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Wells Fargo Advantage Government Securities Fund – STVSX

Investor Class


CUSIP 949917561


Share Price 09-03-10 11.10


Daily Change -0.02


YTD Return 6.36%


30-Day SEC Yield as of 09-02-10 2.75%


Morningstar Category Intermediate Government


Inception Date 10-29-1986


Fund Number 3213


Net Fund Assets as of 07-31-2010 $2,315,316,177.50


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MORNINGSTAR RATINGS™ as of 07-31-2010


Category = Intermediate Government


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LIPPER INC. TOTAL RETURN RANKINGS – as of 07-31-2010
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds


1-year   57 out of 139


3-year   43 out of 130


5-year   28 out of 114


10-year   15 out of 78


Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS – as of 06-30-2010


    1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year Since Inception


Government Securities Fund       7.87%   7.49%   5.27%   6.13%   7.24%


Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average       8.31%   7.03%   4.53%   5.36%   --


Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, principal value, and yields of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Click here for current month-end performance.
Investor Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

EXPENSES


Net Expense Ratio – effective since 10-01-09   0.96%


Gross Expense Ratio   0.97%


The adviser has committed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to maintain the Fund's net expense ratio as shown, including acquired fund fees. The contractual waiver end date for Institutional Class shares is 7-11-2013 and for Investor Class shares is 9-30-2010. Without these reductions, the Fund's returns would have been lower, and the rankings and ratings may have been lower.

CALENDAR YEAR RETURNS


2009     3.55%
2008     7.60%
2007     6.92%
2006     3.54%
2005     2.16%
2004     3.30%
2003     2.80%
2002     10.46%
2001     8.75%
2000     11.32%


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