Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund
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ADVISER | Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
SUB-ADVISER | First International Advisors
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

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Anthony Norris Years of investment experience: 47
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Mr. Norris has been with Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms since 1990. He is currently managing director, chief investment officer, and senior portfolio manager with London-based First International Advisors. His responsibilities include developing investment strategies using computer-based qualitative and technical analysis systems, integrating their output with fundamental research and strategy optimization systems, and monitoring the results within specific investment-risk guidelines. Previously, he spent several years in the banking industry, with particular emphasis on foreign exchange, serving in senior executive positions at Reserve Asset Managers, Gillett Brothers Fund Management, and Wallace Brothers Bank. Mr. Norris has been working in the investment management field since 1966. He is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts and an Associate of the International Federation of Technical Analysts.
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Peter Wilson Years of investment experience: 35
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Mr. Wilson has been with Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms since 1989. He is currently managing director, chief operating officer, and senior portfolio manager with London-based First International Advisors and is one of five senior members of the Investment Strategy Committee. Previously, he served as treasurer and portfolio manager for Axe-Houghton. He was also a vice president at Bankers Trust in London and New York and a portfolio manager at Merchant Bankers Kleinwort Benson Ltd. Mr. Wilson has been working in the investment field since joining international stockbrokers James Capel Co. in 1978. Mr. Wilson was educated in Canada, Hong Kong, and England.
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Michael Lee Years of investment experience: 31
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Mr. Lee has been with Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms since 1992. He is currently director of trading and senior portfolio manager for First International Advisors. He is one of five senior members of the investment team that forms the Investment Strategy Committee. His responsibilities include the day-to-day management and implementation of portfolio strategies. Previously, he worked at Northern Trust Company handling client liaison, short-term deposit and foreign exchange trading, and the management of multi-currency cash accounts. He also served in investment positions at JPMorgan Investment Management, where he concentrated on the administration of global bonds and foreign exchange, and at National Westminster Bank. Mr. Lee has been working in the investment management field since 1982. He is an IMC member of the U.K. Society of Investment Professionals.
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Alex Perrin Years of investment experience: 21
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Mr. Perrin has been with Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms since 1992. He is currently the director of research and senior portfolio manager with London-based First International Advisors, where he is one of five senior members of the international fixed-income team that forms the Investment Strategy Committee. His responsibilities include the day-to-day analysis and review of the firm's portfolio strategies. Mr. Perrin has been working in the investment management field since 1992. He is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts and is also an associate member of the U.K. Society of Investment Professionals. He received a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.
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Christopher Wightman Years of investment experience: 16
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Mr. Wightman is a senior portfolio manager with the First International Advisors team at Wells Capital Management. He is one of five senior members of the investment team that forms the Senior Strategy Team. His responsibilities include macro-portfolio allocation, portfolio positioning, and risk management. He joined First International Advisors in 2011 from JPMorgan Chase, where he served as a senior investment manager specializing in global fixed income strategies. Earlier, Mr. Wightman served as a senior fixed income trader at Fidelity International. He began his investment industry career in 1997 as a Graduate Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Wightman earned a B.A. (Hons) in Business Studies at Staffordshire University (UK).
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THE FUND | The Wells Fargo Advantage International Bond Fund seeks total return by principally investing in foreign debt securities denominated in various currencies.
FUND STRATEGY
- Seeks to generate alpha through a diversified range of sources, including country, currency, sector, and security selection, as well as through duration and yield-curve management.
- Uses proprietary qualitative and quantitative models to highlight areas of relative value around the world, combining a macro, top-down forecasting method with a rigorous, bottom-up credit research process for security selection.
- Actively manages currency as a separate asset class in an effort to mitigate portfolio risk and add incremental returns.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
- Team tenure and consistency: The team's four senior portfolio managers have been working together since 1992, dedicated to investing in international and global fixed-income markets. In that time, they have developed and mastered the use of proprietary quantitative models that identify relative-value opportunities across countries, currencies, sectors, and duration ranges.
- Managed currency exposure: The team actively manages currency exposures in an effort to enhance returns and to aid in managing overall portfolio risk. Intricate models and optimizers are used to synthesize several inputs, including macroeconomic measurements of gross domestic product, inflation, monetary policy, and trade balances, as well as local market effects from yield curve structure, supply and demand technical factors, and credit risks. The models' outputs are then vetted through rigorous, bottom-up security analysis that seeks to select the best-performing risk-adjusted securities for the portfolio.
RISKS |
Bond 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. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. 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 high-yield securities risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, and regional risk. Consult the fund's prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
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TOP HOLDINGS – % of net assets as of 04-30-2013


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| Australian Government Fixed, 5.50%, 2023-04-21 |
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5.14% |


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| Sweden(kingdom Of) Bds Sek 1051, 3.75%, 2017-08-12 |
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4.79% |


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| Canadian Government Fixed, 2.50%, 2013-09-01 |
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3.87% |


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| Italy(rep) Bds Eur1000, 4.00%, 2017-02-01 |
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3.69% |


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| Buoni Poliennali Del Tes Bonds, 5.50%, 2022-11-01 |
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3.64% |


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| Bonos Y Oblig Del Estado Sr Unsub, 4.10%, 2018-07-30 |
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3.53% |


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| Mexican Bonos Desarr Fix Rt Fixed, 8.50%, 2038-11-18 |
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3.44% |


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| Bonos Y Oblig Del Estado Bonds 144a, 5.40%, 2023-01-31 |
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3.31% |


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| Poland Government Bond Fixed, 5.25%, 2020-10-25 |
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3.17% |


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| Malaysian Government SR Unsecured, 4.26%, 2016-09-15 |
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3.13% |


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