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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2015, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2015 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 31%, 65% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. 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The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2025, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2025 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 57%, 39% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Index Tracking Risk.</b> The ability to track an index may be affected by, among other things, transaction costs and shareholder purchases and redemptions.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Multi-Style Management Risk.</b> The management of the Fund's portfolio using different investment styles can result in higher transaction costs and lower tax efficiency than other funds which adhere to a single investment style.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>U.S. Government Obligations Risk.</b> U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A as of 12/31 each year (Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)</b></p> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +8.82% 0.1509 -0.1428 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011 (Returns reflect applicable sales charges) </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017970Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017970Member ~</div> 0.0023 0 0.0058 0.0026 0.0107 -0.0021 0.0086 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017970Member ~</div> 658 876 1112 1788 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017970Member ~</div> -0.2665 0.2351 0.1311 -0.0013 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017970Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 -0.0585 -0.0674 -0.0335 0.0784 0.0103 0.0049 -0.0075 -0.0138 -0.0091 0.0701 -0.0153 0.0119 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 45 and 47 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 52 of the Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2035, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2035 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 80%, 16% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Index Tracking Risk.</b> The ability to track an index may be affected by, among other things, transaction costs and shareholder purchases and redemptions.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Multi-Style Management Risk.</b> The management of the Fund's portfolio using different investment styles can result in higher transaction costs and lower tax efficiency than other funds which adhere to a single investment style.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>U.S. Government Obligations Risk.</b> U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A as of 12/31 each year (Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)</b></p> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +10.91% 0.1951 -0.1931 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011 (Returns reflect applicable sales charges) </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017971Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017971Member ~</div> 0.0024 0 0.0058 0.0027 0.0109 -0.0021 0.0088 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017971Member ~</div> 660 882 1122 1810 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017971Member ~</div> -0.341 0.3049 0.1579 -0.0314 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017971Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 -0.0874 -0.0928 -0.0535 0.0784 0.0103 -0.0262 -0.0232 -0.0272 -0.0209 0.0701 -0.0153 -0.005 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2045, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2045 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 90%, 6% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Index Tracking Risk.</b> The ability to track an index may be affected by, among other things, transaction costs and shareholder purchases and redemptions.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Multi-Style Management Risk.</b> The management of the Fund's portfolio using different investment styles can result in higher transaction costs and lower tax efficiency than other funds which adhere to a single investment style.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>U.S. Government Obligations Risk.</b> U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A as of 12/31 each year (Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)</b></p> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +11.72% 0.2059 -0.2025 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011 (Returns reflect applicable sales charges) </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017972Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017972Member ~</div> 0.0025 0 0.0058 0.0027 0.011 -0.0022 0.0088 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017972Member ~</div> 660 884 1126 1820 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017972Member ~</div> -0.3554 0.3273 0.1674 -0.0443 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017972Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 -0.0996 -0.1027 -0.0629 0.0784 0.0103 -0.0399 -0.026 -0.0294 -0.023 0.0701 -0.0153 -0.0094 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2050, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2050 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 90%, 6% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Index Tracking Risk.</b> The ability to track an index may be affected by, among other things, transaction costs and shareholder purchases and redemptions.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Multi-Style Management Risk.</b> The management of the Fund's portfolio using different investment styles can result in higher transaction costs and lower tax efficiency than other funds which adhere to a single investment style.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>U.S. Government Obligations Risk.</b> U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A as of 12/31 each year (Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did)</b></p> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +11.75% 0.2082 -0.2064 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011 (Returns reflect applicable sales charges) </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A shares. After-tax returns for the Class C shares will vary.