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Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund
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ADVISER | Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
SUB-ADVISER | Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC ("MWCM")
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

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Samir Sikka Years of investment experience: 16
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Mr. Samir Sikka is a managing director and serves as lead portfolio manager for the Small Cap Intrinsic Value strategy with the investment team at Metropolitan West Capital Management (MWCM). Mr. Sikka joined MWCM in 2006. Previously, he served as senior vice president with Trust Company of the West; as associate director with UBS Investment Bank; and as senior associate with Ernst & Young, LLP.
Mr. Sikka began his investment management career in 1997. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Northridge, and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
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Alex Alvarez, CFA Years of investment experience: 15
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Mr. Alex Alvarez, CFA, is a senior vice president and serves as a senior analyst with the investment team at Metropolitan West Capital Management (MWCM). Mr. Alvarez joined MWCM in 2008. Previously, he served as vice president with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; as financial analyst with Motorola, Inc.; and as associate with Arthur Andersen.
Mr. Alvarez began his investment management career in 2000. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and public policy from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Alvarez has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation from CFA Institute.
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THE FUND | The Wells Fargo Advantage Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by principally investing in small-capitalization companies and focusing on the long term to take advantage of price anomalies in high-quality stocks.
FUND STRATEGY
- Invests in high-quality businesses, defined as those with sound competitive positions, established operating histories, financial strength, and proven management teams.
- Identifies companies whose values are currently underappreciated by investors. Invests when those firms trade at significant discounts to their intrinsic values and catalysts are present.
- Uses a fundamental research process to identify catalysts that may unlock that intrinsic value over a period of two to four years.
- Concentrates holdings in approximately 60 to 70 high-conviction names. Manages company and portfolio risk by diversifying the fund across sector, industry, economic cyclicality, and interest-rate sensitivity.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
- Transformational catalysts: The team identifies company-specific catalysts that it believes will help a company attain its full value over a two- to four-year investment horizon. Catalysts may include a meaningful change in a company's products or services, a significant restructuring, or a change in management.
- Attempt to limit downside risk: Two aspects of the team's strategy help to moderate risk – assigning a different analyst to evaluate underperforming stocks, which helps to keep the analysis unbiased; and investing only in high-quality companies with established operating histories, financial strength, and strong management teams.
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. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). Consult the fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
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