AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 7, 2018
1933 Act No. 333-74295
1940 Act No. 811-09253
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 612 [X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 613 [X]
WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
525 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(800) 222-8222
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Alexander Kymn
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Marco E. Adelfio, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) |
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on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized in the City of San Francisco, State of California on the 7th day of December 2018.
WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
By: /s/ Maureen E. Towle
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Maureen E. Towle
Assistant Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 612 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
/s/ James G. Polisson |
/s/ Isaiah Harris, Jr. |
/s/ Judith M. Johnson |
/s/ David F. Larcker |
/s/ Olivia S. Mitchell |
/s/ Timothy J. Penny |
/s/ Jane A. Freeman |
/s/ Michael S. Scofield |
/s/ William R. Ebsworth |
/s/ Andrew Owen |
/s/ Jeremy M. DePalma |
/s/ Pamela Wheelock |
*By: /s/ Maureen E. Towle
Maureen E. Towle
As Attorney-in-Fact
December 7, 2018
Exhibit No. |
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Ex-101.INS |
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Ex-101.SCH |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
Ex-101.DEF |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
Ex-101.LAB |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document |
Ex-101.PRE |
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Prospectus: | rr_ProspectusTable | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 485BPOS |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Jun. 30, 2018 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001081400 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Nov. 26, 2018 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Dec. 03, 2018 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 03, 2018 |
(WFA Alternative Risk Premia Fund - Class R6) | (Wells Fargo Alternative Risk Premia Fund) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;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> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 commenced operations on or around the date of this Prospectus, no history of the portfolio turnover rate is available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to sources of excess return, known as alternative risk premia (ARP), which result from systematic risks and/or behavioral biases existing within the financial markets. We believe that ARP exist as compensation for investors that are willing to assume particular market risks that other investors are unable or unwilling to assume because of structural constraints or behavioral biases. The return patterns of ARP have historically displayed low correlations with one another and with traditional asset classes. We seek to maintain low correlations with stock and bond investments while producing a positive return over a 3 to 5 year period. In order to capture various ARP, the Fund will establish both long and short positions in equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities directly or with derivatives. The derivative holdings will include futures, forwards, and swaps. The equity holdings are diversified across global developed market listed equities of any market capitalization or related derivatives. For purposes of maintaining collateral for derivative positions, a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalent investments, including, but not limited to, short-term investment funds and/or U.S. Government securities. Other than the fixed income securities that the Fund will hold directly for the purpose of maintaining collateral, the Fund's fixed income positions will primarily be established through treasury and interest rate futures. We will use a dynamic approach to maintain a balanced risk allocation approach to establish the Fund's exposures to ARP, typically investing in a combination of the following strategies:
The Fund utilizes the services of two sub-advisers, Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC ("WFAM (International)") and Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management"). WFAM (International) is responsible for making allocation decisions among the various asset classes and ARP styles, and these allocations may change over time. Wells Capital Management is solely responsible for managing the Fund's long/short equity positions (excluding equity index futures). WFAM (International) and Wells Capital Management are jointly responsible for managing the remainder of the Fund's portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common or preferred stock of a subsidiary of the Fund that typically invests directly or indirectly in commodity-linked derivatives such as commodity forwards, commodity futures, commodity swaps, swaps on commodity futures and other commodity-linked derivative securities; it may also invest in all other securities allowed in the Fund. These holdings may contribute more than 15% of the Fund's risk allocation. The investment techniques employed by the Fund create leverage. As a result, the sum of the Fund's investment exposures will typically exceed the amount of the Fund's net assets. These exposures may vary over time. We expect gross notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of 400% to 1200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions; leverage may be significantly different (higher or lower) as deemed necessary by the Investment Manager. We expect net notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of -200% to 200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions. Fund volatility is a statistical measurement of the dispersion of a portfolio's returns as measured by the annualized standard deviation of its returns. By certain definitions, higher volatility tends to indicate higher risk. We will target an annualized Fund volatility of between 8% and 10%. The actual volatility may be higher or lower depending on market conditions as actual volatility can and will differ from targeted volatility. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Alternative Risk Premia Investment Risk. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon the portfolio managers' successful evaluation of the risks, potential returns, and correlation properties with respect to the various risk premia in which the Fund invests. Credit Risk. The issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or repay principal when they become due, which could cause the value of an investment to decline and a Fund to lose money. Derivatives Risk. 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 mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes. Foreign Investment Risk. Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes. Futures Contracts Risk. A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts. Growth/Value Investing Risk. Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions. Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. Management Risk. Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce the returns expected, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. Market Risk. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments. New Fund Risk. The Fund is a new fund, with a limited or no operating history and a small asset base. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain a viable size. Due to the Fund's small asset base, certain of the Fund's expenses and its portfolio transaction costs may be higher than those of a fund with a larger asset base. To the extent that the Fund does not grow to or maintain a viable size, it may be liquidated, and the expenses, timing and tax consequences of such liquidation may not be favorable to some shareholders. Regulatory Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder (collectively known as the "Volcker Rule"), if the Manager and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund more than three years after the Fund's inception date (or such longer period as may be permitted by the Federal Reserve), the Fund will be subject to restrictions on trading that will adversely impact the Fund's ability to execute its investment strategy. Should this occur, the Fund may decide to liquidate, or the Manager and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund, either of which may result in gains or losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Short Sales Risk. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss and may involve leverage, which can magnify a Fund's exposure to assets that decline in value and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value. Smaller Company Securities Risk. Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Subsidiary Risk. The value of a Fund's investment in its Cayman Islands subsidiary may be adversely impacted by the risks associated with the underlying derivatives investments of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund or the subsidiary to continue to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. Swaps Risk. Depending on their structure, swap agreements and options to enter into swap agreements ("swaptions"), both of which are types of derivatives, may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage-backed securities, corporate borrowing rates, or credit events or other reference points such as security prices or inflation rates. U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Because the Fund does not have annual returns for at least one calendar year, there is no performance to report. |
(WFA Alternative Risk Premia Fund - Institutional Class) | (Wells Fargo Alternative Risk Premia Fund) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;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> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 commenced operations on or around the date of this Prospectus, no history of the portfolio turnover rate is available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to sources of excess return, known as alternative risk premia (ARP), which result from systematic risks and/or behavioral biases existing within the financial markets. We believe that ARP exist as compensation for investors that are willing to assume particular market risks that other investors are unable or unwilling to assume because of structural constraints or behavioral biases. The return patterns of ARP have historically displayed low correlations with one another and with traditional asset classes. We seek to maintain low correlations with stock and bond investments while producing a positive return over a 3 to 5 year period. In order to capture various ARP, the Fund will establish both long and short positions in equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities directly or with derivatives. The derivative holdings will include futures, forwards, and swaps. The equity holdings are diversified across global developed market listed equities of any market capitalization or related derivatives. For purposes of maintaining collateral for derivative positions, a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalent investments, including, but not limited to, short-term investment funds and/or U.S. Government securities. Other than the fixed income securities that the Fund will hold directly for the purpose of maintaining collateral, the Fund's fixed income positions will primarily be established through treasury and interest rate futures. We will use a dynamic approach to maintain a balanced risk allocation approach to establish the Fund's exposures to ARP, typically investing in a combination of the following strategies:
The Fund utilizes the services of two sub-advisers, Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC ("WFAM (International)") and Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management"). WFAM (International) is responsible for making allocation decisions among the various asset classes and ARP styles, and these allocations may change over time. Wells Capital Management is solely responsible for managing the Fund's long/short equity positions (excluding equity index futures). WFAM (International) and Wells Capital Management are jointly responsible for managing the remainder of the Fund's portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common or preferred stock of a subsidiary of the Fund that typically invests directly or indirectly in commodity-linked derivatives such as commodity forwards, commodity futures, commodity swaps, swaps on commodity futures and other commodity-linked derivative securities; it may also invest in all other securities allowed in the Fund. These holdings may contribute more than 15% of the Fund's risk allocation. The investment techniques employed by the Fund create leverage. As a result, the sum of the Fund's investment exposures will typically exceed the amount of the Fund's net assets. These exposures may vary over time. We expect gross notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of 400% to 1200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions; leverage may be significantly different (higher or lower) as deemed necessary by the Investment Manager. We expect net notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of -200% to 200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions. Fund volatility is a statistical measurement of the dispersion of a portfolio's returns as measured by the annualized standard deviation of its returns. By certain definitions, higher volatility tends to indicate higher risk. We will target an annualized Fund volatility of between 8% and 10%. The actual volatility may be higher or lower depending on market conditions as actual volatility can and will differ from targeted volatility. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Alternative Risk Premia Investment Risk. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon the portfolio managers' successful evaluation of the risks, potential returns, and correlation properties with respect to the various risk premia in which the Fund invests. Credit Risk. The issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or repay principal when they become due, which could cause the value of an investment to decline and a Fund to lose money. Derivatives Risk. 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 mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes. Foreign Investment Risk. Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes. Futures Contracts Risk. A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts. Growth/Value Investing Risk. Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions. Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. Management Risk. Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce the returns expected, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. Market Risk. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments. New Fund Risk. The Fund is a new fund, with a limited or no operating history and a small asset base. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain a viable size. Due to the Fund's small asset base, certain of the Fund's expenses and its portfolio transaction costs may be higher than those of a fund with a larger asset base. To the extent that the Fund does not grow to or maintain a viable size, it may be liquidated, and the expenses, timing and tax consequences of such liquidation may not be favorable to some shareholders. Regulatory Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder (collectively known as the "Volcker Rule"), if the Manager and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund more than three years after the Fund's inception date (or such longer period as may be permitted by the Federal Reserve), the Fund will be subject to restrictions on trading that will adversely impact the Fund's ability to execute its investment strategy. Should this occur, the Fund may decide to liquidate, or the Manager and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund, either of which may result in gains or losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Short Sales Risk. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss and may involve leverage, which can magnify a Fund's exposure to assets that decline in value and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value. Smaller Company Securities Risk. Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Subsidiary Risk. The value of a Fund's investment in its Cayman Islands subsidiary may be adversely impacted by the risks associated with the underlying derivatives investments of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund or the subsidiary to continue to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. Swaps Risk. Depending on their structure, swap agreements and options to enter into swap agreements ("swaptions"), both of which are types of derivatives, may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage-backed securities, corporate borrowing rates, or credit events or other reference points such as security prices or inflation rates. U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
<p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Because the Fund does not have annual returns for at least one calendar year, there is no performance to report. |
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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
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Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> | ||||||||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock |
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. |
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</b></p> | ||||||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | <p style="font-size:10pt;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> | ||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination | December 4, 2019 | ||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> | ||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock |
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 fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: |
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Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> | ||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock |
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 commenced operations on or around the date of this Prospectus, no history of the portfolio turnover rate is available. |
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Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> | ||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock |
The Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to sources of excess return, known as alternative risk premia (ARP), which result from systematic risks and/or behavioral biases existing within the financial markets. We believe that ARP exist as compensation for investors that are willing to assume particular market risks that other investors are unable or unwilling to assume because of structural constraints or behavioral biases. The return patterns of ARP have historically displayed low correlations with one another and with traditional asset classes. We seek to maintain low correlations with stock and bond investments while producing a positive return over a 3 to 5 year period. In order to capture various ARP, the Fund will establish both long and short positions in equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities directly or with derivatives. The derivative holdings will include futures, forwards, and swaps. The equity holdings are diversified across global developed market listed equities of any market capitalization or related derivatives. For purposes of maintaining collateral for derivative positions, a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalent investments, including, but not limited to, short-term investment funds and/or U.S. Government securities. Other than the fixed income securities that the Fund will hold directly for the purpose of maintaining collateral, the Fund's fixed income positions will primarily be established through treasury and interest rate futures. We will use a dynamic approach to maintain a balanced risk allocation approach to establish the Fund's exposures to ARP, typically investing in a combination of the following strategies:
The Fund utilizes the services of two sub-advisers, Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC ("WFAM (International)") and Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management"). WFAM (International) is responsible for making allocation decisions among the various asset classes and ARP styles, and these allocations may change over time. Wells Capital Management is solely responsible for managing the Fund's long/short equity positions (excluding equity index futures). WFAM (International) and Wells Capital Management are jointly responsible for managing the remainder of the Fund's portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common or preferred stock of a subsidiary of the Fund that typically invests directly or indirectly in commodity-linked derivatives such as commodity forwards, commodity futures, commodity swaps, swaps on commodity futures and other commodity-linked derivative securities; it may also invest in all other securities allowed in the Fund. These holdings may contribute more than 15% of the Fund's risk allocation. The investment techniques employed by the Fund create leverage. As a result, the sum of the Fund's investment exposures will typically exceed the amount of the Fund's net assets. These exposures may vary over time. We expect gross notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of 400% to 1200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions; leverage may be significantly different (higher or lower) as deemed necessary by the Investment Manager. We expect net notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of -200% to 200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions. Fund volatility is a statistical measurement of the dispersion of a portfolio's returns as measured by the annualized standard deviation of its returns. By certain definitions, higher volatility tends to indicate higher risk. We will target an annualized Fund volatility of between 8% and 10%. The actual volatility may be higher or lower depending on market conditions as actual volatility can and will differ from targeted volatility. |
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> | ||||||||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock |
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. Alternative Risk Premia Investment Risk. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon the portfolio managers' successful evaluation of the risks, potential returns, and correlation properties with respect to the various risk premia in which the Fund invests. Credit Risk. The issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or repay principal when they become due, which could cause the value of an investment to decline and a Fund to lose money. Derivatives Risk. 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 mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes. Foreign Investment Risk. Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes. Futures Contracts Risk. A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts. Growth/Value Investing Risk. Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions. Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. Management Risk. Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce the returns expected, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. Market Risk. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments. New Fund Risk. The Fund is a new fund, with a limited or no operating history and a small asset base. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain a viable size. Due to the Fund's small asset base, certain of the Fund's expenses and its portfolio transaction costs may be higher than those of a fund with a larger asset base. To the extent that the Fund does not grow to or maintain a viable size, it may be liquidated, and the expenses, timing and tax consequences of such liquidation may not be favorable to some shareholders. Regulatory Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder (collectively known as the "Volcker Rule"), if the Manager and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund more than three years after the Fund's inception date (or such longer period as may be permitted by the Federal Reserve), the Fund will be subject to restrictions on trading that will adversely impact the Fund's ability to execute its investment strategy. Should this occur, the Fund may decide to liquidate, or the Manager and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund, either of which may result in gains or losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Short Sales Risk. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss and may involve leverage, which can magnify a Fund's exposure to assets that decline in value and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value. Smaller Company Securities Risk. Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Subsidiary Risk. The value of a Fund's investment in its Cayman Islands subsidiary may be adversely impacted by the risks associated with the underlying derivatives investments of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund or the subsidiary to continue to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. Swaps Risk. Depending on their structure, swap agreements and options to enter into swap agreements ("swaptions"), both of which are types of derivatives, may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage-backed securities, corporate borrowing rates, or credit events or other reference points such as security prices or inflation rates. U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. |
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Risk Lose Money [Text] | rr_RiskLoseMoney | An investment in the Fund may lose money | ||||||||
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] | rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution | 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 | ||||||||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> | ||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock |
Because the Fund does not have annual returns for at least one calendar year, there is no performance to report. |
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(WFA Alternative Risk Premia Fund - Class R6) | (Wells Fargo Alternative Risk Premia Fund) | Class R6 | ||||||||||
Prospectus: | rr_ProspectusTable | |||||||||
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.60% | ||||||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.32% | [1] | |||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.92% | ||||||||
Fee Waivers | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.30%) | ||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.62% | [2] | |||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 63 | ||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 264 | ||||||||
(WFA Alternative Risk Premia Fund - Institutional Class) | (Wells Fargo Alternative Risk Premia Fund) | ||||||||||
Prospectus: | rr_ProspectusTable | |||||||||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Investment Objective </b></p> | ||||||||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock |
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
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Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Fees and Expenses </b></p> | ||||||||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock |
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. |
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</b></p> | ||||||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | <p style="font-size:10pt;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> | ||||||||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination | December 4, 2019 | ||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Example of Expenses </b></p> | ||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock |
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 fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: |
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Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Portfolio Turnover </b></p> | ||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock |
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 commenced operations on or around the date of this Prospectus, no history of the portfolio turnover rate is available. |
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Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Strategies </b></p> | ||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock |
The Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to sources of excess return, known as alternative risk premia (ARP), which result from systematic risks and/or behavioral biases existing within the financial markets. We believe that ARP exist as compensation for investors that are willing to assume particular market risks that other investors are unable or unwilling to assume because of structural constraints or behavioral biases. The return patterns of ARP have historically displayed low correlations with one another and with traditional asset classes. We seek to maintain low correlations with stock and bond investments while producing a positive return over a 3 to 5 year period. In order to capture various ARP, the Fund will establish both long and short positions in equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities directly or with derivatives. The derivative holdings will include futures, forwards, and swaps. The equity holdings are diversified across global developed market listed equities of any market capitalization or related derivatives. For purposes of maintaining collateral for derivative positions, a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalent investments, including, but not limited to, short-term investment funds and/or U.S. Government securities. Other than the fixed income securities that the Fund will hold directly for the purpose of maintaining collateral, the Fund's fixed income positions will primarily be established through treasury and interest rate futures. We will use a dynamic approach to maintain a balanced risk allocation approach to establish the Fund's exposures to ARP, typically investing in a combination of the following strategies:
The Fund utilizes the services of two sub-advisers, Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC ("WFAM (International)") and Wells Capital Management Incorporated ("Wells Capital Management"). WFAM (International) is responsible for making allocation decisions among the various asset classes and ARP styles, and these allocations may change over time. Wells Capital Management is solely responsible for managing the Fund's long/short equity positions (excluding equity index futures). WFAM (International) and Wells Capital Management are jointly responsible for managing the remainder of the Fund's portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common or preferred stock of a subsidiary of the Fund that typically invests directly or indirectly in commodity-linked derivatives such as commodity forwards, commodity futures, commodity swaps, swaps on commodity futures and other commodity-linked derivative securities; it may also invest in all other securities allowed in the Fund. These holdings may contribute more than 15% of the Fund's risk allocation. The investment techniques employed by the Fund create leverage. As a result, the sum of the Fund's investment exposures will typically exceed the amount of the Fund's net assets. These exposures may vary over time. We expect gross notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of 400% to 1200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions; leverage may be significantly different (higher or lower) as deemed necessary by the Investment Manager. We expect net notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of -200% to 200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions. Fund volatility is a statistical measurement of the dispersion of a portfolio's returns as measured by the annualized standard deviation of its returns. By certain definitions, higher volatility tends to indicate higher risk. We will target an annualized Fund volatility of between 8% and 10%. The actual volatility may be higher or lower depending on market conditions as actual volatility can and will differ from targeted volatility. |
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Principal Investment Risks </b></p> | ||||||||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock |
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. Alternative Risk Premia Investment Risk. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon the portfolio managers' successful evaluation of the risks, potential returns, and correlation properties with respect to the various risk premia in which the Fund invests. Credit Risk. The issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or repay principal when they become due, which could cause the value of an investment to decline and a Fund to lose money. Derivatives Risk. 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 mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes. Foreign Investment Risk. Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes. Futures Contracts Risk. A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts. Growth/Value Investing Risk. Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions. Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. Management Risk. Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce the returns expected, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. Market Risk. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Security markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments. New Fund Risk. The Fund is a new fund, with a limited or no operating history and a small asset base. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain a viable size. Due to the Fund's small asset base, certain of the Fund's expenses and its portfolio transaction costs may be higher than those of a fund with a larger asset base. To the extent that the Fund does not grow to or maintain a viable size, it may be liquidated, and the expenses, timing and tax consequences of such liquidation may not be favorable to some shareholders. Regulatory Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder (collectively known as the "Volcker Rule"), if the Manager and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund more than three years after the Fund's inception date (or such longer period as may be permitted by the Federal Reserve), the Fund will be subject to restrictions on trading that will adversely impact the Fund's ability to execute its investment strategy. Should this occur, the Fund may decide to liquidate, or the Manager and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund, either of which may result in gains or losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Short Sales Risk. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss and may involve leverage, which can magnify a Fund's exposure to assets that decline in value and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value. Smaller Company Securities Risk. Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Subsidiary Risk. The value of a Fund's investment in its Cayman Islands subsidiary may be adversely impacted by the risks associated with the underlying derivatives investments of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund or the subsidiary to continue to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. Swaps Risk. Depending on their structure, swap agreements and options to enter into swap agreements ("swaptions"), both of which are types of derivatives, may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage-backed securities, corporate borrowing rates, or credit events or other reference points such as security prices or inflation rates. U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. |
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Risk Lose Money [Text] | rr_RiskLoseMoney | An investment in the Fund may lose money | ||||||||
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] | rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution | 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 | ||||||||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | <p style="font-size:10pt;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"><b> Performance </b></p> | ||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock |
Because the Fund does not have annual returns for at least one calendar year, there is no performance to report. |
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(WFA Alternative Risk Premia Fund - Institutional Class) | (Wells Fargo Alternative Risk Premia Fund) | Institutional Class | ||||||||||
Prospectus: | rr_ProspectusTable | |||||||||
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.60% | ||||||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.42% | [3] | |||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.02% | ||||||||
Fee Waivers | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.30%) | ||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.72% | [4] | |||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 74 | ||||||||
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 295 | ||||||||
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