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 0 0.01 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> 0.0024 0 0.0058 0.0027 0.0109 -0.0021 0.0088 0.0024 0.0075 0.0058 0.0027 0.0184 -0.0021 0.0163 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> 660 882 1122 1810 266 558 976 2141 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> 166 558 976 2141 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> -0.3592 0.3285 0.1693 -0.0447 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000017973Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 -0.1 -0.1074 -0.06 -0.0547 0.0784 0.0103 -0.04 -0.0267 -0.0322 -0.0244 -0.0139 0.0701 -0.0153 -0.0095 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest: </p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's total assets in equity, fixed income and money market securities designed to approximate the holdings and weightings of the securities in the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a gateway fund that invests in various master portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of equity, fixed income and money market securities using an asset allocation strategy designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠. Similar to the methodology of the index, the Fund's investment strategy is to gradually reduce the Fund's potential market risk exposure over time by re-allocating the Fund's assets among these major asset classes: equity, fixed income and money market instruments. Generally, the longer the Fund's time horizon, the more of its assets are allocated to equity securities to pursue capital appreciation over the long term. As the Fund's time horizon shortens, it replaces some of its equity holdings with fixed income and money market holdings to reduce market risk and price volatility and thereby generally becomes more conservative in its asset allocation as the Fund's target year approaches and for the first 10 years after it arrives. The Fund's target year serves as a guide to the relative market risk exposure of the Fund, and your decision to invest in this Fund or another Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Fund with a different target year and market risk exposure depends upon your individual risk tolerance, among other factors.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The "target year" designated in the Fund's name is the same as the year in the name of the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠. Although the individual goals of each investor with respect to a target year vary, an investor may intend for the target year to represent the approximate year in or around which the investor plans to begin withdrawing a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund and/or stop making new investments to the Fund. The Fund's goals may not align with the goals of an investor that seeks to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund significantly before or after the Fund's target year. In this respect, the Fund's goals may more closely align with an investor that intends to begin gradually withdrawing the value of the investor's account on or around the target year. In addition, the Fund will not have its most conservative asset allocation in the Fund's target year, which may not align with an investor's plan for withdrawing the investor's investment. The principal value of an investor's investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, at any time, including near, at or after the target year designated in the Fund's name. In addition, there is no guarantee that an investor's investment in the Fund will provide income at, and through the years following, the target year in the Fund's name in amounts adequate to meet the investor's goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Currently, the master portfolios in which the Fund invests are the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Stock Portfolio, the Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Investment Portfolio. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio seek to approximate, before fees and expenses, the total return of the respective equity and fixed income portions of the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠ by investing in the securities that comprise the sub-indexes representing the equity and fixed income asset classes, respectively, which securities may include, among others, growth and value stocks, foreign and emerging market equity investments, and securities of smaller companies, as well as debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and U.S. and foreign government obligations. The Diversified Stock Portfolio may also use derivatives, such as stock index futures in order to manage movements of the portfolio against certain indexes. The Diversified Stock Portfolio and the Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio use an optimization process, which seeks to balance the replication of index performance and security transaction costs. The Fund invests in the Short-Term Investment Portfolio to represent the cash component of the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes, but unlike the cash component of the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠, the Portfolio does not seek to replicate the Barclays 1-3 Month Treasury-Bill Index. This could result in potential tracking error between the performances of the Fund and the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠. By the time the Fund reaches its target year in 2055, its risk exposure will approach 28% of the risk of the global equity market. The Fund will not reach its lowest risk exposure of 20% of the risk of the global equity market until ten years past the Fund's target year. To measure the Fund's risk and the risk of the global equity market, we use a statistical method known as below-mean semi-variance, which quantifies portfolio risk levels by measuring only the below-average outcomes. This method is designed to provide a more useful and nuanced picture of the Fund's risk profile. As of February 29, 2012, the Dow Jones Target 2055 Index℠ included equity, fixed income and money market securities in the weights of 90%, 6% and 4%, respectively, which represent the percentage breakdown of the Fund's assets across the Diversified Stock, Diversified Fixed Income and Short-Term Investment Portfolios, respectively, as of such date, and may change over time. The Fund reserves the right to change its percentage allocation among the Portfolios as we deem necessary to meet its investment objective.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Allocation Methodology Risk.</b> A Fund is subject to the risk that the allocation methodology of the Dow Jones Target Date Index will not meet an investor's goals because it will not eliminate the investment volatility that could reduce the amount of funds available for an investor to withdraw when the investor intends to begin to withdraw a portion or all of the investor's investment in the Fund or it may over-emphasize conservative investments designed to ensure capital conservation and current income, which may ultimately prevent the investor from achieving the investor's income and appreciation goals.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Index Tracking Risk.</b> The ability to track an index may be affected by, among other things, transaction costs and shareholder purchases and redemptions.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Multi-Style Management Risk.</b> The management of the Fund's portfolio using different investment styles can result in higher transaction costs and lower tax efficiency than other funds which adhere to a single investment style.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>U.S. Government Obligations Risk.</b> U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Since the Fund does not yet have a full calendar year of performance, no performance information is available.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000033047Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000033047Member ~</div> 0.0025 0 0.0372 0.0027 0.0424 -0.0336 0.0088 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000033047Member ~</div> 660 1498 2349 4535 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 74% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest:</p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax, but not necessarily federal alternative minimum tax (AMT);</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">up to 35% of the Fund's total assets in below investment-grade municipal securities; and</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">up to 10% of the Fund's total assets in inverse floaters.