Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio
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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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Jeffrey P. Mellas, CAIA Years of investment experience: 20
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Mr. Mellas joined Wells Capital Management in 2003 as Managing Director of Quantitative Asset Management and Portfolio Manager, with over 16 years of investment management experience. Prior to joining Wells Capital Management, Mr. Mellas was with Alliance Capital Management ("Alliance") since 1995, as Vice President and Global Portfolio Strategist responsible for managing over $300 million in international pension assets. He was also the primary spokesperson for Alliance's domestic and international equity and fixed income strategies. Prior to joining Alliance, he was an associate group manager at Prudential Insurance. Mr. Mellas earned his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota and his M.B.A. degree in Finance and International Business from New York University. He also completed the International Management Program at Haute Etudes Commerciales, Paris, France, and Universite de Valery, Montpellier, France. He has earned the right to use the CAIA designation and is a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.
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Doug Beath Years of investment experience: 33
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Mr. Beath joined Wells Capital Management in July 2006 as a portfolio manager with the Quantitative Asset Management team. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Beath was a senior vice president for SMH Research, where he represented several independent investment firms. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2005, Mr. Beath was with H.C. Wainwright Economics, where he was a senior vice president of research and served as a consultant to investment management firms and plan sponsors on macroeconomic issues and asset allocation. His investment management experience includes positions at Connecticut-based Wright Investors' Service and Chemical Bank, where he worked with institutional clients. Mr. Beath earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his M.B.A. from Fordham University in New York City.
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Petros Bocray, CFA, FRM Years of investment experience: 13
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Petros Bocray is a portfolio manager on the Quantitative Strategies team of Wells Capital Management. He joined the team in 2006 and serves as a co-manager on several portfolios, including researching and maintaining the proprietary quantitative models employed by the team. Before joining Wells Capital Management, Mr. Bocray was a portfolio manager at Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group, where he managed private client accounts focusing on portfolio construction and asset allocation. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. Mr. Bocray has earned the right to use the CFA and FRM designations and is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of Minnesota, and the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
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THE FUND | The Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM seeks capital appreciation by investing in select actively managed equity funds.
FUND STRATEGY
- Invests in actively managed funds that collectively provide well-diversified exposure to a broad range of equity subasset classes, including large-company growth, large-company value, small company, and international.
- Maintains a static asset allocation that uses daily cash flows to keep the actual weights as close to the target weights as possible.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
- Multimanager expertise: The fund invests in both affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds, seeking the best managers available. Factors used when selecting a fund include how well it complements the other funds in the portfolio, the management team's experience, and the strength and consistency of its track record.
- Strategic allocation: The portfolio invests across a variety of equity styles according to long-term, strategic asset allocation objectives. Daily cash flows are used to keep actual weights in line with target weights. Diversification across equity styles helps to reduce the impact of underperformance in any one equity asset class.
RISKS |
Stock fund values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. The Fund will indirectly be exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds and will indirectly bear expenses of the underlying funds. 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 and smaller-company investment risk. Consult the fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
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