Capital Management (“WellsCap”) Tax-Exempt Fixed Income team. Previously, he served as the leader of the Wells Capital Management Tax-Exempt Research team, where he managed a group of professionals who provide credit research for the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income team. He also specialized in directly covering a number of municipal sectors. Prior to joining WellsCap in 2002, he performed similar research duties and provided bond ratings as a director at Standard & Poor’s Credit Market Services, focusing on health care, education and nonprofit sectors. He began his investment industry career in 1995 when he held a similar position with Wells Fargo Bank’s health care division, analyzing the credit quality for a variety of nonprofit and corporate health care organizations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and investment strategy from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts, the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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THE FUND | The Wells Fargo Advantage Colorado Tax-Free Fund seeks tax-free income by principally investing in a diversified portfolio of securities that are exempt from Colorado state income tax.
FUND STRATEGY
- Uses both bottom-up credit research and top-down macroeconomic analysis.
- Seeks to generate equivalent amounts of excess performance by actively managing the four key elements of total return: security selection, sector rotation, duration, and yield-curve positioning.
- Uses a relative-value approach based on extensive credit analysis that seeks opportunities from changing market trends and pricing inefficiencies to generate excess returns.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
- Rigorous fundamental credit research: Research is conducted through a comprehensive team effort in which all members operate as credit analysts for each of the credits that they cover. This empowers the team to act opportunistically in the marketplace.
- Open work environment: The team benefits from an open work environment in which investment management professionals in varying capacities interact continuously throughout the day. This includes partnerships with economists and taxable fixed-income teams who provide valuable perspective and information in measuring markets and anticipating shifts in the tax-free markets, which are often preceded by shifts in the taxable markets.
- Disciplined research and risk management: The team's disciplined credit analysis and proprietary risk management model allow portfolio managers to move down in credit without compromising the investment process.
RISKS |
Bond fund values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond fund values fall and investors may lose principal value. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). This Fund is exposed to Colorado municipal securities risk, high-yield securities risk, and nondiversification risk. Consult the fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
A portion of the Fund's 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.
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TOP HOLDINGS – % of net assets as of 04-30-2013


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| Colorado Springs Colo Utils Csputl Adjustable Var, 0.36%, 2036-11-01 |
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4.58% |


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| Denver City + Cnty CO Arpt Rev Denapt Adjustable Var, 0.36%, 2025-11-15 |
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4.42% |


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| University of Colorado Enterprise Systems Series 2007-A, 0.57%, 2026-06-01 |
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3.46% |


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| Colorado St Brd of Governors U Coshgr Fixed, 5.00%, 2033-03-01 |
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3.21% |


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| Colorado Educational and Cultural Facility Student Housing Campus Village Apartment, 5.50%, 2033-06-01 |
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2.64% |


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| Virgin Island Pub Fin Auth Re Vitgen Fixed, 5.00%, 2025-10-01 |
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2.46% |


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| Auraria CO Hgr Edu Ctr Revenue Auahgr Fixed, 4.00%, 2023-05-01 |
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2.25% |


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| Denver CO City & County Colorado Series A, 6.00%, 2021-09-01 |
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2.15% |


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| University Colorado Hospital Authority Revenue Refunding Series A, 6.00%, 2029-11-15 |
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2.07% |


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| City of Aurora Colorado Refunding Certificates of Participation, 5.00%, 2027-12-01 |
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2.02% |


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