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We may also invest:</p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">any amount in securities that pay interest subject to federal AMT.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We invest principally in municipal securities of states, territories and possessions of the United States that pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax, but not necessarily federal AMT. Some of the securities may be below investment grade or may be unrated and deemed by us to be of comparable quality. We may also invest any amount of the Fund's total assets in securities that pay interest subject to federal AMT. We may use futures for duration and yield curve management.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We may invest up to 10% of the Fund's total assets in inverse floaters to seek enhanced returns. Inverse floaters are derivative debt instruments created by depositing a municipal security in a trust. Inverse floaters pay interest at rates that generally vary inversely with specified short-term interest rates and involve leverage. We intend to limit leverage created by the Fund's investment in inverse floaters to an amount equal to 10% of the Fund's total assets.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We start our investment process with a top-down, macroeconomic outlook to determine portfolio duration and yield curve positioning as well as industry, sector and credit quality allocations. Macroeconomic factors considered may include, among others, the pace of economic growth, employment conditions, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policy. In combination with our top-down macroeconomic approach, we conduct intensive research on individual issuers to uncover solid investment opportunities, especially looking for bonds whose quality may be improving. Our security selection is based on several factors including, among others, improving financial trends, positive industry and sector dynamics, improving economic conditions, specific demographic trends and value relative to other securities. We may sell a security due to changes in credit characteristics or outlook, as well as changes in portfolio strategy or cash flow needs. A security may also be sold based on relative value considerations and could be replaced with a security that presents a better value or risk/reward profile.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>High Yield Securities Risk.</b> High yield securities, i.e. "junk bonds," are debt securities that are rated below investment-grade, are unrated and deemed by us to be below investment-grade, or are in default at the time of purchase. These securities are considered speculative by the major rating agencies, have a much greater risk of default or of not returning principal and tend to be more volatile and less liquid than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Inverse Floater Risk.</b> The interest payment received on inverse floating rate securities generally will decrease when specified short-term interest rates increase. Inverse floaters are derivative debt instruments that involve leverage, which may magnify the Fund's gains or losses, and exhibit greater price and income volatility than bonds with similar maturities. Inverse floaters are also subject to the risks associated with derivatives and municipal securities.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Municipal Securities Risk.</b> Municipal securities rely on the creditworthiness or revenue production of their issuers or auxiliary credit enhancement features. The Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in municipal securities that are related in such a way that political, economic or business developments affecting one obligation would affect the others. Tax authorities are paying increased attention as to whether interest on municipal obligations is tax exempt, and we cannot assure you that a tax authority will not successfully challenge the exemption of a bond held by the Fund. The ongoing issues facing the national economy are negatively impacting the economic performance of many issuers of municipal securities, and may increase the likelihood that issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest may be unable to meet their obligations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year Institutional Class </b> </p> Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +3.60% Highest Quarter: 1st Quarter 2009 0.0249 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -0.0094 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011</b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataBBBB column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029115Member ~</div> 0 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataBBBB column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029115Member ~</div> 0.0035 0 0.0016 0.0051 -0.0003 0.0048 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleBBBB column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029115Member ~</div> 49 161 282 638 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataBBBB column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029115Member ~</div> 0.0528 0.0345 0.0271 0.0342 0.0397 0.0358 -0.0014 0.0719 0.0254 0.0526 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataBBBB column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029115Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 0.0526 0.052 0.0455 0.107 0.0367 0.0365 0.0363 0.0522 0.0372 0.0337 0.0334 0.0538 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks total return, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Under normal circumstances, we invest:</p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 80% of the Fund's net assets in below investment-grade corporate debt securities; and</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">up to 25% of the Fund's total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We invest principally in below investment-grade debt securities (often called "high-yield" securities or "junk bonds") of corporate issuers. These include traditional corporate bonds as well as bank loans. These securities may have fixed, floating or variable rates. As part of our below investment-grade debt securities investment strategy, we will generally invest in securities that are rated BB through CCC by Standard &amp; Poor's or Ba through Caa by Moody's, or an equivalent quality rating from another Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization, or are deemed by us to be of comparable quality. We may also use swap agreements to reduce cash positions and to cost-effectively increase credit exposure, and futures to manage duration exposure. We may also invest in stripped securities. While we may purchase securities of any maturity, under normal circumstances, we expect the Fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to be three years or less. "Dollar-Weighted Average Effective Maturity" is a measure of the average time until the final payment of principal and interest is due on fixed income securities in the Fund's portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">We start our investment process with a top-down, macroeconomic outlook to determine industry and credit quality allocations. Macroeconomic factors considered may include, among others, the pace of economic growth, employment conditions, corporate profits, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, as well as the influence of international economic and financial conditions. Within these parameters, we then apply rigorous credit research to select individual securities that we believe can add value from income and/or the potential for capital appreciation. Our credit research may include an assessment of an issuer's general financial condition, its competitive positioning and management strength, as well as industry characteristics and other factors. We may sell a security due to changes in credit characteristics or outlook, as well as changes in portfolio strategy or cash flow needs. A security may also be sold and replaced with one that presents a better value or risk/reward profile.