0001081400 2011-12-01 2011-12-01 0001081400 wells:S000007251Member wells:AAAAMember 2011-12-01 2011-12-01 xbrli:pure iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares Other 2012-09-12 Wells Fargo Funds Trust 0001081400 false 2011-12-01 2012-09-12 2012-09-12 <div style="display: none">~ http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/role/RiskReturnDetailData column period compact * row dei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxis compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * row rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007251Member ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007251Member ~</div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES</b></font></div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>OF</b></font></div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE LARGE CAP STOCK FUNDS</b></font> </div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>For the Wells Fargo Advantage Capital Growth Fund</b></font> </div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>(the "Fund")</b></font> </div> <p></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> Effective immediately, the following footnote is added to "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver" in the table entitled "Annual Fund Operating Expenses":</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> Effective December 1, 2012, the Adviser has committed through November 30, 2014 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver as follows:</p> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; MARGIN-LEFT: 41.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 80.65pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Class A</b></p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 86pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Class C</b></p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 80.85pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Investor Class</b></p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 99.15pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Administrator Class</b></p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 90.75pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="121"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Institutional Class</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 80.65pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal">1.11%</p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 86pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"> <p class="MsoNormal">1.86%</p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 80.85pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal">1.17%</p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 99.15pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132"> <p class="MsoNormal">0.90%</p> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 90.75pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="121"> <p class="MsoNormal">0.65%</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal">Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. After November 30, 2014, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.</p>