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Futures Risk.</b> Because the futures utilized by a Fund are standardized and exchange-traded, where the exchange serves as the ultimate counterparty for all contracts, the primary credit risk on futures contracts is the creditworthiness of the exchange itself. Futures are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk (in the case of futures contracts relating to income producing securities) and index tracking risk (in the case of stock index futures).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>High Yield Securities Risk.</b> High yield securities, i.e. "junk bonds," are debt securities that are rated below investment-grade, are unrated and deemed by us to be below investment-grade, or are in default at the time of purchase. These securities are considered speculative by the major rating agencies, have a much greater risk of default or of not returning principal and tend to be more volatile and less liquid than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Stripped Securities Risk.</b> Stripped securities are the separate income or principal components of debt securities. These securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, and therefore subject to greater fluctuations in price than typical interest bearing debt securities. For example, stripped mortgage-backed securities have greater interest rate risk than mortgage-backed securities with like maturities, and stripped treasury securities have greater interest rate risk than traditional government securities with identical credit ratings.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Swaps Risk</b>. Swap agreements are derivative instruments that can be individually negotiated and structured to address exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Depending on their structure, swap agreements may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage securities, corporate borrowing rates, or other factors such as security prices or inflation rates.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year Institutional Class </b> </p> Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +5.20% Highest Quarter: 1st Quarter 2009 0.0475 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -0.0569 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011</b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataCCCC column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007428Member ~</div> 0 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataCCCC column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007428Member ~</div> 0.005 0 0.0018 0.0001 0.0069 -0.0018 0.0051 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleCCCC column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007428Member ~</div> 52 203 366 842 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataCCCC column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007428Member ~</div> -0.0026 0.093 0.044 0.0284 0.0597 0.0324 -0.0582 0.1534 0.0702 0.0364 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataCCCC column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000007428Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 0.0364 0.0182 0.0243 0.0428 0.0422 0.0446 0.0253 0.0267 0.0692 0.068 0.0443 0.0249 0.0262 0.0724 0.0642 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks a positive total return.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. Since the Fund has not yet completed a full fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate is not available.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, a fund of funds that invests primarily in shares of other GMO-managed mutual funds, including:</p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">U.S. and foreign equity funds;</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">U.S. and foreign fixed income funds; and</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">alternative investment strategy funds.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">GMO's ability to shift investments among the underlying funds is not subject to any limits.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a diversified investment that may provide exposure to stock, bond and/or alternative investment strategy funds. The Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund (the "Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund"), an investment company managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo &amp; Co. LLC ("GMO"). Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund is a fund of funds that invests primarily in shares of other GMO-managed mutual funds ("underlying funds"), which may include U.S. and foreign equity funds, U.S. and foreign fixed income funds and funds with various specialized investment programs, including funds that invest in alternative asset classes, funds that pursue "real return" strategies that seek to outperform cash benchmarks, and funds that are designed to complement broader asset allocation strategies rather than serve as standalone investments. Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund may also hold securities directly.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">GMO uses multi-year forecasts of relative value and risk among asset classes to select the underlying funds in which Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund invests and to decide how much to invest in each. GMO changes Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund's holdings of underlying funds in response to changes in its investment outlook and market valuations and may use redemption/purchase activity to rebalance Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund's investments. GMO's ability to shift investments among the underlying funds is not subject to any limits. Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund is not restricted in its exposure to any particular asset class and may invest substantially all of its assets in a few underlying funds that primarily invest in the same asset class. Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund may, at times, also invest a substantial portion of its assets in a single underlying fund. In addition, Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund is not restricted in its exposure to any particular market and may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization. Although Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund generally will have exposure to both emerging countries and developed countries, including the U.S., at times it also may have substantial exposure to a particular country or type of country (e.g., emerging market countries). Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund may have indirect exposure to derivatives and short sales through its investment in the underlying funds. Neither the Fund nor Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund have a particular securities market index as a benchmark and neither seeks to outperform a particular index or blend of indices (i.e., they seek positive returns, not "relative" returns).</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund reserves the right to invest directly in asset classes, or to adjust its exposure to asset classes, through direct investments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund may also invest in GMO U.S. Treasury Fund or unaffiliated money market funds for cash management purposes.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Because the Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund, which, in turn, invests all of its assets in a number of underlying funds, the following principal risks are those risks that result from the Fund's indirect investments in the underlying funds or direct investment in Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. In this section, references to the Fund should be read to include the Fund, Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund and the underlying funds, as appropriate. Some of the underlying funds in which the Fund indirectly invests are non-diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. A decline in the market value of a particular security held by a non-diversified underlying fund may affect its performance more than if the fund was diversified.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Commodities Risk.</b> To the extent the Fund has exposure to global commodity markets, the value of its shares is affected by factors particular to the commodity markets and may fluctuate more than the value of shares of a fund with a broader range of investments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counterparty Risk.</b> The Fund runs the risk that the counterparty to an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contract or a borrower of the fund's securities will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Credit Risk</b>. The Fund runs the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligations to pay principal or interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. The market value of a fixed income security normally will decline as a result of the issuer's failure to meet its payment obligations or the market's expectation of a default, which may result from the downgrading of the issuer's credit rating. Below investment grade securities (also known as "junk bonds") have speculative characteristics, and changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to impair the capacity of issuers to make principal and interest payments than is the case with issuers of investment grade securities.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Currency Risk.</b> Fluctuations in exchange rates can adversely affect the market value of foreign currency holdings and investments denominated in foreign currencies.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives involves the risk that their value may not move as expected relative to the value of the relevant underlying assets, rates or indices. Derivatives also present other fund risks, including market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk and counterparty risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Focused Investment Risk.</b> Focusing investments in countries, regions, sectors or companies or in industries with high positive correlations to one another creates additional risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> The market prices of many foreign securities fluctuate more than those of U.S. securities. Many foreign markets are less stable, smaller, less liquid and less regulated than U.S. markets, and the cost of trading in those markets often is higher than in U.S. markets. Foreign portfolio transactions generally involve higher commission rates, transfer taxes and custodial costs than similar transactions in the U.S. In addition, the Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on capital gains or other income payable on foreign securities, on transactions in those securities and on the repatriation of proceeds generated from those securities. Also, many foreign markets require a license for the fund to invest directly in those markets, and the fund is subject to the risk that it could not invest if its license were terminated or suspended. In some foreign markets, prevailing custody and trade settlement practices (e.g., the requirement to pay for securities prior to receipt) expose the Fund to credit and other risks with respect to participating brokers, custodians, clearing banks or other clearing agents, escrow agents and issuers. Further, adverse changes in investment regulations, capital requirements or exchange controls could adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments. These and other risks (e.g., nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation of assets of foreign issuers) tend to be greater for investments in companies tied economically to emerging countries, the economies ofwhich tend to be more volatile than the economies of developed countries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Fund of Funds Risk.</b> The Fund is indirectly exposed to all of the risks of an investment in the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds in which it invests do not perform as expected.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Large Shareholder Risk.</b> To the extent that shares of Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund or an underlying fund are held by large shareholders (e.g., institutional investors), the Fund is subject to the risk that these shareholders will disrupt the relevant fund's operations by purchasing or redeeming fund shares in large amounts and/or on a frequent basis.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leveraging Risk.</b> The use of reverse repurchase agreements and other derivatives and securities lending may cause the Fund's portfolio to be leveraged. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments decline.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk</b>. Low trading volume, lack of a market maker, large size of position or legal restrictions may limit or prevent Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund or an underlying fund from selling particular securities or unwinding derivative positions at desirable prices. The more less-liquid securities Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund or an underlying fund holds, the more likely it is to honor a redemption request in-kind.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management and Operational Risk.</b> Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund and the underlying funds rely on GMO's ability to achieve their investment objective by effectively implementing their investment approach. The Fund runs the risk that GMO's proprietary investment techniques will fail to produce the desired results. Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund's and the underlying funds' portfolio managers may use quantitative analyses and/or models and any imperfections or limitations in such analyses and/or models could affect the ability of the portfolio managers to implement strategies. By necessity, these analyses and models make simplifying assumptions that limit their efficacy. Models that appear to explain prior market data can fail to predict future market events. Further, the data used in models may be inaccurate and/or it may not include the most recent information about a company or a security. The Fund is also subject to the risk that deficiencies in GMO's or another service provider's internal systems or controls will cause losses for Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund or the underlying funds or impair fund operations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk</b>. Geopolitical and other events may disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in foreign and domestic economic and political conditions could adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk - Asset-Backed Securities.</b> Asset-backed securities are subject to severe credit downgrades, illiquidity, defaults and declines in market value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk - Equity Securities.</b> The market value of equity investments may decline due to factors affecting the issuing companies, their industries, or the economy and equity markets generally. If an underlying fund purchases equity investments at a discount from their value as determined by GMO, the Fund runs the risk that the market prices of these investments will not increase to that value for a variety of reasons, one of which may be GMO's overestimation of the value of those investments. An underlying fund also may purchase equity investments that typically trade at higher multiples of current earnings than other securities, and the market values of these investments often are more sensitive to changes in future earnings expectations than those other securities. Declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset value of the Fund's shares.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk - Fixed Income Securities.</b> Typically, the market value of fixed income securities will decline during periods of rising interest rates and widening of credit spreads.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Natural Resources Risk</b>. To the extent an underlying fund concentrates its assets in the natural resources sector, the value of its portfolio is subject to factors affecting the natural resources industry and may fluctuate more than the value of a portfolio that consists of securities of companies in a broader range of industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Short Sales Risk.</b> The Fund runs the risk that a loss on a short sale of securities that the Fund does not own is unlimited.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Risk.</b> Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger companies, or may lack managers with experience or depend on a few key employees. The securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalization.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Real Estate Risk.</b> The value of the Fund's portfolio may be subject to factors affecting the real estate industry and may fluctuate more than the value of a portfolio that consists of securities of companies in a broader range of industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year Institutional Class </b> </p> Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +6.77% Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 0.0894 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -0.0712 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011</b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataDDDD column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000036117Member ~</div> 0 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataDDDD column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000036117Member ~</div> 0.0046 0 0.0026 0.0051 0.0123 0 0.0123 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleDDDD column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000036117Member ~</div> 125 390 676 1489 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataDDDD column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000036117Member ~</div> 0.1707 0.1538 0.119 0.1027 -0.1204 0.1956 0.0394 0.0292 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataDDDD column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000036117Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 0.0292 0.0238 0.019 0.001 -0.0554 0.044 0.0202 0.0252 0.0148 -0.0237 0.1003 0.0742 0.0741 0.0202 0.0555 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund seeks long-term total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that operating expenses remain the same as in the tables above. The example also assumes that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver shown above will only be in place for the length of the current waiver commitment. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio. In addition, the portfolio turnover rate for Asset Allocation Trust, in which the Fund invests all of its assets, was 31% for the most recent fiscal year.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund's target allocation is as follows:</p> <ul><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 15% of the Fund's assets in fixed income securities; and</p> </li><li> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">at least 25% of the Fund's assets in equity securities.</p> </li></ul> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The Fund is a diversified investment, providing exposure to stock, bond and alternative investment strategy funds, with an emphasis on stock funds. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in Asset Allocation Trust ("AAT"), an investment company managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo &amp; Co. LLC ("GMO"). AAT, in turn, invests its assets in GMO-managed mutual funds ("underlying funds") and may be exposed to foreign and U.S. equity investments (which may include emerging country equities, both growth and value style equities and equities of any market capitalization), U.S. and foreign fixed income securities (including asset-backed securities and other fixed income securities of any credit quality and having any maturity or duration), and, from time to time, other alternative asset classes. The underlying funds may gain their investment exposures directly or through investment in derivatives and/or other mutual funds. AAT is currently wholly owned by the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">GMO uses multi-year forecasts of relative value and risk among asset classes (e.g., foreign equity, U.S. equity, emerging country equity, emerging country debt, U.S. fixed income, and foreign fixed income) to select the underlying funds in which AAT invests and to decide how much to invest in each. GMO shifts AAT's investments in the underlying funds in response to changes in GMO's investment outlook and market valuations and to accommodate cash flows, and intends to expose at least 15% of AAT's assets to fixed income investments and at least 25% of AAT's assets to equity investments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">GMO regularly reviews the investments of AAT and may sell a holding of AAT when it has achieved its valuation target, there is deterioration in the underlying fundamentals of the business, or GMO has identified a more attractive investment opportunity.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Because the Fund invests all of its investable assets in AAT, which, in turn, invests all of its assets in a number of underlying funds, the following principal risks include risks that result from the Fund's indirect investments in the underlying funds. Some of the underlying funds in which the Fund indirectly invests are non-diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act. A decline in the market value of a particular security held by a non-diversified underlying fund may affect its performance more than if the fund was diversified. In addition, some of the underlying funds in which the Fund indirectly invests have a policy that permits those funds to concentrate their investments in particular sectors,industries or countries. An underlying fund that concentrates its investments in a limited number of sectors, industries or countries will be more vulnerable to adverse financial, economic, political or other developments affecting those sectors, industries or countries than a fund that invests its assets more broadly, and the value of the underlying fund's shares may be more volatile.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Counter-Party Risk.</b> A Fund may incur a loss if the other party to an investment contract, such as a derivative or a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement, fails to fulfill its contractual obligation to the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Debt Securities Risk.</b> The issuer of a debt security may fail to pay interest or principal when due, and changes in market interest rates may reduce the value of debt securities or reduce the Fund's returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Derivatives Risk.</b> The use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Emerging Markets Risk.</b> Foreign investment risks are typically greater for securities in emerging markets, which can be more vulnerable to recessions, currency volatility, inflation and market failure.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Focused Portfolio Risk.</b> Funds whose investments are focused in particular countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries with high correlations to one another, or who invests in a limited number of issuers may be subject to greater overall risk than funds whose investments are more diversified.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Currency Transactions Risk</b>. Foreign securities are often denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, the value of a Fund's shares is affected by changes in exchange rates. Use of hedging techniques cannot protect against exchange rate risk perfectly. If the Fund's adviser is incorrect in its judgment of future exchange rate relationships, the Fund could be in a less advantageous position than if such a hedge had not been established.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Foreign Investment Risk.</b> Foreign investments face the potential of heightened illiquidity, greater price volatility and adverse effects of political, regulatory, tax, currency, economic or other macroeconomic developments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Growth Style Investment Risk.</b> Growth stocks may be more expensive relative to the values of other stocks and carry potential for significant volatility and loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>High Yield Securities Risk.</b> High yield securities, i.e. "junk bonds," are debt securities that are rated below investment-grade, are unrated and deemed by us to be below investment-grade, or are in default at the time of purchase. These securities are considered speculative by the major rating agencies, have a much greater risk of default or of not returning principal and tend to be more volatile and less liquid than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Issuer Risk.</b> The value of a security may decline because of adverse events or circumstances that directly relate to conditions at the issuer or any entity providing it credit or liquidity support.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Large Shareholder Risk</b>. If a large shareholder in an underlying fund sells shares of the underlying fund, the underlying fund's performance may be adversely affected.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Leverage Risk.</b> Leverage created by borrowing or certain investments, such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, can diminish the Fund's performance and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Liquidity Risk.</b> A security may not be able to be sold at the time desired or without adversely affecting the price.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Management Risk.</b> There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk</b>. Geopolitical and other events may disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in foreign and domestic economic and political conditions could adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Market Risk.</b> The market price of securities owned by the Fund may rapidly or unpredictably decline due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</b> Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying mortgage or assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline, the prepayment of mortgages or assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to reinvest such prepaid funds at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced returns.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Regulatory Risk.</b> Changes in government regulations may adversely affect the value of a security. An insufficiently regulated industry or market might also permit inappropriate practices that adversely affect an investment.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Smaller Company Securities Risk.</b> Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than larger company stocks.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Underlying Funds Risk.</b> The risks associated with the Fund include the risks related to each underlying fund in which the Fund invests.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Value Style Investment Risk.</b> Value stocks may lose value and may be subject to prolonged depressed valuations.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's Web site at <u>wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com</u>.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Calendar Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year Institutional Class </b> </p> Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +8.51% Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2003 0.13 Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -0.1179 <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2011</b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.</p> <div style="display:none">~http://wells/role/ShareholderFeesDataEEEE column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029123Member ~</div> 0 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/OperatingExpensesDataEEEE column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029123Member ~</div> 0.0022 0 0.0019 0.0049 0.009 0 0.009 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/ExpenseExampleEEEE column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029123Member ~</div> 92 287 498 1108 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/BarChartDataEEEE column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029123Member ~</div> 0.0055 0.2543 0.1237 0.0811 0.1173 0.0729 -0.2212 0.244 0.0745 0.0141 <div style="display:none">~ http://wells/role/PerformanceTableDataEEEE column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact wells_S000029123Member ~</div> 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 0.0141 0.0081 0.0101 0.0784 -0.019 -0.0735 0.0252 0.0104 0.0145 0.065 0.0133 -0.0193 0.0684 0.0549 0.053 0.0578 0.0445 0.0424 You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the aggregate in specified classes of certain Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "A Choice of Share Classes" and "Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges" on pages 47 and 49 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Redemption Information" on page 47 of the Statement of Additional Information. 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 0.40 0.31 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.74 0.28 0.01 An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Management Risk. There is no guarantee of the Fund's performance or that the Fund will meet its objective. The market value of your investment may decline and you may suffer investment loss. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +9.98% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -7.19% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +6.37% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +15.09% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -14.28% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +8.82% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +19.51% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -19.31% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +10.91% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +20.59% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -20.25% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +11.72% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +20.82% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -20.64% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +11.75% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 1st Quarter 2009 +2.49% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -0.94% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +3.60% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 1st Quarter 2009 +4.75% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -5.69% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +5.20% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2009 +8.94% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -7.12% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +6.77% </pre> <pre> Highest Quarter: 2nd Quarter 2003 +13.00% Lowest Quarter: 4th Quarter 2008 -11.79% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2012 is +8.51% </pre> wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A shares. After-tax returns for the Class C shares will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts. 2014-06-30 2014-06-30 2014-06-30 2014-06-30 2014-06-30 2014-06-30 2013-10-31 2013-12-31 2014-02-28 2014-02-28 0.0637 2012-09-30 0.0882 2012-09-30 0.1091 2012-09-30 0.1172 2012-09-30 0.1175 2012-09-30 0.0360 2012-09-30 0.0520 2012-09-30 0.0677 2012-09-30 0.0851 2012-09-30 Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class would be higher. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Institutional Class annual returns would be because the Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses. Performance Since 6/29/2007 Performance Since 7/23/2003 The Adviser has committed through February 1, 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 at 0.44% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (including the expenses of Asset Allocation Trust), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Class A expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class A shares would be different. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Class A annual returns would be because the Administrator Class and Class A shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses. The Adviser has committed through June 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 at the amounts shown above. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. Fees from the underlying master portfolio(s) are included in the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Investments of $1 million or more are not subject to a front-end sales charge but generally will be subject to a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within 18 months from the date of purchase. Historical performance shown for the Class A and Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Class A or the Class C expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class A and Class C shares would be different. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Class A and Class C annual returns would be because the Administrator Class, Class A and Class C shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses. The Adviser has committed through December 31, 2013, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 0.50% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class would be higher. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Institutional Class annual returns would be because the Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses. The Adviser has committed through February 28, 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 at 0.35% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (including the expenses of GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example of Expenses table below reflect the aggregate expenses of both the Fund and the MF share class of GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. Includes net expenses estimated to be 0.04% allocated from GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund in which the Fund invests and also include, to the extent applicable, purchase premiums and redemption fees charged by GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. The amounts shown reflect the investment advisory fee of both the Fund and GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class would be higher. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Institutional Class annual returns would be because the Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses. These indirect expenses include interest expense that may be incurred by certain underlying funds. The Adviser has committed through October 31, 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 at the amounts shown above. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the cap. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class would be higher. The Administrator Class annual returns are substantially similar to what the Institutional Class annual returns would be because the Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are invested in the same portfolio and their returns differ only to the extent that they do not have the same expenses.